Mike Sweetman of The Force Within on Using Meditation To Relieve Stress, Box Breathing, & Reframing Negative Thoughts

Side Quest Podcast

The Force Within Us All

We all grew up watching star wars, and for most those childhood memories are fondly remembered. Whether you wanted to be the smooth talking Han Solo, or the Lightsaber wielding Luke Skywalker, it was fun to reenact the movies on the playground.

But now as overworked and stressed out adults, many of us don’t make enough time to return to our love of Star Wars. It’s easy to get overwhelmed in the information age, and lose our way.

Mike Sweetman suggests we should return to those days of imagining we do have force powers. He suggests that using meditation techniques, thought management, and mindful movements such as yoga, can help us train our mind so that we can feel calm, confident, and focused like a Jedi.

During the show Mike shares some of the details about his morning routine to help you feel like a Jedi, the basic’s of how meditation works, how to calm the mind before meditation, and how meditation can help your workout.

During the show Mike Talks about launching his YouTube channel, but at the time of posting this video he has already launched, and you can subscribe here: “Force Within TV.”

You can also download Mike’s morning routine, “3 Steps to Mastering Stress Like a Jedi.”

Connect with Mike social media: Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Remember the force of others is with you, always.

In this episode we discuss:

• Bribing kids
• The Force Within
• The importance of mindset and stress relief
• How yoga and meditation help with anxiety/stress/thoughts
• Football in Canada
• Yoga as a morning activity
• Creating a mantra
• Mark Divine
• Box Breathing
• Deep squat breathing
• Rituals for workouts
• How to your focus back while meditating
• Fun Questions
• Star Wars
• Ankle stretches and lifting in socks
• The Kohler Effect
• Write down what’s the most important to you
• Most important time of the day
• Reframing negative thoughts
• Website
• YouTube
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Twitter