Default to Yes! (Your Extraordinary Self): For Healthy Mind, Body & Spirit
Bringing lessons from the life of a Registered Nurse, and navigating the challenges of health care, Juli Reynolds explores all areas of personal growth and overall well-being. Taking a holistic approach, from the perspective of a Board Certified Nurse Coach and Clinically Certified Aromatherapist, and with nurses and professional women in mind, we talk about what it takes to show up as Your Extraordinary Self. With an evidence-based approach to overcoming obstacles, we can show up in the world the way we want. Go on the journey with others in your desire to create the career of your dreams, live a life that you love, and show up as the best version of yourself in all you do - to get up every day and Default to YES - Your Extraordinary Self
Default to Yes! (Your Extraordinary Self): For Healthy Mind, Body & Spirit
MINDFULNESS PRACTICE: Hope
A Moment for Mindfulness: Advent Reflection on Hope
- Find Stillness:
Begin by finding a quiet, comfortable place to sit or lie down. Allow yourself to pause from the busyness of the day and embrace this time of quiet reflection. - Ground with Breath:
Close your eyes and take a deep breath in through your nose, feeling your belly rise as you fill your lungs with air. Hold this breath for a moment, and then exhale slowly through your mouth, releasing any tension. Repeat this deep breathing two more times, letting your body and mind settle with each exhale. - Focus on Hope:
As your breathing steadies, bring to mind the theme of hope. Envision a soft, golden light beginning to glow around you. This light represents the hope that anchors you through life’s challenges and uncertainties.- Feel its Presence: Let this light of hope warm your heart, a gentle reminder that even in difficult times, there is a promise of renewal and brighter days ahead.
- Embrace Possibility: Reflect on the possibilities that hope offers. What dreams, desires, or prayers are you holding in your heart? Allow yourself to imagine those hopes taking root and growing strong.
- Strength in Waiting: Hope often requires patience. Let this light remind you that waiting is not empty but a time of preparation and trust in the goodness to come.
- Anchor in Assurance:
Rest in the knowledge that hope is a steady and unfailing companion. Whether small or great, hope is a gift that sustains you and carries you forward. Let this thought fill you with comfort and resolve. - Return Gently:
When you’re ready, bring your attention back to the present moment. Wiggle your fingers and toes, take a deep breath, and open your eyes. Carry this sense of hope with you as a beacon of light for the week ahead.
Let this practice remind you that hope is alive, even in the smallest flicker, lighting the way toward peace and renewal.
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Welcome to a moment for mindfulness and Advent reflection on hope. We're going to begin just by finding some stillness. So I invite you to find a quiet, comfortable place to sit or lie down, allowing yourself to pause from the busyness of the day and embrace this time of quiet reflection. And then I invite you to close your eyes to take a deep breath in through your nose, feeling the belly rise as you fill your lungs with air. Hold this breath for a moment and then exhale through your mouth, releasing any tension. Repeat this deep breathing two or three more times, just letting your mind and body settle in with each exhale as you're breathing studies, bring your mind to the theme of hope, envision a soft light glowing all around you. It might be a real dim light at first and just let it glow Let it shine. This light represents the hope that anchors you through the life's challenges and uncertainties. So feel its presence. Let this light of hope warm your heart to be a gentle reminder, even in difficult times there is a promise of renewal and brighter days ahead. Embrace possibilities. Reflect on possibilities that hope offers. What dreams and desires or prayers are you holding in your heart? Allow yourself to imagine those hopes taking root and growing strong. Strength in waiting. Hope often requires patience. Let this light remind you that waiting is not empty, but a time of preparation and trust in the goodness to come. And now as we anchor into assurance, rest in the knowledge that hope is a steady and unfailing companion, whether small or great, hope is a gift that sustained you and carries you forward. Let this thought fill you with comfort and resolve. when you're ready, bring your attention back to the present moment. Wiggle your fingers and toes, take a deep breath and open your eyes. Carry the sense of hope with you as a beacon of light for your week ahead. and let this practice remind you that hope is alive, even in the smallest flicker, lighting the way towards peace and renewal.