by Carmen Champion | Jan 30, 2024 | Asana, Carmen Champion, Lifestyle, Weekly Letter, Yogic Journey
I sat down to paint the other day. I’ve been watching a few artists work a medium I enjoy and whose prints I have bought for my home. The technique is ink and watercolors. I love watching the way their hand floats across the page, they make it look so easy and...
by Carmen Champion | Jan 23, 2024 | Carmen Champion, Lifestyle, Weekly Letter, Yogic Journey
I had a meeting last week I was kinda dreading. It wasn’t the person, but the topic. I had put a project on the back burner and I was going into a meeting where I was going to have to admit that. I had built up the outcome in my head (as we do) and was certain I was...
by Carmen Champion | Jan 9, 2024 | Carmen Champion, Lifestyle, List, Weekly Letter, Yogic Journey
Last week, I was putting myself together for the year. By that, I mean I was compiling the tools I use that keep me organized and on track with the responsibilities of my job. Some of the items I replenish as I run out and some I need earlier than the new year, but...
by Carmen Champion | Jan 1, 2024 | Carmen Champion, Lifestyle, Weekly Letter, Yogic Journey
Me to Levi: I want to write something about new years resolutions, but how they don’t work. Levi: there’s a podcast you should listen to… Link to the transcript and recording: The Problem with setting goals with NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho You...
by Carmen Champion | Dec 19, 2023 | Carmen Champion, Lifestyle, Weekly Letter, Yogic Journey
Part 4: Pain Messaging Somewhere, during our cycle of life, early on and now, we are given strong messaging to stuff our pain down. To mute it. Some people stuff it so completely they create an entirely new sensitivity to what it all means. They can change the shape...
by Carmen Champion | Dec 12, 2023 | Carmen Champion, Lifestyle, Weekly Letter, Yogic Journey
Pain Origins -Part 3: Mental/Emotional If only small children had the language to express the nuance of mental and emotional pain. We may have had the word ‘gaslighting’ far earlier. Unfortunately, the child experience of mental or emotional pain is a quiet one. This...
