THE MINDFULNESS HABIT with Kirsty O'Brien

We tend to get really good at thinking that we end up spending most of our day stuck in our heads and disconnected from our hearts. When the body relaxes the mind calms and the heart opens. In that space we are able to experience more wellbeing, deepened connection, clarity of thought. An open heart is a cheerleader and friend.  In this episode I take you through a very quick breathing practice using the mantra RELAX THE BODY TO CALM THE MIND. CALM THE MIND TO OPEN THE HEART. Helping you to get out of your head and into a calm and relaxed state www.teamko.com.au www.instagram.com/meditatewithkirsty 

Our mind is constantly wandering and in this episode I share how knowing when to set your mind free is a powerful tool in business. Strategic daydreaming, rather than wasting time,  actually helps us to solve problems, unlock our creativity and think without limitations.  Connect with me on Insta : www.instagram.com/kirstyobrienofficial Free resources for mindful entrepreneurship : 

Healthy boundaries are the key to creating a business you love leading and a life you love living. In the daily running of your business it can be easy to say yes to everything and end up depleted and stressed. Creating and maintaining boundaries are crucial to your success. In this episode I share  4 tips for building healthy boundaries in your biz and protecting your energy as an entrepreneur. 1. Choose your partnerships carefully 2. Stop being on call 24/7 3. Set time limits 4. Have clear daily objectives. Thanks so much for listening. Find free resources here : www. teamko.com.au/stresstools Connect with me : www.instagram.com/kirstyobrienofficial

Self doubt is a natural part of life but as an entrepreneur it's vital you learn how to challenge your thinking so that you build the confidence you need to succeed. In this episode I share a simple exercise to help you stop self doubt in it's tracks and change the way you talk to yourself. Free resources for mindful entrepereneurship _ www.teamko.com.au/stresstools Follow me www.instagram.com/kirstyobrienofficial

It's the first episode of 2022 and let's kick it off by talking about your goals. I'm sharing with you a simple but powerful coaching tool that will help you close the gap from where you are to where you want to be. Create clarity around your priorities and pinpoint goals in the areas important to you for a successful and fulfilling life.  Download my LEVEL 10 LIFE AUDIT worksheet for free on my website : www.teamko.com.au/stresstools Connect with me on Insta : www.instagram.com/kirstyobrienofficial If you're ready to smash your personal and business goals this year with the support and accountability of an expert coach book your first session in with me today :  https://www.teamko.com.au/coaching 

Welcome to the first episode of a series of interviews with entrepreneurs reflecting on the lessons they learned from COVID-19.  Today I am speaking with Alana from Alana & Co, a New Zealand based maker of hand poured and hand crafted soy candles. Alana turned her hobby into a business in the middle of the lockdown in August 2021.In this episode Alana shares her experience of starting a business in lockdown, the power of collaborations and what she has learnt about herself along the way. Alana has such an amazing story with so many serendipitous turns Alana & Co was just absolutely meant to be! Connect with Alana at www.instagram.com/alana.and.co www.alana-co.com Connect with Kirsty : www.instagram.com/kirstyobrienofficial www.teamko.com.au If you'd love to share your story email me at pa@teamko.com.au

When you get stuck in your head too much you become ungrounded. Grounding brings you back to your back and centers your energy.  This short breathing practice (less than 5 mins) will help you come back to your body and bring your attention to the present moment.  You can use this simple grounding technique anytime throughout the day when you feel your mind racing and your energy becoming fatigued.  www.teamko.com.au www.kirstyobrienofficial.com.au

This short practice will help you to calm a racing mind and relax tense and tight muscles.  Throughout the day we can become unaware of how much tension we are holding in parts of our body. This stored tension affecting our mental clarity, overall wellbeing and sleep quality. As you focus on your breathing you can create a safe space for your mind and body. Calming the mind helps the muscles to relax and tension released.   A few minutes nothing to do, nowhere to be.  Connect with me : www.instagram.com/kirstyobrienofficial Free resources and book a free coaching call : www.teamko.com.au

