The overcoming procrastination apple pie challenge Email me at laurenostrowskifenton@gmail.com This is an ‘overcoming procrastination great apple pie challenge’ starting October 5th Monday or you can start any time which suits you. This is a 14 day challenge to help you overcome procrastination and bring more meaning to your life. The steps I talk of today are Know you you are- your values- and what defines you as you Flexing your willpower or ‘decision making’ muscle...with daily practice Looki...
Sep 30, 2015•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast I had a lot of trouble getting this episode 23 up so without further ado I am simply going to press 'publish' and get this slippery little sucker up there...and go to sleep...this one is about overcoming procrastination...quite funny as it was so challenging to publish...enjoy...and please write to me. My name is Lauren. I am a writer, life coach, meditation teacher, & proud mum of four. I make videos, podcasts, blogs and a book about happiness, yoga, fitness, meditation, & wellbeing. Please tak...
Sep 30, 2015•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Heh there my dear friend, Grab your hot cuppa and let's have a chat...today I chat more about relationships...anxiety, and how it feels to sit in Pyjamas podcasting. I am feeling a little flat following the competition and the operation...and I am looking for a little direction. I explore feeling happy in the present and planning towards the future. I also talk about my book on happiness soon to be released ( I hope) and my present book on how to sleep. Thank you so much for having a cuppa with ...
Sep 29, 2015•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast; episode 21 I explore the nature of relationships further and the importance that relationships hold in our life. I talk about time passing and developing perspective with relationships. I would like to reinforce that I feel that relationships are integral to our happiness and wellbeing providing that the relationships are compassionate and healthy. In episodes 20 and 21 I touch on some (not all) of the elements which make up a healthy relationship. Thank you so very much for lis...
Sep 27, 2015•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 20 in response to Tara’s letter- THANK YOU TARA for writing in- I podcast about the precarious balance between achieving a sense of self and giving TO a relationship and compromising FOR a relationship. I talk about the who, when, where, and how of a happy relationship. I also talk about the three vital relationships within a relationship. We each play a role with our community as part of that community but in order to play that role we need to first know who we are. My name is Lauren...
Sep 25, 2015•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 19 I talk about my day and again explore mind mapping and how our mind is similar in some ways to a bouncy puppy which needs to be trained in order that we may feel happy in the present moment. I end with a progressive relaxing meditation. My name is Lauren. I am a writer, life coach, meditation/yoga teacher, & proud mum of four. I make videos, podcasts, blogs and a book about happiness, yoga, fitness, meditation, & wellbeing. Please take a moment to support me at https://www.patreon....
Sep 22, 2015•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 18 I chat about my awesome amazing a little sad and a lot happy natural bodybuilding competition experience, the trials the tribulations, including my crazy GPS, my self tanning fiasco, and oh yes my dear four children. I also talk about a couple of life's little stories and finish with a prayer. Thank you so much for listening and being there. Love Lauren x My name is Lauren. I am a writer, life coach, meditation/yoga teacher, & proud mum of four. I make videos, podcasts, blogs and a...
Sep 21, 2015•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you eat well? Are you fit? Do you take care of your body ? So many of you have asked why I do natural bodybuilding and how I stay so fit and what I eat. I will do several podcasts on this topic but I will start today with my personal story. At times this story...my story is not a happy story...so it may not be a podcast for you...but be encouraged my friend.. the story has a happy ending. It is a story about how we each have the inner strength to be resilient and achieve goals...and ultimatel...
Sep 18, 2015•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Well today is a hectic crazy ‘fly by the seat of my teeth’ podcast (I say wiping my brow dramatically). I had an incredible morning during which everything seemed to go very wrong and then I came really close to losing my beloved dogs....Until I finally started screaming for help. Today I talk about the importance of realising your infinite potential....Thank you so much to all of you for being part of my podcast show family My name is Lauren. I am a writer, life coach, meditation/yoga teacher, ...
Sep 16, 2015•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you have trouble sleeping? You do? Well this podcast is for you. This podcast is about how to fall asleep and how to create a sleep ritual which can help you to fall asleep. This is the second part of my answer to dear Naomi’s questions on anxiety and sleep( Thanks Naomi)...again this is a huge topic..so let’s together take little bites of this apple and develop ourselves step by step. I am going to do more on this important topic. Please keep those requests coming. ( I love every one)And rem...
Sep 16, 2015•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hi everyone- today I explore how to cope with anxiety care/of Naomi's letter( Thanks for writing in Naomi) My goodness me this is a big topic...so I thought that I would take it one step at a time. Today we explore mind mapping and we delve a little into the areas of meditation, our internal self talk, decluttering, life editing, and the art of noticing. I would really like to follow on from this and explore anxiety further so please send in those letters...I am waiting with baited breathe. And ...
Sep 15, 2015•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 13 I answer dear Elina’s questions- and by the way thank you so for writing in to me Elina...I was so excited to receive your email. This is Elina’s letter...’ Hey Lauren! I just love to listen to your podcast it helps me relax so much. I would love to hear something about building self esteem, how to be your authentic self and don't care what others think, self love. Something like that :) Thanks for this opportunity Lot's of love’ And then I also talk about my experience of bullying...
