UNO Souls Chat

Breathing exercises are amazing, because what we know for sure is that we are in touch with our breath at any moment. And also deep breaths can help minimize anxiety, stress and all kinds of emotions.

Today we're going to practice Bumble Bee breathing, also known as Humming Breath. This breath will relax you if you've been feeling angry or if you have a headache. 

I invite you to make yourself comfortable by sitting or laying down. Close your eyes. If you're comfortable with that, we'll start with just a deep releasing breath in - and a deep breath out. Every deep breath helps you to relax more.

We're going to start with taking three belly breaths or diaphragmatic breaths, breathing in. Breathing out. Two more times now we’ll breathe in through our nose and breathe out with a hum. The louder you hum, the more you will relax. Let's take three bumble bee breaths together. Breathe in through the nose and breathe out – hmmmmmm.

Breathe in - and breathe out. Hmmmmmm. Breathe in - and breathe out. Hmmmmm.

You might have felt vibrations in your face. This breath calms our body and our mind. 

You can practice this breath two times a day if you'd like. 

Thank you for spending a few moments of your day with me. Please let me know what you think of this breathing exercise.

I honor the light in you. ✨

UNO Souls is a wellbeing organization that centers and nurtures each person so they may blossom into their fuller self.  ✨

This breathing exercise is powerful — what we know for sure is that our breath is available to us at any moment. Taking deep breaths can help minimize our anxiety, stress, anger, sadness — supporting all types of emotions.

Today we're going to practice alternate nostril breathing. This breathing technique can have wonderful health benefits, and it can really help if you're feeling overwhelmed. I invite you to sit on a chair or lay down on the floor. You want to be comfortable. Close your eyes if you're comfortable with that.

We'll start with just a deep, relaxing breath in and a deep breath out. Every deep breath helps you to relax more. Using your right thumb, close your right nostril while inhaling through the left. Now exhale by covering your left nostril with your ring finger and breathe out through your right.

Inhale again, but through the right nostril. And then exhale through your left. That is one cycle. Repeat this three more times. Now just release the hand. Take a few breaths here in stillness. Feel the effects. You can practice this breath two times a day if you feel you need it to bring down anxiety. Thank you for spending a few moments of your day with me.

Please let us know what you think of this breathing exercise. I honor the light in you. ✨

UNO Souls is a wellbeing organization that centers and nurtures each person so they may blossom into their fuller self.  ✨

I am honored to be chatting today with Jancel Conroy,  he is an UNO Soul. His experience includes: 15 years federal police officer, 10-year security officer, 4 years combat veteran United States Marine Corps, 20 years professional Fitness coach, functional fitness, underground strength certified, Martial arts instructor in Japanese, Russian, Indonesian, Chinese martial arts. 20-year practitioner and teacher of meditation, and counseling for high stress environments. Here is a link to his Facebook page: Crowbar gym LLC | Facebook

PERSONAL TRAINING
🏋️ Listen to Jancel talk about how he started in the professional fitness coach work (1:20)
👟 Hear about the workout machines that Jancel uses at his gym for post-rehab on injuries (3:30)
🤸 Hear how he mixes in different practices into his client’s training (7:18)

ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING (11:21)
🦺 Listen to Jancel’s guidance about what to do to prepare yourself if you find yourself in an active shooter situation (13:33)
3️⃣ Find out the 3 basic words/actions to remember in these active shooter situations (15:20)
❓ Find out what to do in different scenarios (19:30)
💬 Jancel trains organizations about these important topics. Feel free to reach out to him! (24:30)
🌱 Hear about how Jancel nourishes his soul (25:30)
#WordsofWisdom from Jancel: "Give Value to their Heart and Their Own Philosophy."

Thank you for chatting with me Jancel! We are grateful for you!

✨ UNO Souls are beacons of light in our community that can be guides for how to cope through this collective moment of change. I would love to chat with you – please reach out! I honor the light in all of you. 🙏🏽💕

✨ Find us on YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook at @UNOsouls! You can also visit us at unosouls.com. #UNOSouls Chat #podcast is on Apple Podcasts, Pandora and more!

