East Cobb Yoga and Mindfulness

08/02/2022

It's not you-- it's monkey mind.

07/28/2022

Training to help you reclaim your mental energy and time so you can bring more presence and focus to the people and things that matter most. Enroll now! https://wellsteadmindfulnesstraining.com/8-session-in-person-mindfulness-classes/

07/23/2022

When you know better you do better. Mindfulness training starts Aug.10. Sign up at https://eastcobbyoga.com/mindfulnesstraining/

07/17/2022

Join me to cross-train in the concepts, models, and methods of mindfulness science and meditation.
In this small group setting you’ll connect with other professionals and parents engaging in tactical skills, practices, meditation, group dialog, and partner break-out discussions.
Each cohort is diverse, with a range of people from different backgrounds and life experiences coming together to share common insights and challenges; from doctors and healthcare professionals, to corporate executives, educators, engineers, entrepreneurs, coaches, and parents in the community.
The tone is playful and informal, with learning focused on real-world daily application allowing habits and take-aways to be easily remembered and integrated. It's an insightful mix that is both challenging and fun.
Here's what recent clients had to say:
(All willing to speak to you about their experience on request)
— "It was so well presented. I learned so much. Intense and so fulfilling" - Lynn H. (Attorney)
— "I was a total skeptic. I loved it." - Katie T. (Parent)
— “Having new dialogues with my husband. Taking time to listen. Same with my daughters. It is definitely calmer at home. A path to keep walking. - Matty M. (teacher)
— "I can be short-fused or just not-present with my family and friends. They love the change." - Ramesh G. (CIO -Software Engineering)
— “Exceeded my expectations. Very organized and well delivered. Thought provoking and made me rethink how to make life more meaningful" - Fred H. (Attorney)
— "Excellent. I appreciated Lisa's passion and all the caring that went in to every session" - Denise C. (Social worker)
— "Eye-opening. Inspired so much self awareness. Making better choices" - Teodora P. (corporate exec)
— " Life changing." - Julie R (teacher)
— “Amazing. I think the whole world needs this." - Debbie F. (nurse)

07/15/2022

Registration is open! In this small group setting you’ll connect with professionals and parents in our local community engaging in mindfulness science, skills, practices, and meditation together.
Each cohort is a diverse mix; corporate executives, engineers, doctors, lawyers, educators, entrepreneurs, healthcare professionals, coaches, and parents from a wide range of backgrounds and life experiences sharing common insights and experiences.
Learn more and register at: https://wellsteadmindfulnesstraining.com/8-session-in-person-mindfulness-classes/

07/12/2022

Registration is open! In this small group setting you’ll connect with professionals and parents in our local community, engaging in mindfulness science, skills, practices, and meditation.
Each cohort is a diverse mix; corporate executives, engineers, doctors, lawyers, educators, entrepreneurs, healthcare professionals, coaches, and parents from a wide range of backgrounds and life experiences sharing common insights and experiences.
Learn more and register at: https://wellsteadmindfulnesstraining.com/8-session-in.../

07/08/2022

Something to ponder...
"In meditation we discover our inherent restlessness. Sometimes we get up and leave. Sometimes we sit there but our bodies wiggle and squirm and our minds go far away. This can be so uncomfortable that we feel it's impossible to stay. Yet this feeling can teach us not just about ourselves but also about what it is to be human. All of us derive security and comfort from the imaginary world of memories and fantasies and plans. We really don't want to stay with the nakedness of our present experience. It goes against the grain to stay present. These are the times when only gentleness and a sense of humor can give us the strength to settle down."
Pema Chodron
From her book "The Places That Scare You"

07/07/2022

Love this wisdom! Pass it on!

Simple advice to help you get more out of the books you read, from author Ryan Holiday.

06/23/2022

Reposting..

Just some good advice for those who plan to travel this summer:

Flying this summer is ROUGH!!! I feel like as a Flight Attendant I should attempt to share some tips to get you through airline travel for the foreseeable future. ✈️✈️

1. Things are not good..... if its less than 7 hours - DRIVE! I'm not kidding. There is nothing enjoyable about flying right now. On any airline. If you must fly, keep reading. 🚗

2. Download and use the app of the airline you are flying. You can do everything on it - get your boarding pass, track your bags, see your incoming plane, and change a flight. It sure beats waiting in the long line to talk to an agent! Trust me - Usually these apps will tell you a flight is cancelled before the crew even knows! 📲