Sep 12, 2015•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 12 I ask you for your input on how to structure the podcast moving forward. I suggest that we perhaps devote an episode purely to meditation, an episode purely to cuppa-side chatting and an episode to interviewing in this way you can more easily go back to your favorite meditations. What do you think? I then explore the how and what of being well. I refer to my fitness group 'remarkableme' and their progress and I explore what is being well and how we can realistically achieve wellnes...
Sep 07, 2015•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast I have been unwell for several days ...quite sick in bed with a cluster of migraines, nausea, and some very real significant sadness - I made a promise to myself before I started my podcasts that I would upload podcasts through ‘the rain hail and shine of my life’ so today we have a talk about sadness and light with a prayer. I am still a little unwell as I podcast but I wanted to present to you in the raw moment as I feel right now so that the moment is authentic and our sharing is more experie...
Sep 06, 2015•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode ten Lauren speaks about how she has noticed the increased levels of stress since she arrived back from holiday and reviews this as a stark contrast to the relaxing experience of her holiday. Lauren then explores the origin of this stress and detaches from this stress. Lauren uses the metaphor of standing on a highway with cars rushing past to look at how we can feel at times crowded and suffocated by the 'busyness' of our life. Sometimes it is the very way we choose to live our life w...
Sep 02, 2015•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Lauren arrives back from her little two day break to beautiful picturesque East Warburton, Victoria, Australia. Lauren chats over a cup of tea about her resulting shift of consciousness. Lauren explores the importance of being in the moment and noticing all the many gifts around us. Lauren also looks at the value or opportunity of the learnings we may experience along the way. The podcast finishes with a relaxing calming meditation exploring enlightenment and peace. Please email laurenostrowskif...
Aug 31, 2015•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Lauren's well planned holiday to the snow despite much organisation did not go quite to plan. Lauren explores how sometimes life just throws a spanner into our 'life works' and there is simply nothing we can do about it...apart from accept it. Over a cup of tea Lauren talks of her own story and then integrates this narrative into a discussion on change, acceptance, and life. Lauren then continues into a gentle relaxing visualisation meditation to help the listener accept and let go. Lauren uses ...
Aug 31, 2015•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Lauren reflects upon her week and how at times it may feel like moments are snatched away from us in the mayhem and manic speed of life. Lauren looks at appreciating the little things and not sweating the small stuff. Lauren also talks about how the art of noticing can help us learn to feel more happiness. Lauren then continues to present a relaxing soothing meditation about enjoying life using the metaphor of eating an apple Lauren heartfully thanks all her supporters at www.pat...
Aug 27, 2015•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast What type of body would you like.? Are you happy with your body? Would you like to change your body and why? After all, our physical body is the temple to our spirit and mind. When we change our body we can also change our mind set. A healthy fit body has the capacity to enhance the clarity of the mind and increase our positive outlook. Over a cup of tea Lauren explores the sometimes contentious relationship between our physical body and our sense of self. Lauren discusses the need to plan and p...
Aug 26, 2015•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode five Lauren explores fear. Lauren uses the story of the rabbit caught in the head lights of the oncoming car as a metaphor for how we can become handicapped by our own fear, grief , and loss. Sometimes we may be frozen with disbelief and hurt. Experiences, relationships and events may act like 'the headlights' holding the 'rabbit' in us back from our own personal growth. At times our failure to act can be to our own detriment as new growth comes forth from the ashes of the fire. ...
Aug 24, 2015•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode 4 Lauren Ostrowski Fenton explores the importance of knowing your true self and clearly defining that self in order to make happiness possible. Lauren looks at how we may lose our sense of self through allowing ourselves to become effected by the judgment, labelling, and opinon of others. We are infinitely greater than the judgment placed upon us but others. Lauren chats about ways we can develop a sense of self. This podcast finishes with a calming meditation which focuses upon ...
Aug 22, 2015•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast In a quiet voice Lauren explores the relationship between body image & feeling happy. Lauren chats about the role the media plays in encouraging us to feel that we 'should' 'look' a certain way in order to be socially acceptable or indeed to have self worth. Lauren challenges these theories & discusses what is really important in order to develop a healthy body image. Lauren then continues into a relaxing meditation affirming a healthy body image.
Aug 20, 2015•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you struggle to let go? Are you unsure of which issues to resolve and which to just let go? Do you feel stressed by the 'small stuff' in your life? Do you struggle to sleep; sometimes tossing and turning with worry? In this episode Lauren talks about her experience with an annoying barking dog and relates this personal story to the simple 3 choices we have in manageing life's challenges. Lauren employs the barking dog story as a metaphor for how we can find perspective in lifes mayhem and how...
Aug 14, 2015•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you ever feel tired, overwhelmed, and at times a little confused as to your life direction? Lauren is a well being coach, writer, blogger and mother of four young children. In this podcast episode Lauren relates the personal story of having her car serviced to the our need to service our soul regulary in order to maintain a balanced sense of being well. Lauren talks about how we may at times forget to take care of our selves in the manic fast paced life that many of us may experience. Lauren ...
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