Health & Wellness

Beginner Meditation Tips (4 Tips) [Video]

Health & Wellness, Meditation

Hi friends, I wanted to share with you 4 tips that were helpful to me when I was beginning my meditation practice. These tips aren’t just for beginner meditators, but also for those who have been trying for a while and still find difficulties with their practice. After 14 years of daily meditation practice I have quite a bit of experience knowing what doesn’t work for myself and I hope that these tips will help you with your own practice.

Just remember to breathe. Everything else will fall into place.

All My Love,

Zach

~~~ How I Overcame Fear and Anxiety (Meditation): https://youtu.be/zhVmCIATXh0

How Meditation Connects You With Source: https://youtu.be/13Aadp_IJc0

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How Meditation Connects You With Source/God (Law of Attraction)

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How Meditation Connects You With Source/God (Law of Attraction)

 

How does meditation connect us to our Source? To our Inner Being? I wanted to explore the understanding of why meditation is so necessary to establishing our realignment with God.

It is important to remember that our connection is never lost with Source. Our connection is ALWAYS present with our Inner Being, it is merely that we kink the flow of Source in our life.

 

Workout of the Day July 21, 2015

Health & Wellness

Physical Workout of the Day:

7 Rounds for time:

Mental Workout of the Day:

 100 Things I’m Grateful For…

Today’s process is strictly to help raise our vibrational rate so that we can allow the flow of love and appreciation to dominate our cells and allow the law of attraction to bring us more things to be grateful for, and to begin to restructure the neuron cross-bridges in our brain.

Get out a piece of paper and expect to do this process for roughly 10-20 minute. At the top of the page write, “100 Things I’m Grateful For…” and begin. You don’t have to be elaborate with what you’re grateful for but do your best to specific, such as “My ability to move my body and exercise,” rather than just “health” or “exercise.” Write until you have your 100 things to be grateful for. If you just can’t think of things to be grateful for, write as many as you can and then come back to it later in the day. This process moves your attention toward points of gratitude, and by the law of attraction, this will bring other thoughts similar to it into your awareness. Also, this will soften our vibration so that we open the door to the things we have been waiting for, and that the Almighty has been pushing into our experience.

 Daily Affirmation, Life Coach Reno, www.zachtavcar.com

Daily Affirmation:

“Your mission is to live fully…to feel joy…to dance ecstatically…to experience your emotions…to kiss passionately…to hug reply…to Love always. ”

You can see yesterday’s workout if you would like a Love meditation to connect with your heart 🙂

I would love to hear from you and you can contact me if you are interested in life coaching and personal training services I offer…

Workout of the Day July 20, 2015

Health & Wellness

Physical Workout of the Day:

Today will be a rest day. Take time to focus on today’s mental workout.

Mental Workout of the Day:

LOVE Medtation

Today’s process will be a practice in loving yourself. Start with your heart on your eyes closed in a comfortable seated position. This is simply because you want to be awake for the majority of this meditation and lying may cause you to fall asleep.

Place your right hand over the center of your chest where your heart is located. Place your left palm facing upward, resting on your lap. Close your eyes and feel the breath move down into your belly as you inhale. As you exhale, feel the belly fall and the rib cage simply depress. After 5-10 breaths, take your attention to where your right hand is on your heart. Focus on the warmth you feel between your hand and your chest. This is going to be your place of focus for the remainder of the meditation.

As you breath, feel the connection between your hand and heart. Affirm to yourself, “my heart is the core of my physical body and the reminder of who I am and why I am here.” This will remain your affirmation. Go as deeply as you wish with this meditation, allowing your hand to almost feel as if it is on fire with the love expressed from your heart. You can remove your hand as soon as you feel that you are finished, do not put a time limit on this meditation, it could be 2 minutes, it could be 20…just go with it. ❤

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Daily Affirmation:

“Remember your purpose is Love, To give it, receive it, fell it, and BE it! ”

You can see yesterday’s workout if you would like a fun game that gently helps you ease your vibration and allows your blessings to funnel in 🙂

I would love it if you contacted me if you are interested in life coaching and personal training services I offer…

Workout of the Day July 19, 2015

Health & Wellness

Physical Workout of the Day:

5 Rounds for time:

My Time = 12:08 (15 lb DBs, 145 lbs)

Shauna’s Time = 12:30 (10 lb DBS, 100 lbs)