3. Fly MUCH earlier than you need to - a whole day early if its important!! This week I saw many people miss important things like weddings, funerals, cruises, international connections, and graduations. The tears were very real, for very real reasons, and there was nothing I could do! If you have to be somewhere, spend the extra money, go a day early. Have a glass of wine and stay in a hotel, enjoy your night not being stressed while everyone else misses their events. 🍷

4. ALWAYS fly the first flight in the morning so you have all day to be rebooked if the s**t hits the fan. Yes, that means it might be a 3:00 alarm, but morning flights don't cancel nearly as often.⏰

5. This is not unique to this year, but keep in mind summer is thunderstorm season. A single storm can shut down a whole airport. We can't fly through them. Storms usually build as the day gets later. Book early flights! ⛈

6. Schedule long layovers - Your 1 hour layover is NOT enough anymore. 30 minutes, not a chance. 3 hours minimum. 🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♂️

7. What you see on the news is an understatement. We are short staffed and overworked. Not just pilots and flight attendants, but also ground crews. Without ground crews there is no one to park the planes, drive jetways, get your bags on/off planes, or scan boarding passes. This causes many delays that snowball throughout the day. Sometimes HOURS.(Another reason morning flights are best!) 👀

8. When flight crews get delayed we time out. We can NOT fly longer than 16 hours. Its illegal. So it doesn't matter if you have a wedding to get to, when we are done we are done. The way things are now, there are no back up crews, so when this happens your flight cancels. (Now you are starting to see why those morning flights are best!) 😴

9. Avoid connecting in Newark. It is literal hell. You have a 50/50 chance your flight will cancel or missing your connection. They have been cancelling flights at their starting points just to keep the planes out of Newark because there just aren't enough people to manage the planes, so the gates stay full. Also the restaurants are expensive, it is not a great place to be stuck. 💩

10. Be nice. As stated above, we are overworked and tired. We will not help you if you are mean. No one cares that you are going to miss your cruise if you are an as***le. So even if we can help, we will save our help for someone nice. Tensions are high. Our patience is gone. If you make us mad - you will not be flying on our planes. We will leave you behind without a second thought, and laugh about you later. 🥰

11. Being drunk on an airplane is a federal offense, so don't overdo it. If you drink too much at the bar waiting for your delayed flight you risk not being allowed to fly at all. We are too tired to deal with your drunk ass when we have legitimate issues to deal with. 🍻

12. Get trip insurance if you have a lot of money invested. I hate the whole idea of this, but I also hate the idea of losing money. Example: I was working a flight yesterday that waited over an hour for a gate. A family of 8 missed their flight to Rome. The only flight of the day. They were going to a cruise which they would now miss. They were all crying, there was nothing I could do. (Also a reason to fly a day early!) 🛳

13. Flights are FULL. If you buy the cheap seats you will not be able to sit with your family. It says so when you purchase your ticket!! Flight Attendants aren't there to rearrange the whole plane just so you can sit with your family because you tried to save $100 on a third party website. 💸

14. Speaking of third party websites and saving money..... Like I said flights are FULL. If a flight is oversold, and no one volunteers to give up their seats, who do you think is the first to be bumped? You guessed it, the family that saved a few $$ by using sites like Expedia, Kayak, Hotwire etc. 🤷‍♀️

15. Pack smart. Don't be "That guy" Don't hold up boarding because you have your extenders open till they are busting and you can't figure out how to make it fit in the overhead. (Passengers are stressed too, they can be aggressive when boarding a delayed flight) 🛍

16. Take showers, brush your teeth, leave the perfume off, don't eat stinky food (caesar salad and tuna fish I'm talking to you!), and bring headphones. Trust me. These things sound basic, but add to stress on crowded planes. If you are stuck on the tarmac for 3 hours after a 4 hour flight, you will thank me for this. 💜

17. Bring a sweater if you tend to be cold. So tired of half naked girls asking me to turn the heat up. NO. Wear clothes!! Side note: If you dress like this and ask for heat, there's a chance I will turn the AC up. 🥶

18. Thats not water on the bathroom floor. For the love of God wear shoes to the bathroom!!! 🤮

19. Don't tell a Flight Attendant they look tired. We are and we know. You may cause us to ugly cry right there in galley. 😭

20. Happy Travels!

06/10/2022

Kind + True 🥰

06/09/2022

“Put a rat in a cage and give it 2 water bottles. One is just water and one is water laced with he**in or co***ne. The rat will almost always prefer the drugged water and almost always kill itself in a couple of weeks. That is our theory of addiction.

