Positive Thinking & Affirmations – Viki Thondley | Mind Body Food

{Podcast} Rewrite Your Life Story with Chris O’Hearn

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on September 14, 2016 / Holistic Health, Mental-Health, Mindset, Personal Growth, PODCAST, Positive Thinking & Affirmations

MINDBODYFOOD PODCAST How to Rewrite Your Life Story! We all have that one story that we like to tell ourselves or others from our youth. A defining moment that may have felt unfair, painful, hurtful, justified. We’ve often told this story (what may feel like) a thousand times, and maybe that “fish” has gotten bigger every time you tell it! Where do the stories we tell ourselves come from? What decides if we react or respond in any situation? What holds our values and beliefs, and creates our feelings and behaviours? THE THOUGHTS IN OUR MIND. I’m sure you’ve heard that the

How to Tap into the Power of I AM

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on July 6, 2016 / Benefits of Meditation, Gratitude, Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Lifestyle, Meditation, Mental-Health, Mindset, Personal Growth, Positive Thinking & Affirmations

THE POWER OF I AM How to tap into the infinite power of these two simple words I love the teachings of Louise Hay and the late Dr Wayne Dyer, who often talked about the significance of the words I AM and how we use them. When I’m teaching my clients or students about the subconscious mind and conditioned thinking, I emphasise the importance of how much power these two little words can have over our entire wellbeing. Read the next two lines and take note of how each makes you feel… I am a good person who is kind, thoughtful and caring

Release Emotional Pain with This Simple Practice

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on September 18, 2015 / Benefits of Meditation, Confidence, Holistic Health, Meditation, Mental-Health, Mindset, Personal Growth, Positive Thinking & Affirmations

A Simple Energy Practice to Release Emotional Pain Ho’oponopono (pronounced “hoh-OH-pohno-pohno) is an ancient Hawaiian system of healing, problem solving and transformation. In Hawaiian, Ho’oponopono means “to make right or to rectify an error.” This may not necessarily be something literal that you have done. An “error” can also be a memory network of emotions, words, situations and behaviours that replay in your subconscious mind and feed your limiting beliefs. Are you carrying around emotional pain that has turned into physical pain? Do you feel heavy and weighed down by the burden of feelings? Are you using food, alcohol

Being Grateful at Christmas

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on December 22, 2014 / Gratitude, Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Lifestyle, Mental-Health, Mindset, Personal Growth, Positive change, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Wellness Coaching

Be Grateful at Christmas It’s the season of Turkey, trifle and last minute shopping. It’s also a time for giving, receiving and being thankful: a wonderful act of gratitude that I teach my students and clients to do on a daily basis; particularly for those struggling to shift negativity. When our attention is constantly focused on the annoying, unhappy, challenging, or just plain hard aspects of our lives, a low mood and feelings of helplessness can consume us – especially at Christmas time. In this state of mind it’s all too easy to forget that whatever it is, that it will pass.

Why Women are more alike than they think

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on October 24, 2014 / Confidence, Holistic Health, Lifestyle, Mental-Health, Mindset, Personal Growth, Positive change, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Stress Management, Wellness Coaching, Workshops

Self-Love, a Retreat for the Soul Recently I hosted my 4 day Women’s Wellness and Meditation Retreat for a large group of beautiful and brave women. WOW! Awesome experience I’ve waited patiently for years to be able to create and host. Most of the ladies came from the Darling Downs; however a few travelled from New South Wales, ACT and the Sunshine Coast to be with us. These ladies were of course, all different. They ranged in ages from 27 to 66 years old. They each had a story – some quite a few. They had experienced all the modern

Eating Psychology Conference 2014

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on July 3, 2014 / Body Image, Confidence, Eating Disorders, Emotional Eating, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Nutrition, Nutrition & Weight Loss, Positive Thinking & Affirmations

FREE Eating Psychology Online Conference Obesity, overeating, body image concerns, emotional challenges with food, and diet-related health issues have permeated our society, culture and mindsets. We’ve become the most unhealthy and unhappy we’ve ever been! Throughout my own recovery a huge A-ha! moment was realising that even though I was trying my hardest to watch what I ate and eat “healthy” food, my constant dogmatic, rigid and restrictive thinking was placing so much stress and imbalance within my body that it was impossible for me to find a healthy balance and weight. My digestive fire was just a glimmer of

10 Tips to Stress Less Now!

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on May 27, 2014 / Benefits of Meditation, Holistic Health, Meditation, Mental-Health, Personal Growth, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Self-Care, Stress Management

Stress Less Now! Stress is now the number one underlying cause of all illness and disease in modern society. If you’re not sure what stress actually is or how it affects the body (physiologic responses) then check out my article on What is Stress that also includes 10 tips for promoting the Relaxation Response. Over-stimulation, achievement, demands, stimulus, finance and relationship challenges, children and lack of exercise…. the responsibilities all adds up. If we’re not stopping regularly to recharge our minds, bodies and spirits, then chronic stress hormones begin to damage the body and lead to illness and disease down the track. You

3 Ways to Create Confidence and Build Your Self-Image

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on May 23, 2014 / Body Image, Confidence, Gratitude, Holistic Health, Mindset, Personal Growth, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Self-Care, Wellness Coaching