Mental Workout of the Day:

Gratitude Meditation

For today’s workout we will start by setting a timer for 15 minutes and finding a comfortable sitting position. Place your hands on your lap with your palms facing upward and close your eyes. Gently, take your awareness to the movement of your breath in and out of your nose. Do not force the breath, but rather let the breath be and let it move you. As you breathe in you will say silently to yourself, “I AM,” and as you breathe out silently say to yourself, “grateful.” Do your best to maintain this mantra for the entirety of the meditation. If thoughts come into your awareness, recognize them and then return your focus to the mantra. You may even begin to change the words and begin replacing “grateful” which is completely okay and a natural process of the meditation.

 Daily Affirmation, Life Coaching Reno, Lie Coach

Daily Affirmation:

“Nature reminds us of our abilities. It reminds us that all things are possible, if our belief is true and our actions corresponding. ”

You can see yesterday’s workout if you would like a fun game that gently helps you ease your vibration and allows your blessings to funnel in 🙂

Feel free to contact me if you are interested in life coaching and personal training services I offer…

Workout of the Day July 18, 2015

Health & Wellness

Physical Workout of the Day:

As Many Rounds As Possible in 15 minutes:

Shauna’s Rounds = 12 + 2 Dips

My Rounds = 12 rounds

Mental Workout of the Day:

Alternate Nostril Breathing

Alternate nostril breathing is a great way to balance the mind and body. Personally, as a result of doing 5-8 minutes per day of alternate nostril breathing, I feel I have more balance mentally and am much more calm throughout the day.

Today’s workout will be to do 9 cycles of alternate nostril breathing followed by 5-10 minutes of meditation. One cycle is as follows:

  1. Sit comfortably, preferably with the spine upright, either in a chair or in a cross-legged position.
  2. Place the right index and middle finger between the eyebrows, while the left hand faces upward resting on your thigh.
  3. Press the right thumb down on the right nostril and exhale though the left nostril.
  4. Inhale through the left nostril and then press the right ring finger on the left nostril exhaling through the right nostril.
  5. Inhale through the right nostril, then pressing the thumb against the right nostril exhaling through the left nostril.
  6. You have completed one cycle of alternate nostril breathing.

Remember that the breaths should be natural and not forced. After you have completed the 9th round, sit in meditation for 5-10 minutes.

 Daily Affirmation, Life Coach, Personal Trainer

Daily Affirmation:

“The blessings that await us can only be received through our own opening of the door. It always happens through us, never to us. ”

You can see yesterday’s workout if you would like a fun game that gently helps you ease your vibration and allows your blessings to funnel in 🙂

Feel free to contact me if you are interested in life coaching and personal training services I offer…

Workout of the Day July 17, 2015

Health & Wellness

Physical Workout of the Day:

5 Rounds for time:

  • 10 Box Jumps (12-30 inch box) (Highest box possible)
  • 15 Thrusters (25-85 lbs)
  • 20 Jack Knives (Maintain legs at 45 degrees throughout exercise)

Shauna’s Time = 16:10 (24 inch box, 42 lbs)

My Time = 19:55 (30 inch box, 71 lbs)

Mental Workout of the Day:

“Wouldn’t It Be Nice..” Game

Today’s mental workout will be focused on playing the “wouldn’t it be nice if…” game. Set a timer for 10 minutes and close your eyes. Say to your self, “Wouldn’t it be nice if…” and finish the sentence with what it is you are desiring. Play this as if you are imagining all the possibilities you have ever desired. Start with the things that you don’t have a lot of resistance against, such as “Wouldn’t it be nice if someone told me I had a nice smile.” Things that really you don’t have a lot of resistance against. As you do this, really feel what it would be like to have someone tell you that you have a nice smile. After you have begun to feel more uplifted move on to the things that you are REALLY desiring. You could say, “Wouldn’t it be nice if I met the perfect partner for me and had a nice conversation with them.” As you play this, remember that it is key to FEEL the feeling of being in the situation, experiencing what it is like to be in actual circumstance. Continue playing this until you are truly feeling better or until the timer goes off.

 Daily Prayer, Reno Life Coaching, Personal Training

Daily Prayer:

“Oh Prime Source, I seek to feel fully the love ever-flowing from You. I wish to remember our eternal unity, and feel that Love with all beings alike. ”

You can see yesterday’s workout if you would like to simply relax and connect with the feminine aspect of your beingness 😉

Feel free to contact me if you are interested in life coaching and personal training services I offer…

Workout of the Day July 16, 2015

Health & Wellness

Physical Workout of the Day:

7 Rounds for time:

Mental Workout of the Day:

Ecstatic Dancing…

