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Darlene Marshall Darlene Marshall

Anything You've Learned You Can Unlearn

A few weeks ago a client who's recently started meditating and working on her self care confided in me that while she gets it's "good for her" the more self awareness she builds, the more frustrated she's getting.

Oh, I've been there. Maybe you have, too?

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Mindfulness Darlene Marshall Mindfulness Darlene Marshall

5 Tricks for Beginning Meditation

It happens a lot.
Probably more than you realize.
And it’s perfectly normal.

I can’t tell you how many times a client or friend has told me that they’re a “bad meditator” or admitted to me that they don’t know where to start.  If this is you, here are the 5 strategies I use to help my student’s get un-stuck.

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Goal Setting Darlene Marshall Goal Setting Darlene Marshall

When Resolutions Fail, Set Strong Goals

4 reasons why goal setting will get you farther in 2018

It’s that time of year again, here at the gym. When members, new and old, swarm in to reclaim the fitness they lost over the holiday.  Or, more excitingly, to strive for goals they haven’t achieved in the past. Inevitably in this first week of the year the same conversation crops up over and over, ”What are your New Years resolutions?”  I love this time of year; but it's a sad fact that 80% of New Years Resolutions are broken by the 2nd week of February.

As a Lifestyle and Habit Change Coach working in one of New York City’s premiere luxury gyms I feel safe telling you: I never set resolutions. I haven’t since I became a trainer, learned about change psychology and how new habits form in the brain, and upped my game. When you study what works it quickly becomes obvious: resolutions don’t.

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