This episode we are with Coach Ken Foxman who is laying it down on his unique approach to helping those suffering from mental health issues. Educated and trained as a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Ken has worked in the mental health and substance abuse fields for over 28 years as both a clinician and as an administrator. Ken combines his 20 years of experience as a personal training and psychology background to help clients overcome hurdles through action. His approach involves creating simple systems that help clients create micro-habits which help them become the healthiest version of themselves so that they are better equipped to handle their mental and emotional challenges. Check out Ken's work here https://www.callcoachken.com/

Do you find that you remember all of the things you need to do or every embarrassing moment right as your head hits the pillow? This episode is just for you! Our new series Overactive Mind Hacks will be covering different tools to help you calm that brain chatter down. In today's episode, we're talking all about sleep and the best ways to get your system ready for bedtime so that you sleep like a baby. We discuss the power of journaling before bedtime to get those thoughts out of your head and onto paper. (shameless plug alert*) Check out our BE Journal that can help you do just that! https://theconsciouscraft.com/be-journal/ A golden supplement if you need a little assistance relaxing is Natural Calm. A magnesium supplement that will slip you right into sleepy time.

What we put in our bodies has a direct effect on our mind and emotional well-being. In this episode we talk about why certain foods cause us more stress and what foods we can be adding into our diets to help us combat not only internal stress but external stress as well.

There is now scientific research to back up what journaling does to our minds including reducing stress, boosting happy chemicals in the brain, boosting our immune system and even making us feel more confident.

Not to mention journaling helps you achieve your goals. It provides the blueprint for all those killer ideas you have floating around in your head. But, before they are put into the physical, they’re still just thought bubbles.

Journaling ultimately helps you become more self-aware. When we have self-awareness we're able to not only have more empathy for others but also make positive changes in our own behavior.

We have exciting news!! In this episode, we discuss the release of our custom journal that will help you create healthy new habits and track actionable goals to help you create the sweetest life!

We're creatures of habit, so any meaningful changes that we want to make, we have to change our behavior. And in order to change our behavior, we have to create new habits.

The good news is, you can hack habits so they're easier to create. Rather than relying on willpower alone, you want to put systems in place so that sleeve of Oreo cookies doesn't stop you from reaching your goals.

In this episode we discuss

*Why having goals is necessary

*Why creating new habits is important to achieve the desired goal

*In order to create a new habit you have to really want to do it

*Relying on willpower alone isn't the best strategy for creating a new habit

*Set your environment up for success

*Start small with the desired habit

*Habit stackin' - stack the habit on top of something you already do

*Feel good while you're doing it, maybe play a good song.

*Dua Lipa may or may not be a part of your new routine.

Check out Dr. Fogg who's created Tiny Habits if you're looking for more!

Is health and wellness only for white girls in yoga pants? Hell no. While the health industry does seem to cater to that crowd, we’re here to tell you eating healthy and taking control of your mind and body can and should be done by everyone and their mama.

Healthy food options can be expensive but there are ways to eat healthy on a budget that will not only make you feel good but keep your wallet fat too.

We like it when our waists are thin and our wallets are fat.

So how the heck can we eat healthy on a budget? We got 6 different tips you can try on for size.

Hit us up on social media @theconsiouscraft and shoot us DM if you got any questions!

Veterans are now practicing breathwork to overcome PTSD and are finding it is more effective than medications. Now that we see 25% of women in the U.S. are on anti-anxiety medication there has to be a better way of dealing with the daily stresses that we're bombarded with. Luckily for us, breathwork is fast, cheap, effective and can be done anywhere, anytime!

Today we're walking you through some simple breathwork techniques and explaining what conscious breathing does to your body physically and mentally.

Follow us @theconsciouscraft to learn more and stay tuned for our YouTube channel which will be coming soon!

In this episode we chop it up with Long Beach yoga teacher and studio owner Cidney Corpuz.

Cidney owns yoga studio HAWT Yoga in Los Alamitos, CA. He's bringing a unique style of yoga instruction to students. Cidney guides you through a journey making you feel like you are a warrior through poses that challenge you, allow for introspection, and relax you.

In this podcast, Cidney talks about what it was like to go through teacher training, how he found his voice and explains what he calls the Snow Sequence that he guides students through - think, a meditative intermission to the show.

Cidney teaches at his own studio, HAWT yoga and at Olympix gym in Long Beach. If you are in the area his classes are to not be missed!

https://www.hawtyoga.org/

https://www.instagram.com/hawtyoga/?hl=en

This episode is JAM PACKED with valuable information! We are bombarded with toxins today and they are wreaking havoc on our immune system, gut, brain, hormones, skin, and causing us more stress than we realize.

Today we have Cheryl Meyer, author of It Feels Good to Feel Good: Learn to Eliminate Toxins, Reverse Inflammation and Feel Great Again.

Cheryl is on a mission to educate people on toxins as she has healed herself of autoimmune disease that she has discovered developed from toxic overload.

Tune in to learn where toxins reside in our environment and the best ways to avoid them!

In this episode, we discuss how to get your mind bikini ready. Meditation is like a Brazilian butt lift for the brain because it keeps you lifted, sexy, and cool.

We're dispelling common meditation myths and misconceptions. We discuss how a regular meditation practice changes the shape of your brain and what it can do to your physiology.

Meditation can even help you lose that stubborn belly fat. Yup, you read that right.

Be sure to tag us on social media if you are starting a meditation practice. We'd love to follow your journey!

Find us @theconsciouscraft and head on over to www.theconsciouscraft.com to learn more about our program Life on Zen that will hold you accountable in starting a simple meditation practice.