Flow is your full-body, full-sensory peak experience where you come alive. A version of this article was originally published by Happify During a peak experience in the middle of a college track race when I was 19 years old, I experienced an exhilarating sense of aliveness. I felt connected to my body and my mind in
It’s that time again folks. With resolutions in hand we stand side-by-side pumped up to begin 2018. The story is predictable. We’ll start the month strong, lose steam around mid-January, and slip back into our comfortable, well-worn habits by February. And so it goes, year after year and decade after decade. The cycle persists not
Teacher — it’s who I am and what I do. I began teaching when I was 15 years old. I’ve been teaching ever since (that’s a long time). I’ve taught figure skating and Rollerblading, high impact aerobics, step aerobics, and even hip-hop aerobics. I’ve taught strength training, HIIT training and for a brief period I taught
The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. Lin Yutang I’m still buzzing from a powerful exercise I (sort of) made up last week. I’m calling it “Your HELL YEAH Wake-Up Call” inspired by the bestseller Tools of Titans in which author Tim Ferriss interviews icons, mavericks, and other stellar people about what
One of the benefits of getting older is being able to predict on Monday morning how I’m likely to feel by Friday afternoon. This crystal ball shows up as my color-coded weekly calendar. The more color on my spreadsheet, the more I need to pay attention. Here’s why: A loaded calendar means more activity and
There are moments in life when time stands still, the world seems to pause and everything goes quiet. These moments seem to last forever, for better or worse. You know those big vivid moments, when your world instantly turns upside down, demanding your full attention, and later you seem to remember every sensation. These are
I’m in the process of radically shifting my life. It all started mid-November 2016 and it’s been going strong since. I talked about this big change the podcast episodes: Radical Shift part 1 and part 2. Radically shifting means to get down into the roots of your life and look directly at exactly how we’re
Being a sassy /anti-anything standard kind of gal, I’d like to offer an alternative view on “giving thanks” this Thanksgiving. Instead of the obvious “give thanks for what you have,” I’m looking at it from a different perspective. I’m giving thanks for this year’s “NO’s.” Yep, you read that correctly. I am grateful for the
I am afraid of heights in wide-open spaces. I can usually deal when I’m standing still, like when I’m in a tall building, but put me in a car that is traversing a mountain and you’ll find me in the back seat with my head between my knees. There’s something about motion and space that
My last blog post, “Goodbye Careful Cara,” caught me by surprise. My public declaration about finally mustering up the courage to leave behind my false persona of pleasing and perfecting turned out to be a common thread and connector to many of you. Not only did your comments and emails cheer me on as I
Flow is your full-body, full-sensory peak experience where you come alive. A version of this article was originally published by Happify During a peak experience in the middle of a college track race when I was 19 years old, I experienced an exhilarating sense of aliveness. I felt connected to my body and my mind in
It’s that time again folks. With resolutions in hand we stand side-by-side pumped up to begin 2018. The story is predictable. We’ll start the month strong, lose steam around mid-January, and slip back into our comfortable, well-worn habits by February. And so it goes, year after year and decade after decade. The cycle persists not
Teacher — it’s who I am and what I do. I began teaching when I was 15 years old. I’ve been teaching ever since (that’s a long time). I’ve taught figure skating and Rollerblading, high impact aerobics, step aerobics, and even hip-hop aerobics. I’ve taught strength training, HIIT training and for a brief period I taught
The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. Lin Yutang I’m still buzzing from a powerful exercise I (sort of) made up last week. I’m calling it “Your HELL YEAH Wake-Up Call” inspired by the bestseller Tools of Titans in which author Tim Ferriss interviews icons, mavericks, and other stellar people about what
One of the benefits of getting older is being able to predict on Monday morning how I’m likely to feel by Friday afternoon. This crystal ball shows up as my color-coded weekly calendar. The more color on my spreadsheet, the more I need to pay attention. Here’s why: A loaded calendar means more activity and
There are moments in life when time stands still, the world seems to pause and everything goes quiet. These moments seem to last forever, for better or worse. You know those big vivid moments, when your world instantly turns upside down, demanding your full attention, and later you seem to remember every sensation. These are
I’m in the process of radically shifting my life. It all started mid-November 2016 and it’s been going strong since. I talked about this big change the podcast episodes: Radical Shift part 1 and part 2. Radically shifting means to get down into the roots of your life and look directly at exactly how we’re
Being a sassy /anti-anything standard kind of gal, I’d like to offer an alternative view on “giving thanks” this Thanksgiving. Instead of the obvious “give thanks for what you have,” I’m looking at it from a different perspective. I’m giving thanks for this year’s “NO’s.” Yep, you read that correctly. I am grateful for the
I am afraid of heights in wide-open spaces. I can usually deal when I’m standing still, like when I’m in a tall building, but put me in a car that is traversing a mountain and you’ll find me in the back seat with my head between my knees. There’s something about motion and space that
My last blog post, “Goodbye Careful Cara,” caught me by surprise. My public declaration about finally mustering up the courage to leave behind my false persona of pleasing and perfecting turned out to be a common thread and connector to many of you. Not only did your comments and emails cheer me on as I
Cara Bradley is a former pro skater and currently a world renown motivational speaker. Cara works with busy people just like you to work and play in FLOW so that they can achieve their peak performance.