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May12023

What is your non-negotiable?

Where do you stand with a firm “yes” in your world? What does it mean to consider something non-negotiable? In my world, non-negotiable means nothing or no one gets in the way. It is that thing I strongly believe in and prioritize in my life. What is your most non-negotiable, best-serving action or intention…

Apr12023

Just Say No

Just Say NO…Create Room for an Authentic YES! Are you innately a people pleaser? We all are to some degree. Do you say YES just because you feel you need to? It can be empowering to learn how to say NO gracefully and with gratitude for the request. That involves the big B word……

Mar12023

Dare to be #1

I dare you to put yourself #1 on your list of life. When you do, your best life is just around the corner. If you already are #1 in your life, good for you and keep up the amazing focus and dedication. If you are not, what is holding you back? Our society is brainwashed…

Feb12023

Practice Pause

What does it mean to practice pause? How often do you pause? One of my favorite yoga teachers reminded me about the power of taking a pause. Such a simple concept one might presume; however, how often do I truly pause? It made me stop and honestly reflect on what a pause needs to…

Jan12023

Own Your Purpose

What is your purpose in life? As a year ends, I am given the gift of a new year, or what I like to call, “A Chance at a Fresh Beginning.” I see each January as an opportunity to reflect on the last 12 months, both personally and professionally. I ask myself, “What did I…

Dec12022

Breaking Traditions

Rituals and traditions can provide a sense of comfort, but is doing the same thing really giving you the opportunity to grow and evolve or simply stay comfortable? I have used rituals during the holidays and certain times of the year in the past when life was too challenging or difficult to see beyond. I…

Nov12022

Gratitude is the Spark to Happiness

How are you as an adult with your practice of gratitude, of saying thank you to yourself and all that you have surrounding you? As a small child, most of us were encouraged to say our pleases and thank-yous. I know as a mother, manners were a priority for me while raising my children. As…

Oct12022

Transitions in Life

Do transitions excite you or send you spiraling? Some transitions or changes in life are sudden, unexpected, quick, last way too long, whether planned or unplanned. Regardless, how do you manage transition? This is a time of seasonal transition with days getting shorter and a little more darkness. Do you choose to see this…

Sep12022

Do You Need To Die A Little?

What does it mean to die a little? You, like me, could benefit from a check-in from time to time. Does the way you live, think, believe, and behave support feeling the best you can physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually? I recently went to an enriching yoga retreat with my daughter. Cristiane, our yoga instructor…

Aug12022

Faith or Fear?

Do you live in faith or fear? Does your conditioned behavior and past experience cause you to live in fear or faith? Does change scare you, fire up anxiety, reinvigorate, or excite you? I can write my story from many different perspectives. I can choose a positive, supportive, maybe new way of thinking and approach,…

Jul12022

Are You Quick To React? – Stimuli & Reaction Time

Are you quick to respond? In times of danger or emergency, a quick reaction time can be a good thing, but does everything justify an immediate response? Stimuli or events that create emotion or personal triggers deserve more time before choice of reaction. How can you create more space and time between stimuli and response?…

Jun12022

Is Your Sensitivity Your Superpower?

Have you ever heard, “Don’t be so sensitive” or “Stop taking it personally”? I have learned that my sensitivity can be my source of inner strength, my solution to adversity, and my superpower. When we deny our emotions exist, life moves on and the state of not feeling becomes true. The energy of emotion…

May12022

Are you in need of a new beginning?

Spring is in the air and I see it as a breath of fresh opportunity. Regardless of where I live, birds are chirping, days are getting longer, evenings are brighter, leaves are budding, and flowers are blossoming among other uplifting events happening around me this time of year. I love to make an excuse to…

Apr12022

What is your mantra of life?

