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• Coyote Karrick 08:36:50 am on August 20, 2009 | 0 | # |
  Tags: Energize, Feel IT, Get Physical, Laugh, Practice IDEAS, Visualize

  LAUGH – Part 2:

  I’m still on the topic of laughter.  Laughing at a funny movie last night (and the human condition portrayed so well in Little Miss Sunshine), and still laughing today at the memory of laughing last night (that’s interesting don’t you think).  It may be a good practice just to sit back, close our eyes and remember funny scenes from our lives or movies.

  Hope you enjoy this video or find the ones that move your belly to shakin.’

  Love,

  Coyote

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• Coyote Karrick 08:12:41 am on August 20, 2009 | 0 | # |
  Tags: Feel IT, Laugh, Movies, Practice IDEAS

  LAUGH – PART 1:

   

  

  Little Miss Sunshine

  "When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky."

  - Buddha (Hindu Prince Gautama Siddhartha, 563-483 B.C.)

  I watched this movie again last night and laughed all the way to work this morning recapping the highlights and sweet moments.

  I wanted something uplifting.  I got it!

  Are you appreciating the power of belly shakin’ laughter in your life?  Set your intention on feeling well.  Look for reasons to smile.  If you are open to it, laughter and good feelings will find you.

  Love,

  Coyote
  

  
  

   

• Coyote Karrick 08:59:48 am on August 10, 2009 | 0 | # |
  Tags: +Intention, Appreciation, Energize, Focus, Laugh, Practice IDEAS, Think IT, Visualize

  Feeling blah!? When we don’t  feel 100% our desire for wellness is very strong, as is our incentive to become really deliberate about what we are giving our attention to.  It’s an opp0rtunity to practice looking for reasons to smile and laugh, and appreciate vitality everywhere – in others, in nature, and especially in ourselves!

  Something got stuck in my eye yesterday and I became very aware of it’s swelling.  Looking at it in the mirror didn’t help, so I looked instead to shift my awareness to more pleasant aspects of my broader experience.  I wrote a love letter (appreciation), then lay back with my eyes closed and entertained possible scenarios for an upcoming adventure (visualize).

  If negative thoughts and assessments creep back in, you can see it as a chance to practice selecting a focus that feels better! No need to be hard on yourself (I can go there & it’s so fruitless!), instead look to know more of your positive qualities.  Maybe you make a list and let it build.

  I wish you a sense of your natural vitality! Love, Coyote

  Certified Integral Coach . coyotekarrick.com . 206.841.5369 . coyotekarrick@gmail.com

  Photo:  Wild Rasberries Thriving Until We Ate Them Up!/NY/iPhone/Coyote Karrick

   

• Coyote Karrick 03:28:21 pm on July 31, 2009 | 0 | # |
  Tags: +Intention, Laugh, Practice IDEAS, Relax, Romance

  Laughter is an audible expression or appearance of happiness, or an inward feeling of joy (laughing on the inside). – Wikipedia

  Set the intention that you will find reasons to laugh on the inside or the outside today.

  Here’s a wonderful youTube video that might get you to tears…in that good feeling way!

  Photo:  2 year old enjoying pasta/Coyote Karrick

   

• Coyote Karrick 03:15:12 pm on July 31, 2009 | 0 | # |
  Tags: +Intention, Center, Energize, Laugh, Let Go, Meditate, MonkeyMIND, Practice IDEAS, Relax, Think IT

  Fears, a web of worry, a little spiral of stress, negative anticipation, disgruntled feelings, etc…

  We have to do whatever we have to do to stop that train (if we want to feel well and create the opportunities for what we actually want)!

  I have several practices that help me, one I recommend is to simply take a break from excessive thinking, doing, or staring the problem in the face, and sit still.  Call it meditation or whatever you like.  My crazy “monkey” mind got going today, fortunately, I caught myself early and did the following practice:

  PRACTICE IDEA:  Pause and check in on how you are feeling.  If there are worries occupying your thoughts decide to take 5.  Find a place to sit alone if possible, or put in some headphones to cancel out some noise (I’ve done this on the NYC subway).  Set your cellphone or watch for 5 minutes.  Close your eyes and focus on breathing naturally in and out.  Keep all your attention on your breath.  As your mind wanders back into “thinking,” say “thank you” to the reminder to get back to your breath.  When your time is up, say, “Now I’m open to some positive thoughts, I expect to find one then another, and feel better and better.”   Return to the practice anytime you feel stuck, frustrated or hyper-focused on what’s bothering you.  You could also look for some reason to laugh or smile.

  I wish you the best!

  The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.  FDR

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• Coyote Karrick 12:48:10 pm on April 23, 2009 | 0 | # |
  Tags: Center, Focus, Laugh, Question

  Oprah (on improv):  “You have to be 100 percent in the moment.”