What are you anticipating when you approach most conversations? Stress is one of the biggest barriers to communication and it can have us approaching even the simplest conversations expecting a fight. In this episode Crystal Hinton, a theta healing instructor, talks about how the stories we are holding onto affect the way we communicate. Sharing actionable ways you can begin to joyfully approach communication. Helping you express how you feel clearly and confidently, even in difficult situations. We chat about  How Crystal's Lupus diagnosis led her to theta healing (4:15) What are you anticipating? Setting the tone and energy in our communication (9:00) Building confidence in your communication (17:00) Interrupting our stress state with play (25:00) Theta healing downloads for confident and clear communication (37:00) Connect with Crystal :  www.instagram.com/thelovejourneybycrystal www.facebook.com/thelovejourneybycrystal www.crystalignexperience.com Crystal Hinton helps driven entrepreneurs and leaders enjoy the heck out of their life by elevating their mindset and energy. She believes that self-love is the foundation for having guilt-free play and enjoying your life instead of working 24/7. She's living proof that you can have a wildly fulfilling personal life and career success. www.teamko.com.au www.instagram.com.au/meditatewithkirsty 

Dr. Renee is a double board certified doctor who has been working with women for over 20 years and due to her own personal health challenges, she stepped outside the box of conventional medicine to take a radically different approach to heal herself from the deep depths of burnout. In this episode Dr. Renee and I talk about how libido is important to overall wellbeing and the impact of stress on intimacy and libido. Share this one with your girlfriends!  Dr. Renee's personal experience with extreme burnout (2:00) Trying to do it all is burning you out! (15:00) How is your libido? (25:00) What is a low libido? (30:00) Getting out of your head and developing healthy coping mechanisms for stress (35:00) Connect with Dr. Renee Wallenstein here:  Kaspira Elite Health Consulting www.drreneewellenstein.com Instagram www.instagram.com/drreneewellenstein Facebook: www.facebook.com/renee.wellenstein Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/DrReneeWellenstein Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-the-leap-with-dr-renee/id1465483819 www.teamko.com.au www.instagram.com/meditatewithkirsty

We're back on! It's been a minute but with managing lockdown, homeschooling, work, new puppy and my sanity .. I had to step back. If you're like me and coming out of restrictions this week you may also be feeling a little fatigued and caught up in unhelpful thinking. In this episode I share how you can reframe sh*tty thinking by meeting yourself with some grace. 

As the world's first Business Reiki Master (TM) Sensei Victoria Whitfield helps empathic entrepreneurs and leaders stay grounded and clear as they navigate the emotional rollercoaster of business development, by using the power of strategic meditation.  In this episode Sensei Whitfield shares why energy work is so powerful in the workplace. I especially loved Victoria's intuitive and heart centered approach and it was a joy to chat with her. - The power of energy work in business - Making money and spirituality. Why talking about money is such a hot button and readjusting your relationship with it to earn big and make your impact. (9:00) - Focusing on your own journey (20:00) - Embracing technology for energy healing professions (31:00) - Taking the woo out of energy practices in the workplace (35:00) - Join the 5 day challenge and raise your vibration to make the impact you've been called to! Sensei Whitfield is a published author, a successful six-figure energy healer, and has toured the world showing heart-centered and growth-minded leaders how to get connected to their Natural Intuition and truly be #Visionary, so they can work less and increase their impact. www.victoriawhitfield.com Join the 5 day challenge here : https://victoriawhitfield.com/master-manifestor-5-day-challenge/ Listen to Sensei Whitfield's 5 star rated Journeypreneur Podcast on iTunes. Connect on socials :  Facebook.com/senseivictoriawhitfield linkedin.com/in/SenseiVictoriaWhitfield twitter.com @SenseiWhitfield instagram.com @SenseiWhitfield Connect with Kirsty : www.teamko.com.au www.instagram.com/meditatewithkirsty

For these next few minutes its ok to just be. Nothing to do and nowhere to be. This guided medi will help you to let go of what you can't control, release resistance and flow with what is.   Don't listen to medi's while driving. www.instagram.com/meditatewithkirsty  www.teamko.com.au

Have you been neglecting your energy and forgetting who the FCK you are lately? Emma Fitts is an Ayurvedic practitioner and energy healer and founder of Wholesome Living Ayurveda. Em is all about helping people on their journey of awakening their wild self, and to help them live in full alignment with their true authentic sovereign self – the beautiful mix of Cosmic and Earth roots. Em shares how to listen to the subconcious calling of your wild soul and care for your energy in a world full of distractions, uncertainity and technology. Bringing you back into connection with yourself and the Earth.  In this episode we chat about - The science of life (5:20) - The different doshas (9:45) - Coming back into connection with the earth (12:00) - Procrastination as a stress response (23:45) - Getting out of your head (34:00) - The power of nature in the modern world (40:00) - Cutting our distractions (44:00) To connect with Em www.instagram.com/awakenyourwild_ https://wholesomelivingayurveda.com.au Follow Kirsty www.instagram.com/meditatewithkirsty www.teamko.com.au