Bruce comes along in the ’70s and said, “Well, hang on. We’re putting the rat in an empty cage. It has nothing to do. Let’s try this a bit differently.” So he built Rat Park, and Rat Park is like heaven for rats. Everything a rat could want is in Rat Park. Lovely food. Lots of s*x. Other rats to befriend. Colored balls. Plus both water bottles, one with water and one with drugged water. But here’s what's fascinating: In Rat Park, they don’t like the drugged water. They hardly use it. None of them overdose. None of them use in a way that looks like compulsion or addiction. What Bruce did shows that both the right-wing and left-wing theories of addiction are wrong. The right-wing theory is that it’s a moral failing, you’re a hedonist, you party too hard. The left-wing theory is that it takes you over, your brain is hijacked. Bruce says it’s not your morality, it’s not your brain; it’s your cage. Addiction is largely an adaptation to your environment.

Now, we created a society where significant numbers of us can't bear to be present in our lives without being on something, drink, drugs, s*x, shopping... We’ve created a hyperconsumerist, hyperindividualist, isolated world that is, for many of us, more like the first cage than the bonded, connected cages we need.

The opposite of addiction is not sobriety. The opposite of addiction is connection. And our whole society, the engine of it, is geared toward making us connect with things not people. You are not a good consumer citizen if you spend your time bonding with the people around you and not stuff. In fact, we are trained from a young age to focus our hopes, dreams, and ambitions on things to buy and consume. Drug addiction is a subset of that."
Credit: Johann Hari


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05/25/2022

Epic leadership fail. Immoral to pray and not take action to stop it.

04/23/2022

Understanding how emotions work/ the brain science, is critical to how we learn and solve problems both as children and adults.
Whether you’re trying to solve a math problem, a work problem, a relationship conflict, or a customer service issue- awareness of how you *feel* determines the quality of your results and performance.
Banning math books that integrate our human-ness into the equation denies teachers and students critical tools that can greatly improve academic performance and lead to a growth mindset.
If you’re a parent, teacher, or HR/LD professional and you haven’t read Lisa Feldman Barrett revolutionary book “How Emotions Are Made” —I’m inviting you now.
If you’ve taken my leadership course in the last 2-3 years- you already know why this knowledge is so life changing when it comes to performance anxiety — but maybe you haven’t yet connected the dots to how it is affecting our entire country.
**tshow

03/15/2022

Classes start tomorrow! Register at https://eastcobbyoga.com/mindfulnesstraining/

Choose from morning or evening classes. Wednesdays at 11am or 6pm. https://wellsteadmindfulnesstraining.com/8-session-in-person-mindfulness-training/
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03/15/2022

Choose from morning or evening classes. Wednesdays at 11am or 6pm. https://wellsteadmindfulnesstraining.com/8-session-in-person-mindfulness-training/
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02/25/2022

SPRING CLASSES BEGIN MAR 16. Immerse yourself in this transformative learning experience and join millions of people who have transformed their lives through mindfulness. Choose from afternoon or evening classes that work best for your schedule. Learn more or sign-up now to hold your spot.
https://eastcobbyoga.com/mindfulnesstraining/

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02/21/2022

Spring Mindfulness for Life classes are open for enrollment. https://eastcobbyoga.com/mindfulnesstraining/
-Personalized, in-person classes with real people in real-time for accountability and support
-Experiential learning with daily practices to help you build a sustainable meditation practice over time, one skill at a time
-The gold-standard transformational 8-session flagship course; the most trusted and researched skills-based mindfulness curricula from world experts in cognitive science for over 40 years.
What You Will Learn…
1 Insights for leveraging mindfulness science to undo autopilot thinking and unlock more strategic thinking habits
2 Mindfulness meditation and breathing practices to calm the nervous system to shift out of worry and rumination states into grounded presence
3 Experiential, applied self-awareness practices and exercises to untangle the mind and tame the inner-critic enabling new mindsets and behaviors
4 Emotionally intelligent communication and trust building skills to drive better conversations, connection and relationships
5 A holistic approach for creating lasting work-life balance, finding greater meaning and purpose
What classes are like…
- We meet weekly for about 2 hours each session. Each lesson provides science behind how the mind works, group reflection exercises, breathwork, guided meditation, and mindful movement.
- Q/A group discussions enhance and illuminate the learning
- Daily home practice assignments for 15-20 minutes each day
- Each lesson works on its own, and builds upon the next. Greatest benefits come from attending all 8 sessions.
- You’ll leave with tactical skills to immediately apply at work, home, or in your coaching practice.
Course Summary:
- Includes 20+ hours of personalized instruction + 2 private 15min one-on-one sessions
- Course book, daily meditations, and exercises delivered right to your inbox to download and practice anytime, email and phone support, access to talks, websites, books, retreats, courses, and certificate of completion
When we practice mindfulness, we're role-modeling one of the greatest life skills.
It only takes one person to calm an entire home, boardroom, operating room, or classroom.