#meditation #health #human #protect #aware #wellbeing #fitness

UNO Souls is a wellbeing organization that centers and nurtures each person so they may blossom into their fuller self.  ✨

This breathing exercise is amazing — what we know for sure is that our breath is available to us at any moment. Taking deep breaths can help minimize our anxiety, stress, anger, sadness — supporting all types of emotions.

Today we're going to practice that 4—7—8 breathing exercise. This breathing exercise can help slow down our heart rate and lower our blood pressure. I invite you to make yourself comfortable by sitting or laying down. You can close your eyes if you're comfortable with that.

➡️ We're going to start with just a deep releasing breath in... and a breath out. Every deep breath helps you to relax more. 
4️⃣ Now, close your mouth and inhale quietly through your nose to a mental count of four. 
7️⃣ Hold your breath for a count of seven. 
8️⃣ Then exhale completely through your mouth to a count of eight. 

Repeat this three more times at your pace. Then, release the technique and go back to your normal breathing.
You can practice this breath two times a day, if you feel the need to bring down anxiety, or to find a moment of calm in a busy day. 

Thank you for spending a few moments of your day with me. Please let me know what you think of this breathing exercise. I honor that light in your. ✨ 

#meditation #health #breath #aware #wellbeing

UNO Souls is a wellbeing organization that centers and nurtures each person so they may blossom into their fuller self.  ✨

I am honored to be chatting today with Lisa Geraci Rigoni – she is an UNO Soul. She is the author of the book "17 Spatulas and the Man Who Fried an Egg: Reclaim Your Space Mentally and Physically". Lisa is the owner and the CDO (Chief Declutter Officer) of The Organizing Mentors, a company specializing in home organization and move management, and is a certified company with The National Association of Senior & Specialty Move Managers. Lisa has been helping her clients reclaim their space mentally and physically since 2008. More at theorganizingmentors.com + purchase her book at https://getbook.at/lisa_geraci_rigoni

🖋️  Listen to Lisa talk about how she came up with the title for her book (1:00)
🧱  Listen to Lisa talk about holding on to things and how challenging it is to let go (8:00)
⛅  And listen to Lisa talk about how her memoir is intertwined in her organization book (12:40)
🌱  Lisa talks about what her intention was when she wrote the book (16:50)
🏆  Her book is number 1 in 11 categories on Amazon! (18:00)
📤  Hear Lisa powerfully suggest that everyone go through their things carefully, so that loved ones don’t have to do it when we’re gone (“Go Through It Now” Lisa Geraci Rigoni) (21:00)
📚  Find out about book signings on Lisa’s social media (24:00)
  Hear about how Lisa nourishes her soul (25:00)

#WordsofWisdom from Lisa: Don’t Take Life Too Seriously. Impress Yourself.
“Grow through what you go through.” — Lisa Geraci Rigoni, P. 74

Thank you for chatting with me Lisa! We are grateful for you!

✨  UNO Souls are beacons of light in our community that can be guides for how to cope through this collective moment of change. I would love to chat with you – please reach out! I honor the light in all of you. 🙏🏽💕

✨  Find us on YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook at @UNOsouls! You can also visit us at unosouls.com. #UNOSouls Chat #podcast is on Apple Podcasts, Pandora and more!

#meditation #health #human #relaxation #aware #reclaim #organization #wellbeing

UNO Souls is a wellbeing organization that centers and nurtures each person so they may blossom into their fuller self.  ✨

 We're serving up an UNO Souls Bite as we offer our thoughts. 

The dictionary defines equanimity as the evenness of mind, especially under stress.

We see equanimity as the space of awareness that can allow life to be just as it is. If we train the mind to make kindness, compassion, and equanimity what we practice, these qualities can become the shape of our mind.

"In between the stimulus and the response there is a space. And in that space is your power and your freedom." — Victor Frankl

#meditation #humanity #relaxation #awareness #equanimity #wellbeing 

UNO Souls is a wellbeing organization that centers and nurtures each person so they may blossom into their fuller self.  ✨

Listen in as Brigitta + Phillip chat and reflect on the past year. This simple exercise brings awareness of your surroundings and encourages gratitude.

