❤️ COMMUNITY: Cultivating Kindness - A Conversation with Alan Questel, Author and Feldenkrais Practitioner

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Welcome to The EnvisionAir Podcast, where we embark on a journey of self-discovery, self-development and inspiration by exploring every day topics related to health, wealth, community and love!
In this episode, we dive into the importance of cultivating kindness, with Alan Questel, the author of "Practice Intentional Acts of Kindness… and like yourself more."

In this insightful episode, we discuss the profound impact of kindness on our lives and the lives of those around us. Alan shares his journey of writing this book on kindness, the motivation behind it, and the surprising discoveries he made along the way, including the positive physiological benefits of being kind and practical ways we can cultivate kindness on a daily basis.
Alan is an internationally renowned Feldenkrais practitioner, trainer, and lecturer, who has taught thousands of people across over 20 countries and five continents. His extensive experience includes teaching at prestigious institutions such as Princeton University, The Institute for Transpersonal Psychology in California, and Mother Teresa’s Sishu Bhavan in Calcutta, India.

Key Points Covered:

1. The Importance of Kindness:
   • Why kindness is essential for ourselves and others.
   • The benefits kindness brings to our lives.
2. Writing About Kindness:
   • Alan's motivation for writing the book.
   • Surprising discoveries about kindness during the writing process.
3. Understanding and Cultivating Kindness:
   • Distinguishing between kindness towards oneself and others.
   • Are we born with kindness, or is it a skill we can develop?
   • Breaking through negative unconscious patterns of unkindness.
   • The three things listeners can start doing today to cultivate kindness in their daily lives, which include:
     (i) Listen to yourself and listen in a kind way and really listen / pay attention.
     (ii) Find something small that you can practice - something that doesn’t interfere with your day but can grow a different quality in your life, over time.
     (iii) Move in a way that feels good on a daily basis - that changes our self image and if we like ourselves first, then we can like others.

Join us for this inspiring and actionable conversation, and learn how you can bring more kindness into your life and the lives of those around you. Let's start practicing intentional acts of kindness together!
To purchase Alan's book, you can visit Amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Practice-Intentional-Acts-Kindness-Yourself-ebook/dp/B0BD3TLJDP
To connect with Alan, you can connect with him on:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/practice.kindness?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LikeYourselfBKind?mibextid=LQQJ4d

Twitter: https://twitter.com/likeyourselfmor?s=21&t=RnWEaqVJBv4w2xM1SBCHUQ

LinkedIn: [e-mail]

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@practicing.kindness

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@alanquestel3598/featured
Keep envisioning and living your best lives EnvisionAirs!
Nicole x

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