The important thing isn't how your body looks...it's how it feels. It's being able to sense how it feels.

For those of you who have a hard time sitting still. Here's a way to get some breathwork that includes some movement.

The thing I like about the 4 x 4 x 4 is that it helps shut down the chatter in my mind. The counting gives my mind a little something to chew on while I get some amazing breath in.

I like it when three completely different things present themselves to you as gifts from the Universe and they all illustrate the same thing in different ways.

Today my daughter said something like, “ACK I almost forgot my water bottle!” then she whacked her head and then said, “that would have been dumb of me.” Quicker than quick, my husband says to her, “Be careful with that kind of talk Ava.” They proceeded to have a discussion about self talk and how powerful it is.

Take a ride if you will with me in the wayyyback machine – back to 1988. AAAAHHH! I was in college and besides having larger than normal hair, I was balancing 3-4 jobs, going to school full time and… searching for something. It took me a good 25 years to find it, but what happened on a particular day in 1988 stuck with me.

TIME.TIME.TIME. I don’t have time. What time is it? There’s never enough time in the day. I’m late. Time to go. Our budgeting of time really takes up a lot of space no? Have you ever heard something – and it’s a game changer?

You wouldn’t think Mork from Ork and emotional vampires would have much in common would you? For me they do.

I’m confident that there is solid physiological research that supports the benefits of One.Deep.Breath.

Here are 12 researched strategies for sustainable happiness courtesy of "The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want" by Sonja Lyubomirsky: