2. How To Do A Mindful Body Scan Before Practicing Affirmations

A mindfulness body scan before an affirmation practice can cultivate a sense of calm, presence, and self-awareness to support your pursuit of a meaningful career change. In this episode of The Mindful Life Changes Podcast (previously known as the Mindful Career Change), host Valerie Mekki, a career change counselor, introduces the concept of a body scan as a mindfulness practice before engaging in positive affirmations. She explains how a body scan meditation helps prime the mind and body by acknowledging the present moment and releasing any tension or stress. You’ll be guided through a step-by-step process to perform a mindfulness body scan. With this technique, you can cultivate a sense of calm, presence, and self-awareness to support your pursuit of a meaningful career change or midlife moment.Show Notes and Timestamps[00:00:00] Intro[00:00:31] A body scan can help your affirmation practice  [00:01:09] What is a body scan? [00:01:53] A body scan is like stretching before working out[00:02:02] Start of the body scan[00:03:42] End of the body scan [00:04:22] Closing[00:04:42] EndIncorporating a quick body scan before practicing your positive affirmations, it can make your affirmations the best tools in your career change toolkit, making them more effective and sustainable. Learn how to make your affirmations S.T.I.C.K.Y by listening to episode 1.You’re listening to the right show, formerly known as the Mindful Life Changes or Mindful Career Change. We’ve pivoted through the years, but finally landed on the right path: content for moms in the ‘Sandwich Generation’, because midlife disruption doesn't have to break you. New episodes drop on:Sundays: 20-min episodes addressing common midlife challenges with practical strategies plus a mindfulness practice (affirmations, mantras, or meditations)Wednesdays: Bite-sized episodes to reinforce Sunday's mindfulness technique & reset your weekMore from The Mindful Midlife Mom:Discover Valerie's articles on ohhellomidlife.com or watch her videos on YouTube @ohhellomidlifeThis podcast explores patience, meditation, confidence, presence, and overcoming resentment while cultivating calm, peace, mindfulness, clarity, mantras, and addressing loneliness and burn out; it covers boundaries, caregiving, guilt, affirmations, working moms, self-care, midlife crisis, empty nesters, empowerment, people pleasing, compassion fatigue, family caregiving, stress relief, self-worth, stress management, and how to shift from reactive to centered when feeling short tempered, offering tools for self acceptance, easing mental exhaustion, building emotional resilience, harnessing inner strength, and preventing caregiver fatigue for those in the sandwich generation through expert advice on boundaries setting.