5 Weeks To Living Lighter

A holistic approach to health can seem overwhelming, I know. Especially when the way it currently looks for you is ANYTHING but peaceful.

• You spend way too much time every week trying to get it all perfect...your job, your relationships, your healthy lifestyle.
• You read a ton of self-help books, but you're just not seeing the results.
• You've tried everything from the Calm app to yoga, but you still feel really bogged down. 
• You're so focused on managing your stress that you're worried you'll never figure it out. Maybe waiting is the answer. Spoiler: it's not.
• You're not sure another workshop or wellness initiative can help you, but you're ready for REAL answers. You're tired of wasting time, money, and energy on methods that give you subpar results. 

Truth bomb: Your efforts thus far haven’t helped you feel more at ease. Maybe they've given you some great ideas or things you know you "should" do, but you still somehow backslide into old habits or feeling completely overwhelmed. You're starting to put it out of your mind because it feels like nothing will work. I know because I've worked with clients on the edge of giving up, and I've been there too. And now, having moved through those vibes, I’m excited to help!

The Winning Experience:

Because you know what happens when you finally learn how to be with your hardships, deal with them, and then let that sh*t go...

• You wake up EXCITED to seize the day because you have a set of tools to handle whatever comes your way, like the bad ass you are.
• You finally feel good in your skin because you're confident that you're doing what's best for your health.
• You have more energy now that you're not stressing about your stress.

Say hello to Room To B R E A T H E.

A five-week, hands-on group coaching experience that will change the way you look at that thing that's stressing you out right now. Together we'll discover how mindfulness can make drastically positive shifts in your physical and mental health.

Research has shown that more mindful people are generally happier and report less anxiety, symptoms of depression, anger, and worries. A higher degree of mindfulness is also associated with reduced stress and increased gratitude, hope, and vitality (studies suggest a 15% reduction in inflammation and stress hormones, translating to lower insulin levels aka fewer cravings and sleep issues).

So if practicing mindfulness holds such powerful potential for our well-being, why aren't we all doing it daily?

The reason is that we often need more guidance and support than simply downloading an app. We need to better understand the underlying processes and research behind mindfulness.

This new program is designed to walk you through everything you need to fully understand mindfulness and experience the profound effects it can have on your life.

Through our work together, you will benefit from: 

• Small, informal practices that help weave mindfulness into your daily routine
• The ability to ask me anything in a small group learning environment and 1:1 via voxer support
• An examination of mindfulness in the broader context of life and how we perceive things
• Understanding the foundation of psychological processes that mindfulness rests upon
• One deep dive into a specific element of mindfulness per session
• Information and practice integrated with research and evidence
• A detailed handbook with opportunities to deepen your practice
• 1:1 accountability between live sessions via voxer support

This program is perfect for you if you…

• experience anxiety, stress, or trouble sleeping.
• crave a change in your approach to stressful situations.
• prefer hands-on, personalized support.
• want to live more mindfully and feel more alive and present.
• are curious about mindfulness and want to commit to developing a practice.
• have tried meditation or mindfulness before, and it didn't work out.
• want to know the nuts and bolts behind the practice and approach it in a science-based way.
• desire a healthier lifestyle. 

This program includes:

• Five live group sessions hosted through Google Meets
• Access to the session replay via the online classroom
• One-on-one voxer support (four weeks, beginning July 13th - August 10th)
• Workbook Resources (PDF & Audio Format) to help you better embody each topic for years to come
• Access to the OGFG meditation practice hub so you can experiment with different mindfulness meditation techniques

PLUS, enjoy these limited-time early bird bonuses so you can begin this leg of your health journey as soon as you sign up:

• Making Time for Mindfulness: This 50-minute workshop will strengthen your ability to ground into the present moment, release worry, and determine the small action you can rely on when life feels chaotic. 
• Managing Your Stressful Thoughts: Featured on the Simple Habit meditation app, this is the perfect mini-retreat to help you rewire cycles of worry. Through the five strategies provided in this mindfulness sampler, you’ll begin to find freedom from the control of your judgmental thoughts and feelings. Reduce the chances of your thoughts spiraling out of control for more peace of mind. 

Room to Breathe Session Schedule

Session Topics & Dates

Session 1: Attention & The Now (Thursday, July 13th; Time TBD by the group)

• • In this session, we'll explore...
    • What mindfulness is and common misconceptions
    • The role of thoughts and our relationship to them
    • The two forces at play in a mindfulness practice
    • The default methods for dealing with thoughts and why they're causing you more stress
    • How to anchor our attention in the present moment

Session 2: Automaticity (Thursday, July 20th; Time TBD by the group)

• • In this session, we'll explore...
    • What automaticity is
    • The advantages and disadvantages of automatic behaviors
    • How to utilize mindfulness to reduce reactivity (in favor of thoughtful responses)
    • The cycles of feeling and thinking and the chaos these cycles can cause (and how to stop it!)
    • How to draw awareness to your patterns to cultivate change

Session 3: Judgment (Thursday, July 20th; Time TBD by the group)

• • In this session, we'll explore...
    • Learning how and when to pause your inner critic
    • The characteristics of judgments and how they color our reality
    • Embracing the role of duality in our lives
    • How judgments create conflict and how to utilize mindfulness to resolve conflict

Session 4: Acceptance (Thursday, August 3rd; Time TBD by the group)

• • In this session, we'll explore...
    • How to tackle pleasant and unpleasant experiences without sacrificing personal power
    • How resistance makes our stress worse 
    • The rebound effect and how mindfulness can reduce it
    • Common misconceptions about acceptance and how to overcome them

Session 5: Putting it all together (Thursday, August 10th; 4:30pm CST)

• • In this session, we'll...
    • Revisit the key components of a mindfulness practice
    • Hold one last reflection session before 1:1 support closes

What participants are saying inside Room to Breathe:

"I started to use shopping as an anchor. I can check in with my motives and see how it feels in my body. You have no idea how much you have started to deeply shift my life." - B. T.

