Welcome to the month of October🍁, Habit Thrivers!

This is a month of transitioning from late summer to fall, when the weather, leaves, and the world around us start to change.🤗

However, it can also be the perfect month to take a pause.✋

Many of us may be moving out of that time of year when we mow the lawn once a week or tend to our garden🌻 on weekends.

But we’re not quite to the point of salting the driveway or shoveling snow.🥶

So what better time for a pause in our breath practice, as well?😊

Today, on Episode #120 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, I’m bringing you a special treat: A “Pause Breath” technique that you can use over the next few weeks as you prepare for the busy holiday season ahead.

So, take a seat, recline, relax, 🥰and lets pause…

Lorrie xoxox

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In this episode, we round out the 5 steps to a Fit, Fearless and Fabulous Fall by exploring the concept of hygge, a Scandinavian word that embodies a feeling of coziness, comfort, and warmth—perfect for the transition from fall into winter. While previous steps in this series have focused on moving with the season, changing routines, and meditation, this final step is all about creating a cozy environment that helps you embrace the shorter, cooler days ahead.

Key Takeaways:

Recap of the Previous Four Steps

• Step 1: Be present in the fall season. Pay attention to the changing sights, sounds, and smells as you transition from summer to fall.
• Step 2: Embrace seasonal change by adjusting routines. Transition your home environment and activities to match the season.
• Step 3: Move with the season. Adjust your fitness and movement routines to suit the cooler, darker days.
• Step 4: Incorporate meditation and reflection. With nature turning inward, it's an ideal time to meditate and journal.

Step 5: Hygge It Up

• Hygge is all about creating a sense of warmth and coziness in your home, especially as the days get darker and colder.
• Think about adjusting your home with cozy elements like candles, warm throws, and soft lighting to help your space feel comforting and safe.
• Embrace rituals like baking, lighting candles, and spending time with loved ones to ground yourself in the season.

Final Thought:

As you move through the fall and into the winter, remember to hygge it up! Surround yourself with warmth, coziness, and comfort as a way to nurture your mind, body, and soul. And don't forget—right here, right now, all is okay.

Tune in next time as we dive into sleep rituals and tips for staying grounded as we move deeper into the fall season. Until then, stay cozy, and remember to hygge it up!

Lorrie xoxox

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In the past few weeks, we have learned how to:

1. Practice Mindfulness🙏 and Be in the Fall Season by using all of our senses to experience the changing season all around us.
2. Change Things Up👏 by swapping out summer tanks for scarves and breaking out our fall home decor.
3. Move With the Fall Season🏃‍♀️ by adjusting our walks, activities and exercise with the change in temperature and the drop in light.

Today, on Episode #118 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are moving on to Step 4 of our Fit, Fearless & Fabulous Guide:

Using Meditation🙏, Breath Work and Journaling🖊️ to Embrace the Fall Season.

Of course, these things are not strictly fall activities.🙅‍♀️

Some of you may even be thinking🤔, “But, Lorrie, I journal/meditate/work on my breathing practice all year long!”

To that, I say: Awesome!!!🥳🥳🥳

But whether you are a practiced hand or new to these, the fall is a perfect time to start … or just start over.

✅ Join my Women’s Wellness group meditation on Friday mornings

✅ Try a new meditation podcast

✅ Get a new journal to mark the start of the season

✅ Change up where you meditate or journal by moving from the patio outside to a cozy chair by the window.

Meditation, breathwork, and journaling not only relax us but also open up space in our minds🧠 and our day for new opportunities.

Meditation, especially, helps us be aware of our thoughts and teaches us that not each and every thought needs to be listened to.🙄

We start to become more choosy about the thoughts we listen to, and in this way challenge ourselves and ultimately see all that is possible.😊

Lorrie xoxox

Mentioned in this episode:

Take the Dosha Quiz Here

Download the Fit, Fearless & Fabulous PDF Here

Loving the show? Let’s connect! Find me:

Facebook: Women's Wellness Community: For women wanting to rock their “Me Now” Years

Instagram: @Habitguru365

Website: lorriemickelson.com

Habits, Mindfulness Routines & Self Care For Women 50 & Beyond