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02/14/2022

02/12/2022

Group Mindfulness Training in East Cobb starts Mar.16! Sign up now at https://eastcobbyoga.com/mindfulnesstraining/
√ The most trusted, researched, and transformational mindfulness programs MBSR/MBCT
√ Gold-standard 8-week proven framework from world experts in neuroscience and psychology refined for over 40 years
√ Delivered in-person with real people in real time for unprecedented results you can see, feel, and measure

02/10/2022

Does your organization offer mindfulness /well-being training as part of their employee benefits?
Executive mindfulness is on the rise across industries; some organizations are even adding meditation rooms to their offices and campuses.
Mindfulness can decrease stress, mitigate burnout, improve collaborations, drive creativity, and foster stronger workplace cultures.
Investing in mindfulness training has been shown to save organizations money and, ultimately, improve the bottom line.

The corporate world has discovered mindfulness—what it means for workplaces.

02/04/2022

Colored by kindness, candor is the foundation for authentic relationships.

01/28/2022

Strong case for mindfulness in the workplace. Of course ROI is a factor and there’s more than enough evidence to show substantial returns when organizations don’t take shortcuts in curricula.
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https://www-psychologytoday-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mental-health-in-the-workplace/202201/7-ways-mindfulness-can-improve-your-business?amp

The corporate world has discovered mindfulness—what it means for workplaces.

10/03/2021

A must see and now it’s free until Oct. 30

Never before have a handful of tech designers had such control over the way billions of us think, act, and live our lives.

09/28/2021

09/28/2021

8 Week Mindfulness Course -Many people repeat the course and find fresh new learnings and deeper insights the second time around.

The 8 week Mindfulness course is a combination of the two most recognized and established mindfulness courses (MBSR/MBCT) taught worldwide and is scientifically proven to help people cope better with daily stress, pressure, pain, exhaustion and anxiety. It combines mindfulness meditation with the latest neuroscience, psychology, and the study of well-being.

Every year material is updated to stay current with the latest neuroscience and psychological findings. Much of the new teaching are from Mark Williams' and Lisa Feldman Barrett's cutting-edge brain research.
If you would like to retake the course, please email me at [email protected] to learn about special discounted price for second-timers!

If this is your first time... what can you expect?
Here's what clients had to say...
— “This course was a game-changer! I use it every day to address problems and challenges that used to cause me a ton of stress.”

— "A life transforming course! I couldn't have made it through 2020 without it."

— “An eye-opening experience. It revealed so many self-defeating habits. I have new eyes for my work, my family, my life, my relationships.

— “Insightful and informative thinking skills. I’ve learned how to take back control of my life”

— ” I'm sleeping better, I’ve lowered my blood pressure, it’s easier to calm myself down, I’m listening better, my ADD is much less prevalent, I eat slower, but mostly I appreciate everything so much more!”

— “I’m discovering I can tap into clarity for myself and manage day to day struggles instead of being overwhelmed and consumed by them.”

— “An eye-opening experience. It revealed so many self-defeating habits. I have new eyes for my work, my family, my life, my relationships.

— “An amazing course– an operating manual for life!"

— “Brilliantly delivered! Very nice balance between fun and serious, and allowing us to reach own conclusions and informing.”

— “I get particularly anxious while flying and last trip was a breeze! No stress or anxiety. Also tend to worry too much so it used to be hard to fall asleep."

09/24/2021

Just spectacular! ❤️🌎🌍🌏

09/22/2021

Why do you think...
• Firms like Deloitte, EY, PWC and KPMG have integrated mindfulness into their human capital advisory services?
• Why have Google, Microsoft, and LinkedIn integrated mindfulness into their workplace health strategies?
• And why are Harvard Business School and Stanford University teaching mindfulness as part of their leadership programs...
Why? It's simple, because mindfulness delivers results.
1. Mindfulness training has a 200% ROI-- lowers absenteeism, reduces medical benefit costs, and lessens interpersonal conflicts. It unlocks value by cultivating new mindsets and behaviors that accelerate performance and wellbeing, transforming workplaces, homes, and schools into healthier, more human places to thrive.
2. The ways we’ve learned to survive aren’t helpful anymore; in fact, their hurting us. Uncertainty, volatility, and disruption hijack our lives diminishing health and performance—and too much of it leads to illness, disengagement, and a toxic culture of burnout and exhaustion. Mindfulness teaches us better ways of responding and being with one another.
Invest in your health and future. Join us on Oct. 3 and get in on the life-changing experience.
https://wellsteadmindfulnesstraining.com/8-session-in.../

09/03/2021

Spaces are filling up for our Fall Mindfulness Training. Eight consecutive Sundays at 11am beginning on Oct. 3. https://fb.me/e/jXMHq1R7k

Mindfulness has transformed the lives of millions, delivering unprecedented health, happiness, and stress resilience– but not all programs are equal.

