Uncategorized Archives - Inner Power Mindset

Freedom from Stress

Happy 4th of July! I often write an article on this topic “Freedom from Stress.” This year seems even more important.

Do you know we now have a name for what many of us have been experiencing? It is called “Post-Pandemic Stress Disorder.” You may have noticed it in yourself or others–feeling out-of-sorts, more isolated, sad or anxious. You may also be feeling grief over loved ones or a loss of what was.

New Poll Shows Americans in Survival Mode

A March 2022 poll conducted by the American Psychological Association suggests that Americans are in “survival mode” due to reports of high stress levels caused by inflation, higher gas prices, the ongoing pandemic and the crisis in Ukraine. Given these stressors, it’s crucial that we support stress management at work and at home. As we may know burnout, anxiety and depression are on the rise.

All of this is a wake-up call. Even with all of this turmoil, we have a choice in how we react to stress. Now, more than ever, we must embrace our suffering self with love and compassion and find ways to release. Taking time out to connect with our inner self–our inner power--gives our mind, body, and spirit time to heal and reenergize.

We also need more time for self-care and to do activities that we enjoy. Think about that for a moment. Sometimes we are spinning out of control in negative thoughts. We become so distracted by our thinking brain that we lose the part of our higher self and what matters most. It is during these times that we need to step away from the stress.

Reboot Your Life and Surrender Stress Coming Soon!

Stay Tuned for a special program I’ll be announcing later this month called: “Reboot Your Life: Surrender Stress“

It’s vital to step away from your chattering brain or “monkey-mind” and breathe deeply. Resting from all that mental chatter allows flashes of insight to emerge. It’s important to take time to walk outside in nature, daydream, listen to music, or simply rest and just be. These brain breaks allow us to open up to our true source and let go of our worries.

Also, invite your children or teens to just “BE.” Turn off their devices. Get some sunshine. Use their imagination to dream again!

Remember to join our “Reboot Your Life: Surrender Stress.” To get a sample of what’s in store, here’s a Guided Imagery and Meditation that you may download below.

Wishing you peace!

Vicki

Vicki Atlas Israel is an Author, Certified Guided Imagery Practitioner, Meditation Mindset Coach. Atlas is passionate about bringing more peace and healing to children and adults. She’s helping high-achieving professionals, parents and children with stress relief. Awaken to your best life with love, hope, and healing. You may also schedule a complimentary Inner Power Breakthrough session.

Finding Time to Meditate

Uncategorized

We’ve all heard about the benefits of meditating for stress relief, focus, creativity and being happier. With so much change happening in our world, now is the time to go within for some inner peace. Here are some tips to help you make time to meditate. Click on the video below to learn more.

Choose a quiet place where you will not be disturbed
Sit rather than lie down, if you can, to prevent sleep
Pick a regular time of day morning or evening, or both
Know that thoughts will come in—just let them float away like clouds
Come to your practice with an attitude of gratitude

Here are a few suggestions. To begin your brief meditation, sit up straight in a chair, close your eyes, and do a meditative breath. Breathe in slowly concentrating on your breath. Start small, add a few minutes each week.

If thoughts come in, let them go and return to your breath, and you may try saying to yourself “peace” or “I am calm.” Say this mantra or focus on your breathing. Do this meditation for five minutes the first week, then each week add five more minutes until you reach 15 or 20 minutes. Who doesn’t have five minutes? You can do this.

To help you get started, check out our new soothing app that’s launching soon called “Inner Peace Time.” Download your free mediation called “Peace Breath.”

There’s an important Harvard Study that showed within eight weeks of meditating, brain scans show more calm and focus in crucial areas of the brain for those who meditated compared to a control group who did not meditate.

Wishing you peace!

Vicki

Vicki Atlas Israel

Your Mindset and Meditation Coach

InnerPowerMindset.com

Vicki Atlas Israel is a Mindset and Meditation Coach, and the Amazon bestselling author of “Inner Power NOW.” The Foreword is written by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Jack Canfield, co-creator of “Chicken Soup for the Soul.” High-performers hire Vicki to improve their wellbeing and to live their best life. Vicki is also passionate about bringing more inner peace to parents, children, and those who work with children.

