20 How to Crave Exercise - Start Moving with Mantras and Erin Stutland

We all get stressed out about moving, exercising and working out.Am I working out enough? Am I doing it the best way that I can? How do I get motivated?Here is how to make it fun!Today let's set a new intention around movement. Movement should be fun.Erin Stutland joins us to discuss moving meditation. She is a life coach, a fitness expert and the creator of the online program The Shrink Session.In this episode we explore how to let go of perfection and dance like no-one is watching.The truth is that it's all about permission. Permission to make mistakes and realize it's no big deal.

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Show Notes:

• Everything about the love of dance
• How mindset saved Erin's mother from cancer
• Artistic expression and how to continuously create new ideas through fitness
• What healing modalities can do to support your mind and body
• The organic journey into mindfulness meditation
• Being a teenager and dealing with her mother's diagnosis
• The natural and formal progression into life coaching
• The benefits of working with coaches and learning new tools
• How the success of Erin's first workshop grew her leadership and coaching skills
• The beauty of The Movement - Give back. Move forward.
• My personal insight into Erin's 'Shrink Session'
• The benefits of removing the pressure and... Just Moving!

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• The correlation between challenges and running away
• How movement and mantras empower us
• The beauty of being present and alive in your body
• The progression of movement
• Why it's not a surprise people have negative beliefs around movement
• Weight loss and why it's so un-inspiring
• On the power of changing your connection and intention
• Bring on Empowerment!
• The reality of pairing affirmations and movement
• The struggles we have with meditation and our slippery minds
• How important it is for these words to get into your body, muscles and cells
• Erin's programs, products and free trials
• The power of what movement does to the brain and our work productivity
• Good news…. Changing your body can be a commitment of moving your body for just 5 minutes everyday

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Links Mentioned:

• Join Erin's Shrink Sessions @ Crunch Gym or The Movement
• Find out more about Shrink Session's teachers
• Check out The Movement (which donates $1 per class to Cancer research)
• Find out everything about Erin's products & programs @ ShrinkSessions.com
• Sign up to Erin's mailing list to try free experiences and workshops
• What is BDNF - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
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