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Morning Routine to Access Your Subconscious

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on September 25, 2015 / Benefits of Meditation, Gratitude, Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Lifestyle, Meditation, Mental-Health, Mindset, Self-Care

Create a Morning Routine! Influence Your Subconscious, Set Your Intention & Increase Awareness Spring is a great time to be yourself and start your day right! Start a morning routine that keeps it real and do-able! My morning routine consists of waking up, being grateful, peeing, then moving OR meditating – in that order! The practice of consciously looking for gratitude – especially in the morning as you wake, and in the evening as you prepare for sleep – is powerful in rewiring your mental programming and influencing your subconscious mind. This is why meditating is so powerful during those times. Click here and here

The secret to Visualisation and Creating Change

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on January 12, 2015 / Confidence, Holistic Health, Meditation, Mental-Health, Mindset, Wellness Coaching

Visualisation Secret to Create Change Every January millions around the world make New Year’s Resolutions. They have the best of intentions to create change and often convince themselves that this time they’re really going to do it. One small problem: only thinking that you want to make change, is not physically going to create any! You firstly need to write your goals down so you can see them and make them appear real – preferably in big bold letters on colourful paper. You can even decorate a vision board on large cardboard, covered with pictures, symbols, words and drawings that summarise and capture the essence of

Steps to Create Positive Change

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on December 29, 2014 / Holistic Health, Lifestyle, Mindset, Personal Growth, Positive change, Self-Care

Create Positive Change Not New Years Goals… Change has to be when you are ready to change, not simply because the New Year is coming. Whether you’d like to create a specific change now, or a list of things to focus on next year, the below steps will make it easier for you to define, clarify, challenge and support yourself. 1. Define what you don’t want – it’s not negative to be clear on what you don’t want. It’s necessary in weeding out the things that you simply aren’t willing to compromise on or live with, through previous experience or personal

Meditation Basics and Dr Ian Gawler

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on August 4, 2014 / Benefits of Meditation, Holistic Health, Meditation, Mental-Health, Mindset, Personal Growth, Self-Care, Stress Management

Meditation Basics Last week I had the wonderful pleasure of having Dr Ian Gawler and his wife Ruth over to my home prior to his Toowoomba seminar on “The Science of Health, Healing and the Mind”. Together we recorded an interview for my YouTube channel over a cuppa and some raw chocolate, discussing some of our favourite topics: lifestyle medicine, mind-body healing, epigenetics, cancer recovery, psychoneuroimmunology, and of course, meditation. Throughout an evening of research and inspiration, I saw many people inspired to begin meditating after experiencing a taste of inner peace first hand. Often people are curious about meditation

Benefits of Meditation to Reduce Anxiety

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on June 24, 2014 / Benefits of Meditation, Holistic Health, Meditation, Mental-Health

Reduce Anxiety with Meditation Oprah and Deepak do it. The Beatles were huge fans. Russell Brand does it daily. Even Ellen DeGeneres, Clint Eastwood and Hugh Jackman do it. Yes, they all found meditation. I discovered meditation nearly twenty-five years ago, to aid in my stress and struggles through the beginnings of adulthood. Now, using Meditation Therapy, I teach others how easily this ancient practice can significantly plant the seeds for health and healing in modern life. What’s Good About Meditation? The benefits of meditation have been thoroughly researched and documented by world class research institutions such as Harvard University,

Do You Feel Safe in Your Body?

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on April 14, 2014 / Body Image, Emotional Eating, Fat Loss, Holistic Health, Hormone Balancing, Mental-Health, Mindset, Nutrition & Weight Loss, Stress Management, Wellness Coaching

That weighty feeling Who’s been on a “diet” before – lost weight, regained weight and done the whole thing over again? I’ve tried numerous diets over the years and a few methods I made up myself. But nothing ever truly worked until I learned to listen to my thoughts and understand what my beliefs and fears were saying to me unconsciously, continuing to trigger my fat storing hormones. What’s the difference between losing weight and regaining, and losing weight and staying there? It’s our emotional, mental and spiritual experience of whether we feel “safe” at a lower weight and comfortable

Women’s Wellness & Meditation Retreat Sneak Peek + Q & A with Viki

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on February 9, 2014 / Confidence, Holistic Health, Meditation, Personal Growth, Self-Care, Wellness Coaching

Women’s Wellness I am very excited to announce that my first Women’s Wellness & Meditation Retreat is now confirmed and set for October 10th – 13th! This has been many years of dreams and hard work and now finally I can bring my life, work and personal experience all together in these 4 special days to share with you 🙂 To make it very easy to get a sense of the purpose, aim and intention of my Women’s Retreat, we recorded a short Q & A video, plus an even shorter personal tour video of the beautiful venue, Woodlands of Marburg.

