Feeling tired, worn out or generally depleted? Join fitness and wellness consultant Kimberlee Bethany Bonura as she reveals a practical guide for self-care. You’ll learn how to tap into your hidden energy reserves and build a more meaningful, enjoyable life.
Meet your instructor, Prof. Kimberlee Bethany Bonura, Ph.D., and start class by thinking about energy and the emotional and physical inputs that contribute to your vitality. Then try your first exercise to become more aware of your body and the signals it sends you.
Why is sleep important for your well-being? Research shows that regular sleep provides a range of benefits, from better cognitive performance to lower risk of disease. In this lesson you'll reflect on the barriers to good sleep and learn strategies to improve your sleep.
Your energy level is deeply linked to your breathing, so becoming more aware of how you breathe can truly change the way you feel day-to-day. Here, learn by doing as Prof. Bonura takes you through five breathing exercises to help you regulate your energy.
How you feel about your job likely has a significant effect on your overall energy. In this lesson, consider a few ways to improve your engagement at work to protect your personal life and maintain your general well-being.
Discover several strategies for building a strong social network and deal with the challenges that inevitably arise in your closest relationships. Plus, learn a few exercises to relieve stress.
Explore mindfulness, or living in the present moment, as Prof. Bonura helps you increase your sense of inner awareness with a series of breathing and meditation exercises.
Life is filled with many choices, and making a lot of decisions requires massive amounts of energy. Here, you'll find out how to simplify the decision-making process and build a richer, more satisfying life.
Gain new insight into the relationship between food and energy. Learn how to be mindful and follow a few sensible guidelines. Afterwards, get a powerful introduction to restorative yoga.
In this lecture, Prof. Bonura explores the connection between play and energy. See how to add more fun in your life, and why physical play is such a profound source of vitality.
Stress. Anger. Anxiety. Prof. Bonura shares a strategy for transforming negative emotions into positive energy, and a loving-kindness meditation to build compassion for yourself and others.
There are no quick fixes for living a more energetic life, but a few tactics will help boost your energy levels in the short term. It’s also important to reflect on your life circumstances to lift your long-term energy baseline.
In this final lecture, put together what you've learned to build a personal action plan for living a more energetic life. As Prof. Bonura explains, an energetic life is a purposeful life, so think about your life's purpose and what success means to you.
Kimberlee Bethany Bonura, Ph.D.
Kimberlee Bethany Bonura, Ph.D., is a highly acclaimed fitness and wellness consultant with decades of experience teaching the benefits of physical and mental health to elite athletes, higher education institutions, nonprofit community organizations and corporations. She earned her doctorate in Educational Psychology from Florida State University. Her doctoral dissertation won national awards from the American Psychological Association (Division 47) and the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. She is also a triple-certified yoga instructor, registered with the Yoga Alliance and a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists.
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