Create your confidence and build your self-image by these very simple yet life-changing daily practices. You don’t need anything fancy to begin. You simply need to start making yourself a priority in your own life and pay attention. 3 Ways to transform your confidence: 1. Write down five things you are currently grateful for. (Use the term, “I am grateful for…”.) Focus on the positive feelings that come up as you associate them with your gratitude. Read them aloud and look for new things throughout the day. 2. Look in the mirror and name out loud, five things you admire most about

This One Thing Can Change Your Life

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on May 2, 2014 / Benefits of Meditation, Gratitude, Holistic Health, Inner-Strength, Meditation, Mental-Health, Personal Growth, Positive change, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Wellness Coaching

Change Your Life With This One Thing It has always amazed me how the Sun has an ability to not just warm my skin, but blanket me in an invisible sense of positivity, joy and gratefulness for being alive. There are so many small yet significant occurrences that happen around us every day, just waiting to provide a little more happiness, purpose and ease in our lives, if only we’re paying attention. It’s in these little moments of awareness, attention and acknowledgement, that we find some of life’s precious lessons: When a loved one smiles at you and let’s the

Do you measure your worth by your weight?

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on January 20, 2014 / Body Image, Confidence, Eating Disorders, Emotional Eating, Holistic Health, Mental-Health, Mindset, Passion & Purpose, Personal Growth, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Self-Esteem, Wellness Coaching

Worth Your Weight Bathroom scales. Do you have one? We don’t have a bathroom scale in our house. I’ve not weighed myself in years. I don’t look to one for punishment, judgement or expectation ANY MORE. I once relied on the bathroom scales for my self-worth. I looked to it for my daily allowance of food. I feared its’ judgement but I was compelled to step on it and wait anxiously for my result. My whole mindset and mood was determined by that number. The thing now is that I no longer measure my self-worth by a number on the scale.

Create your Happiest, Healthiest and most Confident self in 2014!

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on December 30, 2013 / Confidence, Holistic Health, Mindset, Passion & Purpose, Personal Growth, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Stress Management, Wellness Coaching

FREE visualisation exercise and creating new habits worksheet below! Well it’s that time of year again when we start to think about the year that was and the one we hope for next. Instead of just hoping and wishing for your life to change, own it and be the catalyst for change yourself! Your life is your creation. If you’re not happy with any aspect of it, you have the power to turn it around. I lived for over 15 years with an eating disorder that consumed all of my twenties and the beginning of my thirties, until I finally

How to Make Worry Your Best Friend

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on December 15, 2013 / Confidence, Gratitude, Holistic Health, Inner-Strength, Mental-Health, Mindset, Personal Growth, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Self-Esteem, Wellness Coaching

Worry Wars In a recent post on Facebook, Cheryl Richardson – the original Personal Growth Coach – made a lovely confession about worrying: “This morning I woke up worrying. It didn’t start out that way. I opened my eyes to bright sunlight and smiled as I felt the warmth of Michael’s body next to mine and the familiar weight of Poupon cuddled on top of my feet. My moment of bliss went to hell in a handbasket though, the moment my mind joined the party and created a racket!” Worrying is something we all do, however it’s usually at the cost of our

Be Thankful to be Healthy: Scientific Proof that Gratitude Improves Your Health

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on November 29, 2013 / Gratitude, Holistic Health, Inner-Strength, Mental-Health, Mindset, Passion & Purpose, Personal Growth, Positive change, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Self-Care, Stress Management

Scientific Proof That Being Thankful Improves Your Health By Dr. Lissa Rankin Thursday, November 28th, 2013 On this day of Thanksgiving, people around the United States are expressing gratitude for the bounty of their lives, but many may not realize that in doing so, they are also improving the quality of their health and increasing their life expectancies. The scientific evidence is conclusive when it comes to mood, outlook, and health. Happy people live 7-10 years longer than unhappy people, and optimistic people have a 77% lower risk of heart disease than pessimistic people. But how can you become happier and more

3 tips for Self-Care & Looking After YOU!

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on October 18, 2013 / Confidence, Gratitude, Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Mental-Health, Personal Growth, Positive change, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Self-Care

Who’s Looking After You Kid? Are you taking care of yourself? Or are you just going through the motions and neglecting your needs… It’s very easy to get caught up in the daily grind and swept away with the busyness of life – I do this sometimes too, which is why I decided to do something about it and share it with you all. If you sense that your tension, stress, fatigue and tolerance levels are under pressure than perhaps you’re not doing all you can to combat these symptoms or relieve the underlying causes. Get back to basics and do more of what you

What My One-Legged Grandfather Taught Me About Life

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on October 2, 2013 / Confidence, Gratitude, Holistic Health, Inner-Strength, Mental-Health, Mindset, Passion & Purpose, Personal Growth, Positive change, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Self-Care, Self-Esteem

Listen and Learn When I was in grade one my maternal Grandfather taught me how to spell “encyclopedia”. I was the only child in first grade who could spell such a long and impressive word, which I loved to spell over and over with pride at my young abilities! That same year he also taught me how to recite the alphabet backwards. He used a nifty little rhyme which I’ve recently taught my step-children. Now that really impressed the other grade one kids! Every holiday my older sisters and I would stay with our maternal grandparents for at least a week. We would

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