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Laura Araujo is the co-founder of The MAPS Institute, a classically trained vocalist, and a practitioner of Ashtanga, classic Indian yoga. She is the creator of the MAPS (Mindfulness, Activation, Purpose, and Surrender) philosophy and is in continual pursuit of helping her students find balance amid the chaos around and within them.
For many of us, we’ve spent week after week wasting time – mostly unknowingly. We finish our day and don’t realize how much more we could have achieved. Not only could we have achieved more – if you’re about getting stuff done – but the quality of the experience could also’ve been far richer, engaging with tasks, and experiences so much more intentionally, taking care of our body and brain.
What do you do every single day? Are you fully aware of the things you do habitually – how much time you allocate to those things, and if they are serving your purpose? I know that’s a whole lot to contemplate and digest, but the new year is a great time to consider your morning routine.
We get it, we’re busy, and the list of to-do’s is endless. But a busy life doesn’t mean your brain needs to suffer. How? Sleeping more.
Whether you’re gifting in the traditional way or not this year, I hope that you’re taking the time to revel in the simple beauty of the season.
I suspect you’re in the midst of your holiday shopping, so I thought it was a good time to share with you some ideas on gifts you can give to yourself (although they’ll also make great gifts for that tough-to-buy-for special person!
But when kids move, it does far more than just “tire them out” – although if you’re a parent, that may very well be one of your top priorities in getting your kids to a playground, group hang, or friend’s house. After all, their battery can only last so long, right? If your child could read this, they are undoubtedly snickering. Movement changes their brain.
We have a fetish with productivity. And it’s killing us. Well, someone had to say it. We live in this fast-paced world that demands we do more, do better, and function at a higher level — all the time. I’m sure you can relate. I know I can.
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