Good morning, NeuroFit Team 🧠✨ We’re wrapping up the first week of our 30-Day Mindset & Movement Challenge with focus, gratitude, and alignment. Today is about slowing down, reconnecting to your breath, and reflecting on how far you’ve already come in just six days. Before today’s LIVE Coaching Session at 2 p.m. CST, take time to breathe, journal, and ground yourself in your purpose. Bring your journal to the session — we’ll reflect on your growth, your wins, and set intentions for the days ahead. 🧘‍♀️ Today’s Mindset & Movement Activities: 1️⃣ Morning Breathwork: Begin with Aurora’s guided breathwork session to calm your nervous system and set the tone for clarity and focus. (Link below) 2️⃣ Mindful Walking Practice: Take a 20–30 minute walk today. Before heading out, re-read your journal entries from the past week. As you walk, reflect on these mindfulness prompts: - What am I grateful for in my recovery right now? - What am I learning about myself through this challenge? - What emotion or thought can I release today? - What promise or purpose am I walking toward? - Let each step be intentional — a moving meditation reminding you that progress begins with presence. - 3️⃣ Evening Yoga + Breathwork: - End the day with Aurora’s gentle yoga and breathwork practice. Allow your body to release tension and integrate the mental and emotional work of the day. (Links below) - 🥗 Nutrition & Hydration Focus:Stay consistent with your brain health nutrition path — whether you’ve chosen the pescatarian or Mediterranean plan, remember that nourishment fuels neuroplasticity. Drink water often and eat with mindfulness. 📓 Bring Your Journal: We’ll be using our journals in today’s Live Coaching Session — come ready to share insights and reflect on your first six days. 📅 LIVE Coaching with Shawnee:🕑 2:00 p.m. CST📍 Check the Calendar Tab for the direct link to join. 📸 Daily Challenge Share:Post your Day 6 Selfie on social media and tag @shawneeharkins!Use hashtags #NeuroFitChallenge #Day6 #Neuroplasticity #TBIRecovery #StrokeRecovery to encourage others on their healing journey.

Hi NeuroFit Team! You’ve shown up powerfully this week — body, mind, and spirit. Tonight, we shift our focus toward rest, recovery, and reflection. Today’s theme is simple yet vital: Be gentle with yourself. Healing isn’t only about effort — it’s also about knowing when to pause, breathe, and allow the nervous system to settle. 🧘‍♀️ Evening Activities:1️⃣ Breathwork with Aurora — Continue the guided breathwork practice to calm your central nervous system and prepare your body for deep rest. (Link will be added below) 2️⃣ Evening Yoga Practice — Follow along with the gentle Brain & Body Yoga session before bed to release tension and reset your system for tomorrow. (Link will be added below) 🪞 Reflection & Journaling: As you close out Day 5, take a few quiet moments with your journal. Reflect on: - What does my body need tonight? - What am I grateful for in my healing this week? - Where can I show myself more compassion? Hydrate well. Stretch lightly. And remember, recovery happens in the stillness as much as it does in the movement. ✨ Tomorrow (Day 6) we’ll be LIVE at 2 p.m. CST for coaching with me inside NeuroFit Training Club. Bring your journal — we’ll reflect on Week 1 and set intentions for the week ahead. Rest easy tonight, NeuroFit Team. You’ve earned it. 💫 Where the mind goes, the body follows. Pass the love. Share the light. Chase greatness.

