Studies show gratitude supports neuroplasticity, regulates stress hormones, shifts mindset from negative to positive, reinforces positive neural connectivity, and improves decision making, emotional regulation and empathy. Take a moment to exercise gratitude for your mind and body. When you share, it's critical to FEEL the body sensations as you share and imagining the things that give life to you for it's intended affects. Comment below: What are all the things you are grateful for?

I just signed up for my take my next annual 10 day silent meditation Vipassana course for Dec 3-14 at the Onalaska, WA Dhamma Kunja center, in the middle of Seattle and Portland. Anyone want to join me? Applications opened up today and it normally fills to capacity with a day or so... The retreat is by donation and all food and accommodations are provided for 10 days. Details are at http://dhamma.org/. Here's an article I wrote on it for https://soljoy.life/ten-days-of-silence-vipassana-meditation-retreat/ Let me know by commenting below any questions, comments, interest!

Just uploaded 15 new YouTube videos (see below). Comment below: What are your top 3 thumbnail and titles you want to click and watch? Vote based on your gut reaction without watching the video yet. Your vote will help inform me which content to focus on that also resonates the most with me. Thank you!! VOTE BY NUMBER 1. 1 Thing Top Performing Leaders and Athletes Use to Look and Feel 20 Years Younger 2. How to go on a hot date with yourself 3. Watch First Pull Up of 42 year old Mom in Under 1 Minute 4. Watch Limber Energetic 42 year old Woman Hip Hop Dancing with Teenagers 5. Interivew with Raj Jana: Staying Grounded Through Failure 6. How to Optimize Your Energy Kitchen Tour 7. Mukbang-Trying Dragonfruit for the First Time 8. Life Stats Tracker Optimize your Energy Using this Template 9. Mother and Son Debate: Do Screens Help or Harm Mental Health? 10. Joshua B Lee: Hustle To Health - Journey to Escape the Burnout Trap 11. Street Survey: 3 Secret Exercises to Beat Burnout 12. Deep Focus Work with Me - Body Double for ADHD 13. Clean with me 14. Release Negative Energy in Organs with Korean Qigong (Body and Brain) 15. Master Your Emotions - One Secret to Get Unstuck 16. Failure as an Opportunity

As we head into the weekend, what are you looking forward to? What do you want to celebrate? Or what brings you joy that you can make space for this weekend? Comment below!!

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