  Tina Fey:  “That’s right…with improv, the focus is clear: You’re supposed to be listening to the other person so you know how to respond.  Improv involves a lot of agreement.  It’s all about saying yes to the person you’re across from, because if you don’t say yes, the sketch is over.  That can even shape your worldview.  It breeds positivity.”

  The Oprah Magazine, February 2009, Vol. 10,  Number 2.

  IN LIFE:  Let’s say “yes” to what works and build our scene or our lives from there.  That doesn’t mean giving up our authenticity, in fact whatever we say “yes” to must be authentic.  Daily life provides plenty of opportunity to notice how often we choose affirmations either out loud or internally during our interactions with people.  My grandmother, Mary, practiced finding a positive quality about everyone she interacted with, especially when she noticed herself reacting negatively to something or someone.

  IN PRACTICE:  Start a practice of observing yourself – your attention and your thoughts during one regular interaction over a week.  It could be while you are doing errands, conducting business, or out with your dog, etc.  During the designated activity watch your attention, thoughts, and feelings, and ask yourself, “Where is my focus in this interaction?”  “What positive quality, believable to me right now, can I focus on or am I already appreciating?”  “Am I in a ‘yes’ state or a ‘no’ ‘not that’ state?”  Notice how your feeling state changes as you choose new thoughts.  Observe your focus with people who push your buttons.  For example, a friend decided today that on his commute to work he would develop a more positive inner dialogue especially when he sees the highway patrol.  After several negative experiences being cut off by patrol cars, he has developed a negative expectation on the highway.  His intention is to make a habit of observing his focus, focus on positive qualities, and arrive to work feeling centered.  It takes practice, but our expectations are malleable and our joy maintainable, regardless of what others are up to!

  This is an everyday practice for me and I am learning to laugh with it.  When my buttons get pushed, it’s more fun to be light about it, plus, I know I asked for it and it can be my joy or “job” (my choice) to practice coming back to center and allow well-being to run my life.

   

• Coyote Karrick 09:09:38 am on January 30, 2009 | 0 | # |
  Tags: Feel IT, Get Physical, Laugh, Rock Your Walk

  New day, same bad haircut, same gray winter weather that makes me want to crawl back in bed.  I’ve been driving more lately and distracted from my practice of taking a morning walk.  This morning instead of going back to bed I throw on the headphones and go outside.  I let my body wake up via movement and beats that I love.  Here’s my MUSIC LINK if you’re interested; find what suits you, everyone get’s energized by different music and each day is different (I recommend having a few playlists handy).

  The walk to coffee about 10 minutes.  My thoughts include some worries and some negative commentary (especially with regard to the weather).  I consciously also notice what looks, tastes (like a big cup o’ joe!) and feels good.  On the walk home, I notice myself smiling at other walkers and bicyclists, and there’s that familiar desire to put a little dance in my walk.  Ahh!  This is a great practice for me on all levels, I’m happy to realize it and get back into the walk.

  Maybe I’ve shared this before, but I love this phrase and it encapsulates much of my self-coaching.  One of my clients was taking sailing lessons in Spain and her instructor liked to ask her, “En tu salsa!?”  Which translates to something like, “Are you feeling it?”  Today, I got back to that sweet place of feeling myself, others, and the environment as positive.  I like to take a walk at least twice a day to get “in my salsa.”

  PRACTICE IDEA: Mind Body Heart Exercise – Move “En Tu Salsa!”

  Go out for a walk, try it with music if you have an portable music device, it certainly works with the music of your heart beat and the pulse of the environment around you too.  Walk for 10 minutes and then ask yourself, “How might I enjoy this more?”  “My breathing is relaxed?”  “Am I enjoying a natural swing in my arms and in my hips?” “How do my feet hit the ground?”  I encourage you to play with it within your own body.  Exaggerate.  I do lots of experimentation with how it feels to shift my weight forward or back, bigger or smaller steps, loosen and soften here or there, let it swing more here or there, notice tight muscles and think of relaxing them…and sometimes I start a little dance, skip, or song in my head, and it’s always a laugh when I realize it’s no longer in my head and I’m actually singing out loud or wiggling down the street.

  Laughing feels great!

  Experience more possibilities in your body mind and a feeling of relaxation and joy from a simple walk.  Reconnect with your natural “salsa!”

  CHECK THIS OUT:  Just as I finished writing this post I found a link from “KarmaTube” to an inspiring salsa video of a one legged dancer.  It’s 2 minutes.  See even ten seconds!  I hope I can dance like that someday!

   

• Coyote Karrick 05:27:40 pm on December 13, 2008 | 0 | # |
  Tags: Laugh

  

  I want to laugh more often.

  Here’s a question – What could you do to make yourself smile in the time you spend washing your hands in front of a mirror everyday?  I am going to give myself a wink.  If you do, I bet it will make you smile and if you are as easily entertained as I am, you will probably laugh too!

  If you need practice tips, watch young children make faces in a mirror, they know how to have fun and are quite hilarious!  Have a great weekend!

  Love, Coyote

  The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter. -  Mark Twain

   

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