Something to Reflect on

“A practitioner’s reflection can serve as a corrective to over-learning. Through reflection, he can surface and criticize the tacit understandings that have grown up around the repetitive experiences of a specialized practice, and can make new sense of the situations of uncertainty or uniqueness which he may allow himself to experience.”

Donald Schon

COACHING

Self reflection brings images of sitting quietly pondering some action we've taken or situation of which we've been part. It may seem ephemeral, a moment in time before moving on to the real work to be done. The truth is, though, self reflection is part of how we learn. We are always taking in information, every day of our lives. We ignore the bulk of it, thankfully, but then there are the more meaningful parts of our days that we take in. In an academic setting, reflecting on your work simply means to ask what's working, what's not, how can you do it better next time, etc. 
This isn't the only context in which we self reflect, of course. We can reflect on our own lives and how we are doing in terms of our own plans. Here are ten questions you might start with to reflect on whether you are flourishing in your life and getting you thinking about what might need to change so that you can. 

  1. Am I using my time wisely?

  2. Am I taking anything for granted?

  3. Am I employing a healthy perspective?

  4. Am I living true to myself?

  5. Am I waking up in the morning ready to take on the day?

  6. Am I thinking negative thoughts before I fall asleep?

  7. Am I putting enough effort into my relationships?

  8. Am I taking care of myself physically?

  9. Am I letting matters that are out of my control stress me out?

  10. Am I achieving the goals that I’ve set for myself?

These questions come from positivepsychology.com 

If you would like to book a time to talk about these questions or others, click here.

Looking for a little extra motivation to get you thinking today? Check out this TedTalk with Jagneet Singh.

Anytime Bars

Ingredients  

  • 1 banana

  • 3/4 cup (168 g) pumpkin puree

  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil

  • 5 pitted dates

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • 1/2 cup (80 g) coconut flour

  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon

  • 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut, shredded

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

  • 1/4 cup currants

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (176 C). Lightly grease a muffin tin with coconut oil.

  2. In the bowl of a food processor combine the banana, dates, pumpkin, oil, and vanilla until the ingredients are a smooth puree.

  3. Add the coconut flour, cinnamon, vanilla, salt and baking soda, process until combined.

  4. Add the coconut and currants, pulse to mix.

  5. Scoop dough into muffin tin, press down slightly to spread out the dough.

  6. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes until golden brown.

This weeks recipe comes from my Auto-immune Paleo Reset Protocol

YOGA THIS WEEK

Don't forget to book your classes!
Questions? reenadavis7@gmail.com

All classes are held at Nalanda Bhodi, located at 6218 Quinpool Road, above Trinity Jewellers. 

Monday @ 6:00pm 
Fusion
Let's fire up the glutes this week along with a few stabilizing poses.

Wednesday @ 5:30pm
Fusion 
We'll power up our yoga with optional jumps in a few poses. 

Friday @ 9:30am
Yoga for Sports
We'll mobilize shoulders and work the upper and lower back this week.

My schedule of events coming up!

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