Rachel Kanarowski, certified Meditation Coach, shares simple science-based meditation tips to enhance your focus, increase your emotional intelligence, and release stress.
Be still. Focus on your breath. Reflect.
Today we explore meditation. A practice with deep cultural history and widespread contemporary relevance. A great complement to your KonMari practice and lifestyle.
Today’s guest is Rachel Kanarowski. Rachel is a certified meditation coach based in Chicago who ditched her blazers after more than a decade in high-stress marketing and media jobs.
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In this episode, you’ll enjoy:
- How a podcast inspired Rachel to be kinder to herself and embrace Sharon Salzberg's Loving Kindness through tough times
- How Loving Kindness is different from breath or transcendental meditation formats and leads to structural changes in our brains that make us more compassionate
- Three common myths and misconception that show up around meditation and mindfulness practices
- What to beware of when integrating KonMari with meditation at home
- Tips for meditation first timers or those who are struggling to maintain a consistent practice
- Rachel's favorite meditation apps: Unplug, Headspace, Calm, 10% Happier
- Guided Meditation: 36:03 - 42:41 min. mark
Rachel’s favorite wellness tip:
Make a plan to feel the way you want to feel
What's sparking the most joy for Rachel:
Taking pictures outside to observe the seasons changing
Follow Rachel on Instagram @rachelkanarowski
To book a private mindfulness meditation experience for yourself or your company contact Rachel via rachelkanarowski.com.
Her future podcast: The Year of Living Better (coming soon!)
Gems:
"I immediately started to feel a really big shift in the relationship I had with myself."
"I call myself a no beads, no incense, very science-based meditation coach."
"May you be safe. May you be happy. May you be healthy. May you live with ease."
"[Loving Kindness meditation] helps you refill your own cup...and it helps that cup get bigger."
"You're creating the habit by choosing an activity that occurs on a reliable basis and stacking meditation or mindfulness practice with whatever that other thing is."
"My practice helps me be kind to myself when everything isn't perfect or isn't sparking joy."
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