Rising Up from Fear

Uncategorized

In this time of turmoil and discontent, it is easy to get into fear-based thinking. We may overreact to all the bad news. When we are in a state of fear, we have a hard time sleeping. We become more vulnerable to stressors and feelings of anger and depression. Sometimes we take these feelings out on the people closest to us, which makes us feel guilty. This starts a cycle of panic, then anxiety and round we go on an emotional roller coaster–all fueled by fear.

We can choose to see ourselves as victims of this pandemic or as powerful creators. We can see our world as total chaos, or our community rising above challenge. That is where I am choosing put my focus–acting as a powerful force to move us towards health and wellbeing.

One way to break this cycle of fear-based thinking is by working with a coach who can help support you to be your best. Sometimes having someone who sees you in your highest vision and holds you accountable can be empowering. I just spoke with a former client the other day and she mentioned how much using my coaching tools and guided imagery have helped her through the pandemic and a painful divorce.

If you or someone you know could use some coaching, please forward this blog post. I believe that my coaching provides just the right combination of self-empowerment, exploration, and the tools you need to turn chaos to calm.

Discover how to live with more ease and flow
Learn how to listen to your wise inner power
Invest energy into what you most want to create
Trust the universe has your back

I only have a few sessions left for my complimentary Inner Power Breakthrough Sessions. Contact me today to book yours. Can’t wait to hear from you soon. Below I have a few testimonials.

“Highly Recommend. I did a coaching program with Vicki, and all I can say is WOW. My guided meditations helped me explore the inner depths of my soul and consciousness. I was able to satisfy my reason for taking the program – a better connection to spirit. Thank you, Vicki, for sharing your gift with me.” — Anita L.

“What I like best about working with Vicki is that I see results. I am addressed in a very compassionate and gentle way when I work with her. I can count on having something I can leave a session with and continue to use in between our sessions and there’s a flexibility there to try new things. –Pam

Book Your Inner Power Breakthrough Session Today

Warm wishes,

Vicki

PS: If you know someone who could use my coaching, please forward this blog post! Thank you!

Vicki Atlas Israel is a Mindset and Meditation Coach, and the Amazon bestselling author of Inner Power NOW. The Foreword is written by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Jack Canfield, co-creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul. High-achievers hire Vicki to improve their wellbeing and live their best life. Vicki is also passionate about bringing more inner peace to parents, children, and those who work with children.

Loving Kindness Meditation

Uncategorized

In leading a group process the other day, I was reminded of the power of the Loving Kindness Meditation. I did a version of this mindful practice. Right after, the group members commented how much better they felt and how their hearts had opened. With all the unsettling news especially at this time, use this meditation to feel more love instead of fear. You can teach this to your children and grandchildren.

In several studies, the Loving Kindness Meditation has been shown to quickly calm down the fear-and-flight part of the brain. Although this Loving Kindness meditation has evolved from Buddhist traditions, anyone can practice this mindful meditation. The words may also vary.

How to Do the Meditation

You begin first by sending love to yourself, because without loving yourself first, how can you love others. After closing your eyes and taking several deep belly breaths for calm, say these words silently to yourself:

May I be happy.

May I be healthy.

May I be free from suffering.

May I live life to the fullest.

Stay with this for a few minutes in silence and repeating the phrases to yourself, feeling your heart expand. Then, you send this loving kindness to someone who has given you unconditional love. Feel your heart connecting. Then say these words silently to that person. Again, go between silence and these words.

May you be happy.

May you be healthy.

May you be free from suffering.

May you live life to the fullest.

Continue Spreading Loving Kindness

Continue in meditation for a few minutes, saying these phrases. Then you visualize a friend and say the same words. After that, you think of someone with whom you have had a conflict and say these words. This may be difficult but do your best.

Then, spread this loving kindness phrase to those suffering in our community and/or throughout our world. Feel your hearts surrounded in light and love. Feel all the love you spread to others being returned. Stay in meditation feeling this expansion. After several minutes, open your eyes and carry this kindness throughout your day.

The NEW Inner Peace Time app includes the Loving Kindness Meditation.

Wishing you Peace!