"Looking back on last week it's like whoa. Why couldn't all that have been reigned in? Because I was on automatic! Click. Light Bulb. Revelation." - G.L.

"After class I had a great sense of hope for myself." - M. K.

"Creating an anchoring habit with my coffee has changed the way the start of my day feels." -S.J.

"Thanks for a great 5 weeks. This was fun, informative, and helpful!" - L.I.

What people are saying about Room to Breathe:

"Not only will you learn about mindfulness and all that it entails, but you will also learn more about yourself. This course was very well thought out, and I think it could benefit anyone regardless of how mindful you think you already are! 10/10 would recommend!" - L.I. 

"As hard as it was to admit that I needed support, I'm glad I signed up. This experience reminded me that it's always in my power to do better, and I proved to myself that I actually could be better. I've never felt so good!" - M. K.

"Daniela has changed my life for the absolute best. I highly recommend her Room to Breathe course to learn how meditation can improve your body, mind, and outlook on life. I only wish I had met her sooner." - Google Review

"This experience helped me with a lot of things, it’s hard to narrow it down to just one! I think what I love the most was that it kept me accountable to staying mindful and helped me remember to take moments to pause and listen to not only my thoughts but what my body is saying as well. For me, it’s so easy to read about mindfulness, especially mindful eating and really want to put that into my daily routine but then I just forget to. This course reminded me weekly to practice different mindful actions." - L.I.

About Your Instructor

Hi! I'm Daniela Burkiewicz, the founder of Outlook Good, Feel Good Wellness Coaching, and I'm a certified wellness coach through the IAWP, a certified mindfulness practitioner, and have been a public educator for over a decade in Illinois with a Master's degree in English. This unique background enables me to analyze the complex, unique story of an individual's health obstacles as I help them go from running on empty to a more relaxed, healthy version of themselves.

As a holistic wellness coach, I care about the whole picture.

Maybe your doctor is telling you that you need to make x number of changes to your lifestyle, but then you're left scrambling to figure out how to make it work. (Been there!)

Or maybe you're proactively setting goals for yourself because you don't like the path you're headed down but find it challenging to stick to the promises you made yourself sometimes.

I've helped people in both scenarios because Outlook Good, Feel Good is all about guiding you through the sometimes overwhelming and often contradictory wellness world. I believe everyone deserves to live their healthiest life and that a healthy lifestyle doesn't have to be restrictive. Living your best life should feel good, not daunting. That's why I utilize principles of mindfulness to help my clients examine their outlook and life. 

Expert Insights

"When we commit ourselves to paying attention in an open way, without falling prey to our own likes and dislikes, opinions and prejudices, projections and expectations, new possibilities open up and we have a chance to free ourselves from the straitjacket of unconsciousness." - Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

"Learning about mindfulness taught me what equanimity means, and that's something I knew that I needed in my life. Now, I can sit with my emotion, turn toward it, and accept it. I can see my emotion as a leaf that's gently floating down a stream past me. Knowing that my negative emotion will eventually pass allows me to embrace it without trying to resist what I'm experiencing." - Chris Boutte started practicing mindfulness after being diagnosed with congestive heart failure

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does this program take to complete? 

This is a 5-week program.

What is the format of this program?

All live sessions will take place in Google Meets, and you will receive the link once you sign up. If you can't attend the live session, the video will be posted here on Membervault for you to watch when it works for your schedule.

How much time do I need to complete the homefun exercises? What will that look like?

This training requires 5-30 minutes a day, depending on your desired commitment level and is most effective when practiced at home. Different types of exercises include formal meditation (quiet focus) and informal daily practices (mindful movement, listening, chores, and general presence). You'll get to decide which exercises you practice from week to week.

I've tried mindfulness before but am not very good at it. How do I know this program will be different?

At its core, mindfulness is about starting over again and again. Even if you feel like you're not making "progress," if you have patience and practice regularly to the best of your ability, your efforts will pay off.

In this program, we'll approach mindfulness in a way that addresses all of the common stumbling blocks, and you'll be free to share your specific concerns via voxer so we can troubleshoot them together as they arise.

Are the resources in this program based on scientific evidence?

Yes. Over 3,000 peer-reviewed research studies have validated the benefits of mindfulness, and I have made sure that everything in this program is underpinned by rigorous science and references.

What is the cost?

Full Price: $997 (USD) 

The payment methods listed on your website don't work for me. Are there alternatives?

Yep! Please contact me at daniela@outlookgoodfeelgood.com to discuss payment options.

I have another question! Can I reach out?

Of course! Email or DM me on Instagram, and we can chat.