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  Mindful Breathing: 4-7-8 Technique   Did you know stress and anxiety can cause your brains to feel scattered and cluttered? The good news is that you can practice 4-7-8 breathing techniques anytime and anywhere. However, the experts recommend that you only do four sets in a row until you become more accustomed to it; then, you can do up to eight sets.  Here is How it Works Stop whatever you are doing and get into a relaxed position: sitting or leaning against something solid.  Keep your spine/back straight.  Allow your tongue, jaw and body to relax.  Place the palm of your hands over your chest. Please take a quick deep breath through your nostrils and immediately let it out with a whoosh sound.  Close your eyes and your lips. Slowly take a deep breath through your nostrils, filling your belly (while counting to 4 in your head). Hold your breath for a count of 7. (This is the most impactful part of the exercise as it helps to regulate your breathing and blood flow, giving you more co

  Dear Black People, What I am about to say may sound controversial to some, but this is a subject that I am passionate about.  It behooves me to speak to the plentitude of posts and podcasts going against the strong Black woman and resilient narratives as stigmatizing to the Black woman in particular. I am a Black woman who considers herself strong and resilient. I teach my daughters to be strong and resilient. I teach my clients to be strong and resilient, and I am proud to say it. I will remain strong in the Lord.  I get that they are trying to decolonize certain stereotypical behaviour that continues to permeate society, but what does being strong have to do with decolonization? Our strength is like our blackness. It is what sets us apart. If Black women were not strong, there would be nothing left to decolonize—we would be extinct. My strength is in my weaknesses. So don’t apologize for calling me strong. Change degrading behaviour, and that will be enough for me. Your apology mea