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My Favorite Meditation Preparation Practice
Learn a simple 4-step meditation prep to create safety, presence, and calm. Justin Ternes guides you to connect with your body, emotions, and environment before settling into mindfulness practice.
Breath Is the First Step
Life begins and ends with the breath. Justin Ternes explores how breath influences thought, movement, and mindset, offering a simple yet powerful reminder that conscious breathing is the first step toward flow, presence, and personal transformation.
Rediscovering the Soul of Breath
Breath is more than air. It’s life, spirit, and connection. Justin Ternes explores the ancient philosophy of breath, showing how mindful breathing links us to our true self, others, and the world, inviting a deeper awareness of pneuma, the life force that unites body, mind, and spirit.
Athletic Performance
Breathwork and meditation are powerful tools for peak performance—on and off the field. Justin Ternes explores how intentional breathing can calm nerves, enhance focus, boost endurance, and improve emotional control, helping athletes of all levels unlock their full potential.
What Color is Your Emotion?
Emotions can be as vivid and nuanced as colors. In this post, Justin Ternes explores how identifying and interpreting your emotional “colors” can improve emotional literacy, body awareness, and mindfulness, helping you feel, name, and navigate your emotions more clearly.
Awareness of Heart
Intentionally feeling into your body, emotions, and heart, even when uncomfortable, can expand awareness, reduce stress, and deepen your connection to life, love, and health.