🌹  Rose — What was your most joyful moment of this past year?
🗡️  Thorn — Something that perhaps did not go as planned? 
🌱  Bud — What are you looking forward to in 2023?

We'd love to hear your reflections — let us know in the chat  ✨  ¡Feliz año nuevo!

✨  UNO Souls are beacons of light in our community that can be guides for how to cope through this collective moment of change. I would love to chat with you – please reach out! I honor the light in all of you. 🙏🏽💕

✨  Find us on YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook at @UNOsouls! You can also visit us at unosouls.com. #UNOSouls Chat #podcast is on Apple Podcasts, Pandora and more!

#meditation #health #human #wellness #gratitude #wellbeing 

UNO Souls is a wellbeing organization that centers and nurtures each person so they may blossom into their fuller self.  ✨

Les invito que me acompañen en una meditación de 5 minutos para ayudarnos a calmar la mente ✨

UNO Souls is a wellbeing organization that centers and nurtures each person so they may blossom into their fuller self.  ✨

I am honored to be chatting today with Natasha Magrath. She is the President/Owner of the award-winning company - You’ve Got Maids of Northern Virginia. She founded the company in 2017. She has a degree in accounting and worked for more than 25 years as a Senior Accountant/Controller in various industries. She credits her father for instilling in her the idea that if you have a dream that you want to achieve in your life, you must go for it because nothing is impossible. Natasha is well known in the community as a loving, kind and generous person. As an immigrant from Lebanon, Natasha became a U.S. citizen in 2002. She has a son and daughter and is married to her husband Mike. This is her website: http://northernvirginia.youvegotmaids.com/

💪  Listen to Natasha talk about what inspired her to start her business (2:00)
🔊  Listen to Natasha’s advice to new business owners (5:00)
👐  Natasha’s heart is always looking at how to bring up other women – listen to her talk about that (7:00)
💕  Listen to how Natasha offers English classes to her employees at the workplace, through Loudoun Literacy Council (9:20)
👟  And hear Natasha talk about how she gives back to the community through various volunteer opportunities that she and her employees participate in – right now they have a shoe drive going on! (12:00)
🏆  And she’s recognized for her hard work! Here are some of her awards:
 🌱  2020,  2021  and 2022 Best of Loudoun Finalist
 🌱  2021 Runner Up in the Loudoun Now Favorites Poll as a favorite cleaning company.
 🌱  April 2021 featured in Franchise Business Review’s “The Powerful Women of Franchising”
 🌱  Featured on CBS News and ABC 7 News this year as a successful business minority women owners.  
 🌱  2022 – Superior Service Business of the year by Loudoun Chamber of Commerce
➡️  Follow You’ve Got Maids Facebook account for cleaning tips!  
💖  Hear how Natasha nourishes her soul (21:30)

#WordsofWisdom from Natasha: Just Be You.

Thank you for chatting with me Natasha! We are grateful for you!

"There’s a special place in hell for women that don’t help other women." — Madeline Albright

✨  UNO Souls are beacons of light in our community that can be guides for how to cope through this collective moment of change. I would love to chat with you – please reach out! I honor the light in all of you. 🙏🏽💕

✨  Find us on YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook at @UNOsouls! You can also visit us at unosouls.com. #UNOSouls Chat #podcast is on Apple Podcasts, Pandora and more!

#meditation #health #human #wellness #culture #wellbeing

UNO Souls is a wellbeing organization that centers and nurtures each person so they may blossom into their fuller self.  ✨

Queremos enseñarles un ejercicio sencillo de relajación. Este ejercicio se llama "El Abrazo de la Mariposa". 

Esta estimulación bilateral activa e integra la información de los dos hemisferios del cerebro. Esto ayuda a reducir el estrés y la ansiedad. Y también puedes hacerlo casi en cualquier lugar. Por ejemplo en el
carro o en la fila del supermercado…

Esta herramienta es sencilla y poderosa. Puedes hacerlo durante 30 segundos o 3 minutos.  Esperamos que les guste este ejercico. ✨

UNO Souls is a wellbeing organization that centers and nurtures each person so they may blossom into their fuller self.  ✨