Managing the Stress of Pandemic Schooling with Josephine Atluri

A Purpose Driven Mom Podcast

Episode 99

Are you on the mom struggle bus? Are you stressed out during this pandemic?

Listen in to some really great practical strategies about how you can be proactive in calming the overwhelm, by being present and mindful and the importance that these two simple practices play.

This conversation is so important as we talk about what it’s like for a busy mom right now with a million things on your plate and with that massive to-do list running through your head. You’re just trying to figure it all out and get it all done.

But all this stress that is on you right now is not good for you and you really need to do something about it. Nobody else will.

Today we are chatting with Josephine about practical small steps that will make a huge impact in your busy mom life. How can we handle our stress during this pandemic?

Josephine says with mindful meditation. In this episode — here is the why and super easy how!

Let’s navigate life’s curveballs and reduce the stress and help you focus through the noise and the overwhelm on to what matters the most.

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Episode Highlights:

3:35 Meet Josephine
7:14 Mindfulness is not a buzz word … here’s how to use it to cut the clutter
13:45 To the mom with the weight of the world on her shoulders
17:12 Incorporating mindfulness with your kids
23:34 Other practical mom strategies to cut the overwhelm
26:22 Learning to say “No!”
31:00 Boundaries advice and tips
36:00 Joesphines routine that she can’t live without

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About Josephine:

Josephine is an expert in meditation and in overcoming adversity to find joy. Through her unique journey on her path to become a mom of five, Josephine weathered many ups and downs with IVF, international adoption, and surrogacy. Channeling her experience to find calm and courage and to focus on perseverance, she now helps others navigate life’s curveballs, through group and individual online meditation training and her “Responding to Life” podcast.

She teaches weekly classes at Unplug in Santa Monica, CA, where she trained under the renowned guru davdji, former COO of the Deepak Chopra Center. She also does group meditation training for staffs of such prestigious entities as Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Additionally, Josephine is a regularcontent contributor to Motherly, Red Tricycle, The IVF Warrior, The Fertility Circle and many other prestigious outlets.During this time of extreme isolation and stress, Josephine can share practical tips for your audience, including tools to help ground yourself, reduce tension and tune into your body with simple breathing techniques, body scanning and affirmations. Through this health crisis, Josephine is offering free monthly meditation videos at www.jatluri.com.

Website | Free Meditation Videos | Responding To Life Podcast

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