I hope this note finds you and your families well and holding steady. I want to thank so many of you who have touched base and kind enough to share personal stories of strength and inspiration within our Mojo community. While this is such an unsettling time, there is comfort in knowing that we’re ALL in the same boat. And while we […]
Read moreA Suggestion… In this new era of social-distancing, our lives are more sedentary and (likely) more stressful. I want you to consider inserting shorter and more frequent doses of vigorous exercise into your week. Every day, or every other day – depending on your intensity level. You will boost your immunity levels and I promise you will feel so much better – […]
Read moreLike many of you, I’m feeling anxious about these crazy times. The idea of not having this ingrained healthy habit of LIVE classes to keep my brain grounded is a bummer. Two weeks (or more) is a long time! The best piece of advice I am seeing from health experts is this: Keep a sense of healthy structure in your life. […]
Read moreWith spring in the air, I am reminded of the story, “Alice in Wonderland”. Even as an adult, I never liked it. The characters were all over the place, no one was in charge. Nothing was as it should be – which made me feel uneasy. (Kinda like the rabbit hole we are all in now, LOL) You have to admit, Alice […]
Read moreAt the risk of being a party pooper, I’d like to say something out loud that I’ve not really heard said… Because our lives have been turned upside down and we are living outside-in, we’ve been generally given the “ok” to press the pause button and relax the rules/deadlines a little. Our hair treatments can wait a few weeks (Ugh!) Our tax return can […]
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Sluggish? Finding it hard to get motivated? Maybe you don’t have the right goals. According to Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and Brain, by John Ratey, “I want to lose 15 lbs” or “I want to look 10 year younger” are self-defeating goals: “If you want to boost your energy levels, tweak your goals to be more […]
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Mojo Friends, According to Brendon Burchard, author of “The Motivation Manifesto”, wishing for motivation before you attempt something is a backward form of thinking. Motivation only comes after you have expended the effort and enjoyed positive consequences: “The way our brain works is that dopamine triggers feel good chemicals in our brain, so the motivation really doesn’t come until after […]
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