Mindfulness is the best thing you can learn to calm the overthinking mind 

Most of what I talk about is related to mindfulness. I love mindfulness, the present moment and all things zen. I also like to teach people how to move into mindfulness naturally. 

The term “mindfulness” has become mainstream, but if you break it down, it is simply being present.  

My definition of mindfulness is...

Mindfulness is an on-purpose heightened sense of awareness in the present moment that is without judgmental thoughts.

 In this episode, I talk about how to begin a mindfulness practice while using the "one minute of mindfulness" technique that I created years ago. 

So, starting slow can be simple, effective, and fit easily into our life with little effort. 

I also share a story about the 2 monks walking down the street in relation to mindfulness, and I touch on a study done on mindfulness and some of the wonderful benefits. 

How does Mindfulness help us?

• Compassion increases with mindfulness
• Patience increases
• distracting thoughts decrease
• Decreases over-thinking and anxiety 
• Your mind becomes sharper and more aware of the subtle changes in your life.

Plus much more...

Enjoy the Podcast and remember to be consistent, curious, and make sure you breathe! 

Hugs, Cheryl 

Resources & Links Mentioned

CJR Hypnosis- Individualized hypnosis for overthinking and the anxious mind. Sessions via zoom available. 

A great mindfulness guide and audio for you!

Can I really be hypnotized? 

 The answer is yes, except for a few exceptions. 

Hypnosis is actually a natural state of being. You move in and out of it all day long and in most of your life, you have been hypnotized. Your habits, beliefs, and thinking have been created by a form of hypnosis. 

Hypnosis is a relaxed state where you are susceptible to suggestions given to you and your subconscious mind. This is natural and it happens all the time. Your subconscious mind filters all of the things going on in your life. It determines what is important and what can be let go. 

In this episode, I discuss the characteristics of a person who can be hypnotized and those who can't. 

About 30% of the population is highly susceptible, which means they can be hypnotized easily. 

Now, even if you mildly hypnotizeable, you can still respond to hypnosis. We can hypnotize people with only a light trance.

Let me make this very clear. Hypnosis is not about losing control, on the contrary, it is about taking control of your thinking mind so that changes can take place…naturally. 

Resources & Links Mentioned

CJR Hypnosis

Grab the "Mindfulness to decrease your overthinking guide with MP3"

Join our private Facebook Calm Community----> HERE

Who is Cheryl? 

In this episode,  I’ll tell you a bit about my story… my first “panic” attack and what happened along with what I did to overcome it and who I am now. 

When I first developed anxiety years ago, I didn’t know what it was so I wanted to learn all I could about brain chemistry and how it works. 

It's why I do what I do. 

Enjoy and just remember… Be curious, be consistent, and make sure you breathe. Hugs Cheryl 

Resources & Links Mentioned 

CJR Hypnosis-online one-one-one hypnosis for overthinking and anxiety. 

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BONUS episode 

This bonus episode is for all of my cat moms and dads out there.

Here I am going to talk about the power of the purr and how it can calm the mind, heal the body, and decrease stress. I am not going to cover how to get your cat to sit with you…that's all on you. 

So go get your coffee, a cat or two, and let’s get started. 

I also have a bonus downloadable mini-meditation in this episode- linked below. 

 In this episode I discuss...

• How does purring work?
• How do we benefit from cat purrs?
• Some interesting purring facts

Resources and Links Provided

• CJR Hypnosis- individualized hypnosis for overthinking and your anxious mind.
• Pictures of my kitties (scroll down to the bottom of the page)
• Link to free ing

What can you do the moment you get anxiety?

 I don’t know about you, but the moment I get a “flutter” of anxiety, my brain starts to go into overdrive. This is not helpful and it just increases my anxiety. Over the years I realized that my brain and body are not always on the same page. 

In this episode, I go over the way to change how anxiety affects you before it gets too much. 

• How one technique can stop it rather quickly.
• Learn to know the difference between your thinking and emotions.
• How to notice what is happening without freaking out. 
• I share one of my stories about anxiety.

Enjoy the pod and remember to be curious, be consistent, and make sure you breathe!


 Resources & Links Mentioned

CJR Hypnosis -Work one-to-one with me via zoom or phone to decrease your overthinking and anxiety. 

Your brain is lying to you, did you know that. 

In this episode, I talk about the left side of the brain and how this speech and communication center works. It is considered the interpreter and it interprets our thoughts regardless of whether it is right or wrong. Basically, our left side of our brain lies to us. 
I go over three ways to stop this lying brain.

1. Never assume.
2. Become mindful and notice in the most simple way. 
3. Label your thoughts.

Resources & Links mentioned:
Join our private Facebook Community while it's still in the new stage.
No self, no problem_how neuropsychology is catching up with Buddhism- book by Chris Niebauer PH.D
CJR Hypnosis- Hypnosis sessions via phone and zoom. 

The Calm Check is a technique that can be easily done daily and frequently as it only takes a few minutes to do. 
It is a way to calm the mind so you can relax the body because we all hold tension in our body when we are stressed. 

In this episode, I go through the steps of the calm check. 

I talk about how it helps with  tension in the body
How and where it can be done 
Why it is important to 'know' how you feel every day. 
Why "space" is important

Resources & Links Mentioned 

Get a copy of The Calm Check Guide ( PDF) that has this written our for you to use. Plus I have provided an extended free mini-meditation of the calm check an MP3 format.  

CJR Hypnosis - Contact information to work with me one-to-one via phone or zoom to help decrease that overthinking or anxiety. 

 Even if you have doubts as to whether you can achieve a state of mind for meditation, realize that you already do. We move in and out of this state easily and naturally. And above all, the benefits are amazing. 

In this episode, I discuss 5 ways to meditate that are easy to do. 

• I talk about how slow and consistent is the key
• Try a specific technique that will prepare you for meditation. (I use it all the time)
• How to notice what you are thinking so you can do nothing about it. 
• Meditation doesn’t have to be sitting and chanting. 
• Why having a busy mind makes a  guided meditation good for you. 

Enjoy the Podcast and remember to be consistent, curious, and make sure you breathe!

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CJR Hypnosis - Contact information to work with me one-to-one via phone or zoom to help decrease that overthinking or anxiety. 
Episode #2, there is a mini-meditation on space. 

Enjoy the pod! Cheryl

The proverbial elephant in the room usually implies that there’s something big or overwhelming that no one wants to talk about.

“Your brain thinks, that is what it does.” 

 The elephant in the room is here to tell you that your brain thinks and you can’t control that stream of consciousness constantly going on and on. It’s perfectly natural to think. The problems arise when you follow a thought down the rabbit hole. 

In this episode I discuss:

How we can "stop" or pause our thinking temporarily to change the direction
How to not fight with your thinking
What pattern interrupt is. (I call it Pause & Pivot) 

Resources & Links Mentioned

CJR Hypnosis – Individualized hypnosis sessions via phone/zoom to help decrease anxiety and overthinking. Each session is customized to your needs.
See episode #9 for a better explanation of this technique.
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Space is all around us, yet we forget that. There is no form of anything without space right? 

In this episode...

• I discuss space and how we can utilize it to understand the world around us.  
• How we can use it to understand our overthinking 
• How to become more spacious which allows us to become more aware and calmer. 
  
  

Provided is a mini-meditation connecting to space. 3:43

Enjoy Cheryl!

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