Mantra is defined as a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation or a statement or slogan repeated frequently. My mantra of life is ever-evolving and reflective of what I need, crave or desire in my world. My mantra offers me grounding and centering for direction of my day. With spring on the…

Mar12022

Best Health is not by Luck

I often think about the “luck of the Irish” this time of the year. Are the Irish really luckier in life? I doubt it. Being healthy in life is not by luck. I have learned I must take the right action in my life to strive for health–health of mind, body and soul. What does…

Feb22022

What is your inner voice saying?

One of my favorite yoga instructors, Gus, names the inner voice “your roommate” in your head. He says, “We all have one.” Does “your roommate” provide you support or criticism? I used to allow my “roomie” to speak in terms of the worst-case scenario. I thought that if anything better than worse case happened, then…

Jan12022

Will 2022 be a year of human “being” or human “doing”?

Do you feel and realize your every thought and action with spirit or just move through the motions using your mind? Let’s face it, the last almost two years have sucked in so many ways and burnout may be on the horizon or maybe has already exploded. It’s a new year and with that is…

Dec12021

Smart Goals = Success and Personal Strength

As I move beyond Thanksgiving and much gratitude, I enter deeper into the holiday season. With that comes celebrations and temptations that can throw my life off track. This could consist of eating differently, spending too much money on gifts, less meaningful movement, and general chaos with an over-socialized life. I have learned that if I approach my…

Nov12021

The Powerful Energy of Surrender!

“Feel the feeling, but don’t become the emotion. Witness it. Allow it. Release it.” Crystal Andrus Surrender is learning to let it be. It’s not about winning or losing the game, the war, or the situation. It’s about truly embracing what is. I have grown to believe from my experience and wisdom gained in life,…

Oct12021

What is your self-therapy of choice?

What is your self-therapy of choice? What do you do to revive, rejuvenate, and renew? I think there is a unique distinction between self-care and self-therapy. Therapy in psychology is defined as “the process of meeting with a therapist to resolve problematic behaviors, beliefs, feelings, relationship issues, and/or sensations in the body.” When I…

Sep32021

EMBRACE RESILIENCE

When challenges face you, the road gets rocky, or life simply feels overwhelming, what do you do? Resilience is defined as the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness per New Oxford American Dictionary. The Greater Good Science Center has studied resilience and offers these five strategies to build and sustain resilience. I…

Aug22021

Are you the source of your own suffering?

Our beliefs result in our emotions. Do you ever pause long enough to get still and ask yourself if the belief you have in your mind is true? Is it true? Plain and simple, right? WRONG! You are likely so darn busy that pausing is not a natural behavior. Next time something happens, humor me and try the following: Stop…

Jul22021

Fireworks or Freedom?

Fireworks and July 4th celebrations are coming as we recognize our country’s independence and freedom. Is your life full of other fireworks and lack of independence in any way? I encourage you to take the freedom of a quiet moment to reflect on this question. Is there drama, someone, or something in your life that…

Jun172021

Why Everyone Needs a Life & Health Coach

Life can be stressful, challenging, confusing, and even downright discombobulating. When you have someone who meets you where you are in life, listens actively and carefully articulates, and asks you questions, clarity and direction can be found. Love, safety, and belonging are three vital elements to anyone’s personal and professional life. When things happen in…

Jun102021

“Only YOU Can Take Care of YOU”

I have learned through life experiences that taking care of myself is on ME. Not my spouse, partner or best friend, it’s on me to make right choices for myself each and every day. In 2011, my entire world was turned upside down. I was faced with numerous physical and emotional forks in the road. …

“Thank you, Charlene, for being such a positive source in my life. Since the first time I met you, I always felt a connection and that you sincerely care. I love your spirit for mindfulness, quality food choices and overall positive energy!”

Luconda A., Co-Owner & CEO

“Charlene Bland was an excellent dietary and exercise consultant. I spent 25 weeks in her tutelage meeting weekly either face to face or at a Zoom meeting. She prepared an agenda with accountability questions and recommendations. Initially, she and I together participated in a ten-day detoxification. This set up an opportunity for success early. Charlene was always positive, knowledgeable, and encouraging…”

Cyndi F., Teacher