Vicki

Vicki Atlas Israel is a Mindset and Meditation Coach, and the Amazon bestselling author of “Inner Power NOW.” The Foreword is written by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Jack Canfield, co-creator of “Chicken Soup for the Soul.” High-achievers hire Vicki to improve their wellbeing to live their best life. Vicki is also passionate about bringing more inner peace to parents, children, and those who work with children.

Sleep Problems? Here’s Your Solution

Uncategorized

Are you worried about the resurgence of the pandemic and the breakthrough cases of covid? Is it keeping you up at night and making it really difficult to sleep soundly? Many of us continue to drive ourselves at night with work, catching up on news, social media on our phones or tablets, and then wonder why we have insomnia and cannot sleep.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, over 70 million Americans suffer from sleep issues and wakefulness. With our 24 hour cable channels, internet, and smart phones, it’s no wonder we have trouble winding down before sleep. It’s so important to empty our minds, release our thoughts and worries. Whether you have sleep problems or not, guided meditation can help you release your day, as you drift off to sleep, so that you can have a deep and restful sleep.

Why does meditation help with sleep?

Your mind and body craves rest to function at its best. Treat yourself to a relaxing restful sleep! And what about our children? Pediatricians report that more than one third of young children have sleep issues. Recent studies show how poor sleep early in childhood may be linked to later cognitive and behavioral problems. According to Chief of Pediatrics at MassGeneral Hospital, Elsie Taveras, MD, their latest study suggests that early poor sleep at age 3 to 4 had persistent effects with more hyperactivity and inattention, emotional, conduct and poor peer relationships.

Why Guided Imagery?

As a Certified Guided Imagery Practitioner, my specialty is helping children, parents, and professionals release stress and sleep more soundly with Guided Imagery and meditation techniques.

Since sleep is so vital for repairing young minds and bodies, help our children sleep more soundly. Please share this post to raise awareness of how important sleep is to you and our children to be our best.

Get your FREE StressBuster guided meditation below. Also, if you need extra support to break free from anxiety and insomnia, schedule a complimentary breakthrough session. Many of my clients have learned great tools and techniques to get a good night’s rest, even during Covid-19.

Sweet Dreams!

Vicki

Vicki Atlas Israel is a Mindset and Meditation Coach, and the Amazon bestselling author of “Inner Power NOW. ” The Foreword is written by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Jack Canfield, co-creator of “Chicken Soup for the Soul.” Vicki is passionate about bringing more peace and stress relief to children and parents to help them thrive.

Meditation Helps Children Thrive

Uncategorized

There’s research that teaching young people meditation, mindfulness and creative visualization can help their young minds develop stronger and improve academic performance.

How would you like your child or teen to feel…

Much calmer and happier?
Get along better with their peers?
Improve their learning and focus?

Improves Learning

Teaching Mindfulness and Guided Imagery to children can help bring more calm, less stress, and help their cognitive abilities and focus. Research studies show how Guided Imagery and meditation strengthens the part of the brain in the prefrontal cortex, where focus and cognition are impacted. It also enhances overall wellbeing as it calms the reptilian part of the brain–the fight or flight response.

It’s great that some educators are beginning to teach mindfulness and meditation in schools. The results speak for themselves with schools who are introducing meditation instead of detention. Schools that adopted that in Baltimore showed that attendance increases as suspension rates go down.

Builds Resilience

Meditation and mindfulness can help children build emotional intelligence and resilience, as well. But it is so much more than that. These kids will begin to accept themselves—even the hard feelings–with more compassion and loving kindness.

Even young Children can learn breathing techniques that help them to be more present. If you breathe and settle for as little as five minutes, it can help bring a child to a more relaxed state, so he or she is more available to learn and get along with others.

Inner Peace Time

Our aim is to begin early. Check out our new app that’s coming soon at InnerPeaceTime.com. The app is geared for families and those who work with children. Be the first to know when the app launches and get a free gift. Become an Inner Peace Ambassador!

Wishing you peace,

Vicki

Vicki Atlas Israel is a Mindset and Meditation Coach, and the Amazon bestselling author of “Inner Power NOW.” Vicki is passionate about bringing more peace to children and parents and those who work with children. Helping families thrive!