The Balance Theory

If you find it hard to meditate, or make time for it, then you're going to ABSOLUTELY love this chat today.

Today I am joined by Michael Amster, a physician and faculty member at the Touro School of Medicine. He has twenty years of experience as a pain management specialist, been a student of meditation for over thirty years and is a certified yoga teacher. Today we dive into a recent discovery, something that is going to change the way you look at mindfulness for 2023 and beyond. Michael is going to explain the power of the A.W.E method including the science that backs it up, the three levels of consciousness, and how to achieve powerful results for both our physical and mental health in under 1 minute a day.

A.W.E's initiation

At the height of the pandemic, two trial groups embarked on a study through UC Berkeley to test a new method for “micro-dosing mindfulness.” One group was comprised of frontline healthcare workers; the other consisted of patients at a local medical center, as well as any of their friends and family who wished to participate. Almost immediately, both groups reported significant improvement in symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, and chronic pain—results that bore out over the course of the study and beyond. Jake Eagle, LPC and Michael Amster, MD, knew that they were on to something.

(00:00) Introduction of Guest

(04:34) Micro-dosing Mindfulness

(06:50) Study Results

(08:30) A.W.E introduced

(12:46) Saving time and practicing Mindfulness

(14:35) Safety Consciousness

(17:27) How to start practicing

(23:32) The Science of A.W.E

(26:44) How to know when you're experiencing A.W.E

(33:00) Links & Resources

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Until next time,

Stay Balanced

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IT'S 2023! HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎉🎉🎉

Today I am going to share 5 Powerful Mindset Shifts I feel we all need to achieve success *cue this is whatever you deem it to be* in 2023. From dealing with self doubt, to dreaming, to scraping the law of attraction for a more powerful law, I guarantee at least two of these are going to be profound AHA moments for you.

I came up with these in my own goal setting process this year and just know you'll benefit from them as much as I did.

(00:00) Introduction to Shifts

(04:02) 1/Law of Resonance

(06:58) 2/Ripples of Change

(09:30) 3/Value of Dreams

(13:30) 4/Reframing Self Doubt & Fear

(17:44) 5/How to set new habits

(20:24) Summary

ANNOUNCEMENT: We are now doing videos on YouTube YAY - link is here if you'd like to subscribe.

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Before we dive into the new year, I wanted to reflect and share some of my favourite moments from 2022. These highlights will give you an awesome list of episodes you need to go back and listen to, or hear for the first time if you missed them. The full track record is below - enjoy and get ready for all the newness coming your way.

An Interview with Kelsey Wells

Monday Muse 24: How to make more time for yourself

An Interview with Louisa Nicola

An Interview with the Enlighten Co

An Interview with Alienor Salmon

Until next time,

Stay Balanced

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It's your chance to have an impact on the podcast! We are currently taking feedback and input from every single one of you to help shape our vision and direction for 2023. If you have 5 minutes to fill out this quick survey, it would be INCREDIBLY appreciated + really helps us plan relevant and needed content. Click here to have your say!

Today's episode:

6 powerful questions to help you reflect on 2022 & get ready for 2023! Click here for a list of Core Values (both positive & negative) that summarise your year & ones you want to shape the next.

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In this episode of The Balance Theory Podcast, we explore the intersection of mindfulness and movement with Natalie Kuhn, the Co-CEO and founding teacher of The class.

Natalie shares her insights on how mindful movement can help us to reconnect with our bodies and live more freely, and offers tips on how to maintain inner balance in moments of challenge - not only that, moments where we have competing areas of our life being challenged all at once. She also discusses the importance of making mindfulness a part of our daily lives, and the role of honesty in our journey towards self-discovery.

Tune in to learn more about the power of living mindfully and how it can help you to live a more balanced and fulfilling life.

Link: 30-day free trial of The Class Digital Studio: theclass.com/balance30

Instagram: @theclass & @thisisnatalie

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Stay Balanced

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It's your chance to have an impact on the podcast! We are currently taking feedback and input from every single one of you to help shape our vision and direction for 2023. If you have 5 minutes to fill out this quick survey, it would be INCREDIBLY appreciated + really helps us plan relevant and needed content. Click here to have your say!

