Four-Part Path To Being Your Best Self
With Joni Staaf-StamfordLife moves at a fast pace, and it's challenging for our minds and emotions to keep up. When we are stressed, our reaction to our circumstances is sometimes less than ideal. Through this four-part course, you'll learn a model to re-center yourself and skillfully respond to your circumstances. First, you'll learn the skill of awareness or mindfulness. Brief exercises can help you connect with the present moment, especially when you are overwhelmed. Next, you'll learn kindness toward yourself. Our inner voice can be so harsh, both toward ourselves and toward others; it's easy to assume the worst. A couple of kindness exercises will help re-train your auto-pilot to be more gentle. In the third session, you'll learn how the breath can change everything. Breathing exercises can be powerful, but so is simple breath awareness. Finally, in the last session, you'll learn the right question to ask yourself deeply, so that the answer guides your behaviors in the most skillful way possible.
How to Choose s Skillful Response in Any Situation, Using Mindfulness, Kindness, Breath, and Asking Yourself One Question
About this course
Life moves at a fast pace, and it's challenging for our minds and emotions to keep up. When we are stressed, our reaction to our circumstances is sometimes less than ideal. Through this four-part course, you'll learn a model to re-center yourself and skillfully respond to your circumstances. First, you'll learn the skill of awareness or mindfulness. Brief exercises can help you connect with the present moment, especially when you are overwhelmed. Next, you'll learn kindness toward yourself. Our inner voice can be so harsh, both toward ourselves and toward others; it's easy to assume the worst. A couple of kindness exercises will help re-train your auto-pilot to be more gentle. In the third session, you'll learn how the breath can change everything. Breathing exercises can be powerful, but so is simple breath awareness. Finally, in the last session, you'll learn the right question to ask yourself deeply, so that the answer guides your behaviors in the most skillful way possible.
Meet your Teacher
Joni Staaf Stamford (formerly Sturgill) is a licensed professional counselor, speaker, and author with expertise in emotional intelligence, mindfulness, yoga, and positive psychology. With over 20 years of experience, she empowers individuals and groups to live with purpose and perspective and teaches them to navigate life skillfully. Joni creates tailored programs for diverse populations. She is also an Amazon best-selling author and a proud mother of two adult children.