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Podcast: What is Oxytocin, and what does it do for you?

What is Oxytocin, and what does it do for you? Have a listen as I share some ways that you can generate it. Topics Discussed in this Episode: What is oxytocin What oxytocin does What you can do to generate oxytocin in the body Heartfulness Key Takeaways: Oxytocin is a

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Insights: How to Get More of the Love and Connection Hormone, Oxytocin!

Have you ever wondered what happens inside your body whenever you feel good?  In this week’s Insights episode, I talk about a hormone called oxytocin, its effect on us, and how we can increase the release of this hormone inside your body. Visit https://www.bodyshotperformance.com/podcasts-blog for the complete show notes of every podcast

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Beating the Blue Monday gloom

Monday 15th January 2024 is Blue Monday, the day when people report feeling their lowest. Due to a combination of Christmas blues, a longer wait for payday, cold weather and dark evenings. The rumour is Blue Monday was actually created by a travel company looking to market sun holidays. However,

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Slivers Of Recovery: Connecting

It’s the last in our series on how to get slivers of recovery in your day. These little breaks can make a big difference to your perceived stress levels and how you feel at the end of each week. So far, I’ve talked about napping, meditative activity and reading. The

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Podcast: Are Our Mirrors Ruining Our Lives?

This week we’re discussing how mirrors may be ruining our lives. Topics Discussed In This Episode: A story about the time Leanne went to an acrobat show and what she noticed. Why we need to change the way we look at fitness. How judging our bodies makes us feel and

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My Experiment with the 4-Day Work Week

This week Leanne shares her experiment with a 4-day work week. Topics Discussed In This Episode: Spoiler alert, Leanne is sticking with a 4-day work week for the foreseeable! Parkinson’s Law Compression of tasks Dopamine hit of ticking off tasks and working at a fast pace Focus required to compress

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Thrive In Five: Gratitude as part of a preventative health strategy

This week’s Thrive in Five is all about gratitude. We’ve talked about gratitude a lot but you may be surprised to hear it can be used as part of a preventative health strategy. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been running our preventative health series. We’ve chosen, what we think,

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