In this hands-on intensive you’ll cross-train in the revolutionary concepts, models, and methods of mindfulness science with Lisa’s personal guidance.

You’ll experience a supported, learning-by-doing approach to develop one skill at a time with daily practices for integrating mindfulness into work and life.

09/01/2021

Now Enrolling!

Mindfulness Training for Life and Leadership √ The most trusted, researched, and effective mindfulness programs proven to reduce stress and enhance well-being and resilience(not all lea…

08/26/2021

ENROLL NOW! Registration Underway for Fall Mindfulness Classes MBSR/MBCT! 8 Consecutive Sundays starting Oct. 3. at 11am https://wellsteadmindfulnesstraining.com/8-session-in-person-mindfulness-training/
behavior agility

08/19/2021

Why do you think...
-The world's top consulting firms Deloitte, EY, and PWC have integrated mindfulness into their human capital advisory services...
-Why Google, Microsoft, and the US Marine Corp have integrated mindfulness into their workplace health strategies...
- And why Harvard and Stanford Business Schools teach mindfulness as part of their leadership programs...

* It's simple. Because mindfulness delivers results.*

The way we learned to survive isn't helpful anymore. In fact it's hurting us.
Stress/anxiety hijack our lives diminishing health and performance and too much of it leads to illness, disengagement, and a toxic culture of burnout and exhaustion. Families and organizations suffer as a result. We need better ways of responding.
Mindfulness training is a scientific evolutionary learning solution that creates healthier, happier, more connected and engaged people who can thrive in uncertainty.
Mindfulness training has a 200% ROI-- lowers absenteeism, reduces medical benefit costs, and interpersonal conflicts. It unlocks value by transforming cultures into healthier, more human places to thrive and flourish.
Invest in your health and future.
Join one of our Fall Mindfulness Courses now enrolling. https://wellsteadmindfulnesstraining.com/8-session-in.../
leadership behavior agility

08/09/2021

In his NY Times bestselling book on habits and productivity Smarter Faster Better, Charles Duhigg defines optimal productivity as the ability to identify your goals, what actually matters most to you, and then being able to achieve those without stress and a sense of incompleteness in chasing them. An ability to know what productivity means to you in each moment, and clearing everything else off your mental agenda that is not the most important thing.
Oh my God-- that’s hard. How many of us have the mental freedom to do this? How many of us are trained to think more deeply about the choices that we are making, to make sure that what we’re doing right now, aligns with what we think is most important? It takes mental training. MindfulnessTraining is a cognitive process for habituating productivity, for making high-productivity a routine. And it doesn’t matter what you do in life—if you don’t have a cognitive process to support your goals-- the likelihood of success isn’t very great.

08/04/2021

Live well, mind and body.

08/01/2021

https://mailchi.mp/7d3555a1d695/summer-mbsr-mbct-7248057

leadership

07/22/2021

Build a more resilient team or organization. In a complex world, organizations demand wiser ways of thinking, acting and being with each other.

Mindfulness has transformed the lives of millions delivering unprecedented health, happiness, and stress resilience.

It's proven to develop more grounded, connected, creative, and engaged employees able to embrace change and uncertainty with calm and courage.

But not all mindfulness programs are the same.

Shortcuts through app-based platforms can create momentary awareness, but rarely lead to lasting changes in behavior.

From Fast Company: "Aiming to respect employee’s busy lives, companies choose training programs that can be done individually at any time, with no prerequisites, and often on a mobile device.

The result is fun and easy programs that employees like-- which makes them easier for developers to sell-- but don’t instill lasting learning or behavior change.

Worse still, programs like these may lead employers to optimize for misleading metrics. Instead of designing for recall or behavior change, they design for popularity."

Wellstead value proposition: Real-time, relevant, experiential learning with "desirable difficulty" to ensure maximum impact. Live group trainings allow teams to interact with each other and the teachings directly, collecting valuable human insights and strategies to apply in real-time in the workplace.

The result is a more connected, engaged, innovative, and resilient workplace. Ensuring shared-behavior change and greater value for your talent investment.

Bring calm to your workplace. Schedule a taster workshop and make mindfulness your newest employee benefit. Wellsteadmindfulness training.com