Ecstatic dancing is a mindfulness meditation. Put on your 3 favorite songs, close your eyes, and dance. Move your body with the rhythms of the music. Don’t worry about what is happening, just allow your body to move as the music infuses the cells of your body. You can do anything you want, no one will be in the room other than you. All you have to allow yourself to do is move and feel free. When the 3 songs are done just stand and feel your feet connected to the ground. Feel the energy of your body connecting you with the energy of the earth, Gaia. Stand there and feel the support of your Mother as long as you like and then you are finished with today’s workout.

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Daily Prayer:

“Great Spirit, teach me the ways of the wind. To move with ease, to gracefully dance around any obstacle. Remind me of my ability to remain still, and of my power to move mountains. ”

You can see yesterday’s workout if you would like a contemplation practice to ease your concerns about future events and expand your understanding of the moment 😉

Feel free to contact me if you are interested in life coaching and personal training services I offer…

Workout of the Day July 15, 2015

Health & Wellness

Physical Workout of the Day:

As Many Rounds As Possible in 20 minutes:

Shauna’s Rounds = 8 + 3 Ring Push-Ups

My Rounds = 8

Mental Workout of the Day:

100 Things I’m Grateful For…

Today’s process is strictly to help raise our vibrational rate so that we can allow the flow of love and appreciation to dominate our cells and allow the law of attraction to bring us more things to be grateful for, and to begin to restructure the neuron cross-bridges in our brain.

Get out a piece of paper and expect to do this process for roughly 10-20 minute. At the top of the page write, “100 Things I’m Grateful For…” and begin. You don’t have to be elaborate with what you’re grateful for but do your best to specific, such as “My ability to move my body and exercise,” rather than just “health” or “exercise.” Write until you have your 100 things to be grateful for. If you just can’t think of things to be grateful for, write as many as you can and then come back to it later in the day. This process moves your attention toward points of gratitude, and by the law of attraction, this will bring other thoughts similar to it into your awareness. Also, this will soften our vibration so that we open the door to the things we have been waiting for, and that the Almighty has been pushing into our experience.

 Daily Prayer, Personal Training Reno, Personal Trainer

Daily Prayer:

“Almighty Presence, thank you for he unending blessings bestowed upon me. Thank you for always whispering to me, ‘For the door can only opened from within,’ reminding me of my eternal strength.”

You can see yesterday’s workout if you would like a contemplation practice to ease your concerns about future events and expand your understanding of the moment 😉

Feel free to contact me if you are interested in life coaching and personal training services I offer…

Workout of the Day July 14, 2015

Health & Wellness

Physical Workout of the Day:

Every Minute on the Minute for 15 minutes:

Set a timer for 1 minute and complete all 3 exercises in the minute. The remaining time within each minute is rest time. If you do not complete all 3 exercises within the minute your penalty will be 5 burpees or 10 Kettlebell Swings for each round missed.

Shauna’s missed Rounds = 1

My missed Rounds = 3

Mental Workout of the Day:

Contemplation…

Today’s workout will be contemplation. This exercise can be akin to meditation in the process and the end result, however your mind will be much more active than in quiet meditation. Set a timer for 10-15 minutes and find a comfortable sitting or lying position. Close your eyes and consider a possible query you have been contemplating as of late. Bring this to the forefront of your mind and begin to look at this from a different perspective. Ask yourself why you are contemplating this. Ask yourself why this affects your life. Ask yourself why this is important to you. After you have done this, you can then ask if you can do something about this query. Is it possible to change what you are contemplating? If you are just contemplating the vastness of the universe, you can ask yourself, “Why is the brilliance of the universe important to me?” When you have found that answer, ask yourself if it is truly important to your life. If it happens to be a discrepancy with a lover, friend, or acquaintance, do the same process. Just ask yourself these simple questions and see if they can’t shift your perspective if that is what you are searching for.

 Daily Prayer, Life Coach Reno Personal Trainer

Daily Prayer:

“Infinite Spirit, thank you for the unbounded blessings you have given me. Thank you for the gift of breath, of sight, of speech, of sound. Thank you for the gift of eternal love, but most of all for the ability to see you as All that I experience.”

You can see yesterday’s workout if you would like a visualization practice to funnel in your awaited blessings 😉

Feel free to contact me if you are interested in life coaching and personal training services I offer…