In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth Sydney and Kelly discuss their experience with a Sound Bath.

• Also known as Sound Meditation
• Immersed in sound vibration and frequencies that are healing
• Stress release
• Lower blood pressure
• Tibetan singing bowls, crystal bowls, gongs, rain sticks, string instrument
• Live versus recorded sound meditation
• Vibration and clearing in the body
• Great way to be introduced to meditation

Resources:

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/sound-bath

https://www.anthropology-news.org/articles/healing-vibrations/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5871151/

http://www.teletextile.org/sound-bath

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In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly discuss volunteering in the community, its benefits and how to find a place that is a fit for you.

• Benefits...physical/mental health
• Sense of purpose
• New relationships
• Reduces stress, helps with depression
• Finding the right fit
• Volunteer match websites for cities and non-profits
• Types of organizations: Master Naturalists, Libraries, Family Shelters, Community arts groups, Animal shelters and rescues org., conservation groups...

Resources:

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/healthy-living/volunteering-and-its-surprising-benefits.htm

https://readingpartners.org/blog/living-longer-through-volunteering/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&msclkid=e0776f788acc17f65c6a092735605219&utm_campaign=Volunteer%20-%20Regional&utm_term=benefits%20of%20doing%20volunteer%20work&utm_content=Benefits%20of%20Volunteering

https://www.volunteermatch.org/

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In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly talk about some of their favorite books from various genres.

• Benefits of reading
• Escapism
• Ability to empathize can increase
• Self Growth Books
• People Focused Books
• Historical Fiction
• Fun/Mystery
• Spirituality
• Miscellaneous Novels

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In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth Sydney and Kelly talk with Julie Carpenter on the topic feeling and believing that you are enough.

• Feeling it is what we do that makes us enough rather than who are are
• When do we notice the feelings of being inadequate
• Danger of comparing ourselves to others

Resources:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lifting-the-veil-trauma/202103/when-we-dont-feel-good-enough

https://www.minimalismmadesimple.com/home/you-are-enough/

https://truerest.com/

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In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly get real about social situations...some people make it look easy.

• The unknown of events
• What stops us from or makes us hesitate to accept invitations
• There are health benefits
• Preparing, gaining confidence
• Conversation starters
• Body language
• Everyone has a story...ask and listen
• Sample questions

Resources:

https://questionsabouteverything.com/topics-to-talk-about/

https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/relations/how-to-feel-confident-in-awkward-social-situations/

https://psychology.tips/how-to-be-more-socially-confident/

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In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth Sydney and Kelly discuss their experience with Flotation Therapy.

• True Rest Float Spa in San Antonio
• History of flotation therapy
• The connection of sensory deprivation
• Physical benefits...recovery from workouts, increased blood circulation, relaxation, joints
• Mental...stress relief, creativity boost, lack of sensory stimulation
• Tailoring your experience
• Athletes and flotation therapy and visualization
• Magnesium in the Epsom Salt is key
• Why is it difficult to be by yourself in that space?

Resources:

https://truerest.com/

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In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly conclude Mental Health month focusing on Self Compassion.

• How do we have compassion for ourselves when going through difficult times
• Compassion...life giving gift you give yourself
• What is self compassion
• Self compassion enhances compassion for others
• Self compassion does not equal selfishness
• Enhancing suffering versus compassion
• Common humanity
• If you an be with something, you can learn from it
• Finding stability
• Self compassion isn't all warm and fuzzy

Resources:

Kristen Neff: https://self-compassion.org/

No Mud, No Lotus, by Thich Nhat Hanh https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/40321244-no-mud-no-lotus-the-art-of-transforming-suffering

https://tricycle.org/article/real-life-sharon-salzberg/

To Come Home to Yourself, by John O Donahue https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/words-of-wonder/to-come-home-to-yourself-john-odonohue/

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In honor of World Meditation Day, here's a free meditation for all of our listeners! This one goes with our theme for Mental Health Awareness Month, speaking to self-compassion. We will also be discussing this topic on our episode that comes out May 28th!