30-Day Mindset & Movement Challenge Happy Saturday, NeuroFit Team! 🌞 You’ve made it to Day 4 of the Mindset & Movement Challenge — a day for slowing down, centering gratitude, and realigning focus. 💫 Today’s Theme: From Emotion → to Focus → to Forward Vision As we continue to rewire the brain and nervous system for recovery, today is about shifting perspective —away from fear and frustration, and toward focus, gratitude, and purpose. Neuroplasticity thrives when the mind and heart are aligned with appreciation and intention. 🧘‍♀️ Today’s Mindset + Movement Activities 1️⃣ Morning Practice – Breathwork Repetition Repeat the Yoga Breathwork with Aurora video (posted earlier this week). Focus on deep rhythmic breathing through the nose.Let each breath remind your nervous system: I am safe. I am healing. 2️⃣ Movement Practice – 30-Minute Walk Take a 30-minute walk today — outdoors if possible.Use this walk as moving meditation: breathe, notice your surroundings, and feel gratitude for what your body can do right now. 3️⃣ Brain Health Nutrition & Hydration Check-In Drink half your body weight (in ounces) of water today. Stay consistent with your Brain Health Nutrition Plan — whether you’ve chosen the Pescatarian Detox or Mediterranean Style. Fuel your neuroplasticity with hydration and whole foods that calm inflammation and nourish your brain. ✍️ Mindset Reflection – Gratitude & Compassion Journal In your recovery journal, write your reflections for the day: 1. What am I grateful for today? 2. What am I proud of myself for doing this week? 3. What can I do right now that supports my healing? 4. How can I show compassion to myself while I grow? 🧠 Remember: Gratitude activates positive neurochemistry. Each time you express thanks, your brain releases dopamine and serotonin — helping you move from emotional reactivity into clarity and focus. 🎧 Bonus Mindset Assignment – Listen & Reflect Today, take time to listen to Shawnee’s guest interview with ConcussionBox.org, hosted by Sean Walker.

Theme: Brain & Body Yoga — Integrating Mind, Movement, and Meaning Happy Friday NeuroFit Team! 🌞 We’re officially on Day 3 of the 30-Day Mindset & Movement Challenge, and today we’re deepening our mind–body connection through yoga, breathwork, movement, and reflection. By now, you’ve begun to experience how The Harkins Method™ integrates intention, breath, and movement to rewire your nervous system for healing. Today, we continue building that foundation by aligning your focus, balancing your energy, and reflecting on your progress over the last three days. 🧠 Today’s Focus: Connecting the Central Nervous System Through Mindful Movement & Breath Your nervous system is the bridge between your brain and body. Every breath you take strengthens that communication — training your system to adapt, restore, and heal. 💫 Today’s Activities 1️⃣ Classroom Modules — Watch & Reflect:By today, you should have watched: - Day 1: Introduction to Neurogenesis - Day 2: Introduction to Neuroplasticity - Day 3: The Harkins Method™ Introduction to NeuroFitness Training to Fast-Track Neuro Recovery 🎥 If you haven’t yet completed these modules, take time today to watch the Day 3 video inside the Classroom tab.Each builds upon the other — helping you understand how The Harkins Method™ activates neuroplasticity through visualization, breathwork, and movement. 2️⃣ Yoga Practice: - Survivors: Follow Week 1 – Brain & Body Yoga for Survivors (link below) - Caregivers: Follow Week 1 – Brain & Body Yoga for Caregivers (link below)🪷 Both guided by Aurora, our Brain & Body Yoga expert. These practices will help regulate your central nervous system, enhance balance and coordination, and release stored tension through breath and gentle flow. 3️⃣ Breathwork Practice:Repeat the Yoga Breathwork with Aurora video today — once in the morning and again this evening.This activates your parasympathetic nervous system, lowers cortisol, and prepares your brain for neuroplastic change.

If you missed yesterday’s live kickoff, you can now watch the full replay here! In this session, NeuroFitness Trainer Shawnee Harkins introduces the 30-Day Mindset & Movement Challenge and provides an in-depth walkthrough of the NeuroFit Training Club™ portal, the Trainerize app, and how to get the most out of your experience. Together, we cover: ✅ How to access your daily mindset and movement activities ✅ How to track progress and engage inside the community ✅ What to expect during the next 30 days — mindset, movement, breathwork, and journaling ✅ The importance of neuroplasticity and the mind–body connection in recovery ✅ How The Harkins Method™ trains your nervous system for healing This replay is the perfect place to begin if you’re just joining the challenge or need a refresher on how to navigate the portal. Click the link below to watch the replay and start your transformation today! P.S. This REPLAY in unedited, so feel free to fast-forward to sections. I will eventually upload to the 30-Day Mindset & Movement Challenge module in the Classroom tab.