Sparked!

When our body and/or mind feel blocked, we get kinked up—just like that garden hose. And guess what happens? We feel like drip, drip, drip! And this block the flow of energy/intelligence. In today’s episode, I talk about how to name your kinks and start the process of unblocking them so that your energy flows with the power of, not a gardenhose, but rather a firehose!

[Guided Practice] Meditation is a practice that offers us a way of becoming familiar with ourselves. It's a really effective way of "getting to know" who we are—beyond the speed of everyday life, beneath all of the busyness and the doing. We are often unconscious of our habits, conditions, and patterns. In this short practice, let's become aware of (or get to know) how to let go of our need to control people, situations and outcomes.

Unblock, unfold and unleash. For over a decade, these three words inspired me on my inner journey. Now, they’ve inspire me on a new journey as “house-less,” on the road and location-independent. In this episode, I talk about how my husband Brian and I are experimenting with the freedom of living an untangled and untethered life. 

Today, I bring you (and me ) a reminder of self-love. Isn’t it crazy that we need to remind ourselves to love ourselves first? Well I need reminding. Like most, I get caught up in the cycle of self-improvement for the sake of appearance and career. What if my focus on nutrition, movement, sleep, etc was for me first? Just for me. Would that change my attitude and my actions? Would it ease the pressure I put on myself? For this and more, tune into today’s short episode.

Learn why giving yourself permission to listen is essential for personal transformation. In this episode, you’ll be guided in a short practice to drop beneath the noise of every day life and connect with your inner wisdom and guidance. 

Have you ever felt the need to completely change what you are doing - to change your game? In this episode, I explain the inspiration for my current game change, It’s scary and exciting at the same time. And I’m asking you to hold me accountable for what I have to share. 

Sparks of insight and creativity are always happening. However, most of the time we miss them. Giving ourselves permission to be sparked is a good first step, knowing when those sparks are likely to fly comes next.

Welcome to a new series of Morning Messages - Quick hits of raw snippets from my soul to yours. My name is Cara Bradley. I'm committed to showing up for you a few times per week with short episodes that: wake you up and get you into action, make you pause, ponder and even pivot, and finally, encourage you to dig deep and trust your own genius.

Stay tuned for: Motivation Mondays, Frisky Fridays and Sacred Sundays.

Mental Fitness is the opposite of feeling busy and burned out… it’s the opposite of scattered, sloppy and stressed-out. Instead…being “mentally fit” is a powerful combination of feeling strong, calm and clear.

When you’re mentally fit you feel your best and you perform your best. And who doesn’t want some of that?

Join me for this episode to learn the tools for building mental fitness. They include harnessing your body intelligence, training your nervous system and priming your gut-brain connection. 

Also, If you’re curious about how to consistently feel at the top of your game, grab my NEW Mental Fitness Protocol in my below. 

The new science of the gut-brain connection is the hottest topic in the surging mental wellness movement. In this episode I talk with one of the the pioneering researchers bringing gut-brain science into the mainstream. Dr. Shawn Talbott has spent his career understanding Nutritional Psychology - the relationship between our dietary and nutrient intake patterns, and our mood, behavior, and mental health.

We dive into protocols to increase mental and physical performance by tending to gut health and more.

Dr. Shawn Talbott is fascinated by the links between diet, biochemistry and psychology: the idea that what we eat changes the biochemistry of our bodies, and influences how we think, feel and behave. The “gut-brain axis” is what Doc Talbott refers to as, “The missing piece of the puzzle,” for optimizing mood, energy, focus and overall wellbeing. “Understanding the connection between our microbiome and our brain is fundamentally changing how we think about human performance, both physically and mentally.”

For more on Dr. Shawn Talbott - https://bestfutureyou.com