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Week 24 – More New Things?

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I’m back reminding you to try and do new things. In week 14 I shared my Float Spa experience, you can check that out on my blog at barbarafaison.com.

This weekend I did quite a few new things. On Friday night Kym, Artis, and I went to a story telling event called, In My Shoes, to see Terri Nicole share an excerpt from her one woman show in progress. Terri’s story was hilarious, sweet, and engaging. It was a fun night and we got to hear stories, music, and comedy at the event.

Saturday night for dinner my hubby and I stopped by a NEW local restaurant, and guess what, they were playing salsa music! Yay for trying new restaurants in your neighborhood! It was a WIN WIN WIN, threefor. I got to do little seated salsa DANCING whilst enjoying time with TD and eating food that I didn’t have to cook. LOL.

I really love sharing practical ways to bring mindfulness into our daily lives. And for the third new thing, I was one of the presenters for a Mindfulness program, Flowers and Fruit curated by Helen Nde. On the program, Helen and I shared how to manage thoughts and emotions along with a practice session. I will be back with Ndine Lockhart of Plant Nomad to conclude the Spring Series on June 25 at 3pm. If you are local to Atlanta and you are interested you can find out more at unifiedwellness.org under events. Summer is off to a bang with trying new things for me.

I love being able to back up what I suspect with science, yay science! I enjoyed this short blog post by GardenUnity –  that listed four benefits of trying new things:

  1. Time becomes more memorable.
  2. Fear takes a backseat and your sense of adventure grows.
  3. You’ll get to know yourself better.
  4. Creativity and brain power will be stimulated.

I totally agree with all of these and there are even more benefits to trying and doing new things, that’s for another time.

You never know where your love for something may start – my 25 + years of dancing salsa started with going out dancing with a friend, trying something new. I fell in love with the music, dancing and made lifelong friends that I have traveled with to dance salsa!

Are you trying new things? Any new experiences to share? Even simple things such as trying new foods and taking a different route to your destination can be helpful for your overall well-being.

I’d love to know what new things you are doing or trying.


You can message me on social media or email me at barbarafaisonllc@gmail.com.

 

I am excited to be a part of a 17 week program, called Mindful of Abundance, Flowers and Fruit. This is a women’s meditation course, uniquely designed for women of color curated by Helen Nde, Certified Meditation Teacher. We started off the program yesterday for the Spring session, Planting Seeds with sound healing. 

The program is available as a series (SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER, or you may drop in for individual sessions.

SPRING – Planting Seeds – This 3-week course will introduce you to the practice of meditation and the benefits of mindfulness.

When: Sundays – 3 – 4 pm

LOCATION: Kindred Healing Center @pHrequencyATL
1800 Jonesboro Road (4th FLOOR) Atlanta, GA 30315

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June 25th – Barbara J. Faison & Ndine Lockhart ( Plant Nomad) – Living a Mindful Life

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Sign up for one or all sessions!

There are many resources available to support a meditation practice in person and online.

I’ve got two opportunities this week for you to join me, if you desire. I’ll be doing my LIVE Insight Timer meditation practice at noon on Wednesday, and our monthly Breathe with Barbara LIVE practice at 8 pm Wednesday night. No experience required, just your willingness.

I encourage you to check out the Insight Timer app, it is the #1 app for free meditations for sleep, anxiety and stress, and I have over 40 meditations, book excerpts, and my courses (for premium members) and more out there. The link is InsightTimer.com.

You can register for the Flowers and Fruits session on 6.25 at 3 pm at the Kindred Healing Center at 1800 Jonesboro Rd, Atlanta Georgia at unifiedwellness.org/events – choose spring session.

Questions? – theunifiedwellness@gmail.com

 

Relax, Listen, and Trust Your Inner Guidance.

The card I pulled for us today is the 

#8 QUESTION – What do I DESIRE MORE OF in my life?

What a great question to ponder!

 

I’d love to know about your experience with meditation. Are you new, or would you like to learn? If you prefer having a teacher for instruction, I offer one on one sessions as well as group sessions (min of 3 people). If you know any groups or organizations who want to offer a session, perhaps a lunch and meditate, or a program I love referrals and would be happy to speak with them.

Feel free to reach out to me on my website barbarafaison.com/contact-Barbara pick the option that works best for scheduling a quick conversation. Or you can message me @barbarafaison on social media, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Facebook are best.

All of the links are on my linktr.ee/barbarafaison.

If you need a quick breath break you can take one right here.

Thank you for your support and being on this journey with me.

Feel free to share your thoughts or ask a question – via email at barbarafaisonllc@gmail.com.

Keep breathing…
Barbara J. Faison
your mindfulness & meditation ambassador
barbarafaisonllc@gmail.com