{"id":12986,"date":"2024-05-07T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T16:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12986"},"modified":"2024-05-07T16:15:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T20:15:15","slug":"the-mindful-challenge-take-a-brain-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12986","title":{"rendered":"The Mindful Challenge: Take a Brain Break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img data-opt-id=617468402  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12987\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mindful-Challenge.png?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A Mindful Challenge with image of cat sitting at a cafe table looking outside at the falling snow\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mindful-Challenge.png 300w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mindful-Challenge.png 1024w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mindful-Challenge.png 768w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mindful-Challenge.png 1536w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mindful-Challenge.png 1920w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1470\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mindful-Challenge.png 1470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Take this challenge with me this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Stop doing everything, nonstop, being the uber-productive whirlwind that you are. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Just practice this for a period of time this week, let&#8217;s say we do it for 30 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Sit, watch the snow, clear your head, and just give it a beat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">When you give yourself a much needed brain break, you&#8217;ll find clarity and focus on the other end. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Drop me a note and let me know the result this Mindful Challenge has made in you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take this challenge with me this week. 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