Take a few minutes out for yourself to connect here with me and surrender to this present moment. This guided medi will help you to connect to the breath and gently use it to release anxiety and stress. There is comfort and ease with the flow of the breath.   Let's take a collective deep breath together x  Don't listen to meditations while driving. For free resources www.teamko.com.au Join the facebook community www.facebook.com/groups/teamkowithkirsty Sign up for the MINDFUL MONTH www.teamko.com.au/mindfulmonth

The world is chaotic and noisy at times. The noise can leave us feeling depleted and disconnected from ourselves, from our centre. Exhausted and burnt out. By creating space each day to find stillness you will find deeper levels of relaxation, clarity and inner peace.   Don't listen to medis while driving.  www.teamko.com.au  www.instagram.com/meditatewithkirsty

The practice of mindful breathing, even for just a few minutes, will support you to lower your stress and invite a feeling ease to your mind and body. This guided mindful breathing practice will support you to bring a relaxed awareness to your breath and this moment. Don't listen to medis while driving. www.teamko.com.au www.instagram.com/meditatewithkirsty join the private facebook group : www.facebook.com/teamkowithkirsty

From the 3rd - 9th May I ran a week of mindfulness CCIA challenge over on my Instagram page. Each day you could join me on IG for a live ten minute medi (replays are in my feed) and then I dropped a daily mindfulness practice. Helping you cultivate the mindfulness habit. It was a week to support you to show up and create space for yourself. A week to lower your stress and emotional reactivity and find more calm, clarity and focus. I also asked that if you joined me for the week, loved the practices, started to feel positive changes within to please donate $20 to THE CHILDRENS CANCER INSTITUTE (CCIA). CCIA have a mission to end children's cancers. $20 to support and honour the 20 children being diagnosed with cancer each week. In this episode I share why we fundraise for CCIA each year at this time and the week of mindfulness. Diving into each of the practices that will help you to cultivate the mindfulness habit. There is so much GOODNESS in this one! If you would like to donate please head to https://www.ccia.org.au/fundraisers/kirstyobrien - Why our family are so passionate about supporting The Children's Cancer Institute - Do something with awareness (%:12) - Practice gratitude (8:00) - Use a mantra (10:15) - Email and text mindfully (14:35) - Ditch multitasking (17:25) - Listen mindfully (20:55) - Create a 5 min breathing practice (22:55) Don't forget to follow me on IG at www.instagram.com/meditatewithkirsty www.teamko.com.au Thank you for being here Kirsty x

MINDFUL MAY CCIA CHALLENGE is running 3rd May - 9th May 2021. This week will support you to make MINDFULNESS A HABIT. Join me for a live ten minute medi on IG and I'll be sharing a daily practice to help you integrate mindfulness into your daily life. To support the challenge the medi this week is one you can use at night, before bed. Helping you have a deep and restful sleep. MEDI BEGINS AT 4:24 Listen with headphones. If you join me for a week of mindfulness and find the practices support you head on over and pledge your support by giving a donation of $20 to THE CHILDRENS CANCER INSTITUTE AUSTRALIA. CCIA have a mission to end childrens cancers and your donations go towards life saving research and treatment protocols for kids with cancer. $20 to honour the 20 children diagnosed each week. To donate and read more about our story please head to https://www.ccia.org.au/fundraisers/kirstyobrien Join me on IG at www.instagram.com/meditatewithkirsty Have a beautiful sleep dear one. I am grateful for you being here.

Just for these few minutes you have nothing to do, nowhere to be. Too often the noise of the world and within distracts us. This medi will help you to free yourself of attachments and overwhelm and find the peace in surrender and letting go. Allowing yourself to be fully present with yourself and this moment. Helping you to release your doubts and frustrations and open your heart and mind to the ease of this moment. FLOWING NOT FORCING. Let's take a collective deep breath together x Don't listen to medis while driving. Connect with Kirsty at www.teamko.com.au www.instagram.com/meditatewithkirsty www.facebook.com/groups/teamkowithkirsty