How I let go of holiday stress & returned to energy, balance & breath

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on January 29, 2014 / Benefits of Meditation, Inner-Strength, Meditation, Nutrition, Personal Growth, Self-Care

Breathe, Relax, Let Go! Happy Wellness Wednesday Friends! 🙂 After the chaos and energy-focused Christmas and school holidays, I realised how much I had compromised my daily self-care practices for other “stuff” that really weren’t a priority. Did you do that too? As soon as I realised my energy, enthusiasm and moods were diminishing I took the warning signs to heart and immediately returned to my heart centre and breath. I knew I was missing and needed my daily self-care of meditation, full breath and mindfulness to keep on top of my self-talk, exercise and food choices. So I shifted priorities to nourish myself first, and very soon balance

How to Combat Stress in Daily Life + New Toowoomba Meditation Classes

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on January 24, 2014 / Benefits of Meditation, Holistic Health, Meditation, Mental-Health, Mindset, Personal Growth, Positive change, Self-Care, Stress Management

To Fight or Flight ? Understand your stress responses PLUS 10 Tips to combat stress in daily life! Stress: A pesky little word that gets tossed around a great deal in modern day life. We stress about things, we feel stressed by stuff, and situations are stressful… But do you really understand stress, and more importantly, how it affects your body? To combat stress, our bodies have a built-in protection mechanism called the Fight or Flight response. Normal day to day interactions aren’t likely to cause us physical harm, so most of the time our body is (or it should be!)

Stress Kills! Find Your Triggers and Take Action!

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on July 18, 2013 / Benefits of Meditation, Holistic Health, Meditation, Mindset, Personal Growth, Self-Care, Stress Management

Identify Stress Triggers & Take Action Throughout my work with individuals and groups as a Meditation and Stress Therapist, I see first hand how little the general public are aware of the physical symptoms of their stress. This is such a terrible shame seeing as stress is the number ONE underlying cause of ALL modern illness and disease! SHOCKING! Stress has become the go-to word to describe a myriad of emotions, feelings and situations in our lives. How many times have you heard someone say: “I’m too stressed to deal with this” “I’m so stressed out” “Life is really stressful at the moment” How many

NEW Meditation Term & Stress Management Classes in Toowoomba

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on July 15, 2013 / Benefits of Meditation, Meditation, Mindset, Personal Growth, Self-Care

Weekly Meditation Term 3 Monday 15th July to Monday 16th Sept (10wks) One Whole Hour of Quiet, Calm, Peace & Happiness! Breathe, relax, feel safe, let go. Learn more about your Self, your stress and your strengths… BOOKINGS REQUIRED! Regular weekly classes incorporate various styles and traditions of meditation for relaxation, breathing, stress management, pain management, healing, confidence, visualisation, self-esteem and affirmations to deepen your practice and connection to self, and reinforce your learning with regularity, greater insight and promotion of the relaxation response. Meditation is a wonderful practice in mind-body awareness, self-connection and emotional healing. Classes are 1 Hour duration and

Awaken to Your Inner Silence

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on July 1, 2013 / Holistic Health, Inner-Strength, Mindset, Personal Growth

Monday Inspiration! Meditation expands self-awareness and is a tool for the re-discovery of our body’s own inner intelligence. Practiced for thousands of years, it’s not about forcing the mind to be quiet, it’s finding the silence that’s already there and making it a part of your life. Silence is the birthplace of happiness, creativity, and infinite possibilities. From this field of pure potentiality we get our bursts of inspiration, our most intuitive thoughts, and our deepest sense of connection to the universe. Practicing meditation on a daily basis allows you to weave silence and stillness into your mind and body to

Watch my MindBodyFood TV interview on Managing Stress

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on April 26, 2013 / Benefits of Meditation, Health & Fitness, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Inner-Strength, Meditation, Mental-Health, Mindset, Personal Growth, Personal Training, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Self-Care, Stress Management, Wellness Coaching

Stress-related Conditions CAN Happen To Anyone No matter who you are or what you do for a living, we all experience a degree of stress. Are you feeling down, anxious, tired, overwhelmed.. everyday, ordinary people can easily be overcome by prolonged stress when we ignore the signs and symptoms from our own body and mood. What can you do about it to help yourself and manage your stress before it leads to stress-related conditions, illness and disease? Take a 15 minute break to watch this interesting and humble interview with Steve Lynes, Owner of Fitness Works Gym in Toowoomba, to learn ways to identify your own levels of stress, and

Stress contributes to 90% of the diseases we suffer from today

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on April 21, 2013 / Benefits of Meditation, Confidence, Gratitude, Holistic Health, Inner-Strength, Meditation, Mental-Health, Mindset, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Self-Care, Stress Management, Wellness Coaching

“Stress contributes to 90% of the diseases we suffer from today.” ~ Dr Bruce Lipton (Developmental Biologist) This quote and medical fact is the reason I spend so much time educating my students and clients about the Stress Response and how it affects their mind, body and spirit on a daily basis. Meditation promotes the Relaxation Response and is one of the best antidotes to stress there is. Meditation is an achievable and beautiful pathway to self-awareness, inner peace and stressing less for healing and health. The Term 2 Monday Evening Weekly class began last week and has grown 3 times the size since

Top 5 Natural Sweeteners

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on April 13, 2013 / Fat Loss, Food, Health & Fitness, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Medicinal Nutrition, Nutrition, Nutrition & Weight Loss, Wellness Coaching

My Top 5 Natural Sweeteners We all know that sugar is bad for you and contributes to various health issues. So here are my top 5 natural sweeteners that are full of vitamins, minerals, enzymes and amino acids that will contribute to your nutritional health without compromising on taste. Simply pick one according to your preference! 1. Coconut sugar — As the coconut tree is a palm, this means that coconut sugar is a type of palm sugar. It is made from the sap of cut flower buds off the coconut palm, and is a traditional sweetener that’s been used for

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