Today's episode:

You are going to be so surprised how many things you do out of habit EVERY day that make you less productive. I know because I do them too! BUT as we know, awareness is key and I never leave you hanging with just the items, but also tips on how to actually stop doing them and change your day to day behaviour to get the most out of your work & time. I would highly recommend selecting one habit at a time to work on, before adopting them all at once. Bear this in mind as you listen in - maybe rank them from most important to least important and work backwards so (a) you actually stick to the changes and (b) you don't get overwhelmed doing so.

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Stay Balanced

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Today I am joined by Lucy Dunne, founder, and CEO of Dunnebells. Dunnebells is a company that stands for honesty, inclusivity, strength and we believe in building a safe community for women all over the world to show up, be themselves, lift heavy and eat whatever makes them happy! 

We do a deep dive today into Lucy's experience with an eating disorder & yoyo dieting which has fuelled her business & work today, wrapped up in this includes breaking the cycle of yoyo dieting & setting sustainable fitness goals.

She also shares and incredibly profound exercise to find your WHY which can be used in any area of life, as well as debunks some fitness myths!

To ENTER & WIN 1 of 2 spots in Lucy's signature 8-week program click the link here.

You can connect with Lucy more here @dunnebells

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Stay Balanced

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It's your chance to have an impact on the podcast! We are currently taking feedback and input from every single one of you to help shape our vision and direction for 2023. If you have 5 minutes to fill out this quick survey, it would be INCREDIBLY appreciated + really helps us plan relevant and needed content. Click here to have your say!

Today's episode:

“If you quit on the process, you are quitting on the result” ... “Never Give Up” ... “Only Quitters Quit”.... There are so many sayings with the same basic idea, that quitting is a bad thing. This idea is instilled in us from the youngest age and even as we grow up, considered common place. To me however, winners do not quit or give up because the task is difficult or because they’re lazy, they quit because they are mature enough or self aware enough to acknowledge that something is no longer worth their time or energy. 

So today I'm going to reframe quitting to "letting go" and offer you some perspective shifts so you can finally let go of whatever is no longer serving you, that maybe you've been clinging on to out of fear of judgement.

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Stay Balanced

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Today's episode is brought to you by Performance Lab, the creator of the Focus Planner. To get your time management and balance in order, click here to get your planner and use the code 'BALANCE' at checkout for 30% off.

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Have you ever gotten into work early and felt like you got way more done in that hour than a regular hour? Or maybe you find the tasks you hate most seem to take the longest? Whether you're already nodding your head or find you're yo-yoing in performance, you've chosen the right episode to tune into!

Today I share one of my favourite interviews, a replay with guest Tony Wilson who is an expert in human performance and works with people to create the right environment for them to thrive and maintain high performance whilst avoiding BURNOUT. We chat about how we can get clear on and respect our balance, debunk some misnomers about productivity, tips on how to make the most of your weekend/spare time and all things performance.

You can expect to wrap your head around how to actually define your balance, a winning mindset, getting in the zone and how to maintain it and why motivation may (or may not) be a whole lot of BS.

Jump on our IG and enter the competition to win one of Tony's Focus Planners - week of this podcast release only!

Check out Tony more at https://www.performancelab.com.au/ or on IG @focusplannersaus

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It's your chance to have an impact on the podcast! We are currently taking feedback and input from every single one of you to help shape our vision and direction for 2023. If you have 5 minutes to fill out this quick survey, it would be INCREDIBLY appreciated + really helps us plan relevant and needed content. Click here to have your say!

Today's episode:

Soooo many of you have popped into my DMs being like 'hey, we always hear you and the guests mention TYPE A personality, what's that all about'? I figured an episode dedicated to explaining this + the other 4 types (B, C, D & X) would be extremely useful. Knowing what type you are is important for increased self awareness plus once you wrap your head around the types, it really increases your interpersonal skills because you can understand others better too!

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Stay Balanced

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