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Self-Coaching Group Study on Mindfulness vs. Self-Control‏

Group Self-Coaching Study

Hi Everyone,

I am doing a self-coaching study for the next 3 weeks.  You are welcome to participate if you like and fill out a very brief survey at the end, on February 28th.

The self-coaching is going to focus on changing your health habits using either self-control or mindfulness.  You can experiment with one or both to see which one helps you more in changing a health habit, or health habits that you would like to change in order to improve your overall health and/or feelings of well-being.

Changing a health habit happens in stages, and one marker is around 3 weeks.  So our self-coaching study will start today and end on February 28th, at which point you can fill out a very brief survey if you wish to participate to share your experiences.  I will post the survey here, but you can also sign up for my mailing list if you want to make sure you are notified of when to take the survey: http://portlandwellnesscoach.com/?page_id=67

Here are some mindfulness tips, techniques, and links for those of you who wish to try using mindfulness to change your health habits, including a free download on mindfulness from leading experts from Sounds True and a 30 minute radio show on MSStationWellness on how living mindfully can help you cope with a chronic condition:

http://www.soundstrue.com/practicemindfulness/

http://msstationwellness.com/mind-body-spirit/

Mindfulness is practicing being present, but with focus on non-judgment of self for thoughts, behaviors, or actions, practicing curiosity, and self-compassion.  It is about observing oneself without judgment.   It’s about complete acceptance of where you are right now, and acting out of choice and free-will, rather than fear or control.

“Mindfulness could be thought of as being conscious that your mind and body are one living field of energy that responds to your light-bulb of awareness. Healing is about waking up to the bright light of awareness.  It's when you slow down for your life that you can become present, and presence is where the world of possibility lies, including the possibility of better health.”

~The Memory of Health