Mindful Archives - Matilda Iglesias

The sun peeks through the leaves, dappling the familiar path ahead. Ten years, countless kilometres, and many worn-down shoes later, it still amazes me how these feet carry me where my heart wants to go. My journey with running started with a spark – a tiny flame of competition that flickered with each passing finisher. …

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Sep 11 2023August 25, 2023

Mindful Monday: Stopping

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It was a long run day. On the cards was a 16km long run including intervals. The wind was howling, it was cold, and I really didn’t want to. A common theme in winter, but today I wasn’t feeling the love. Combined with a stressful work week, getting over a cold, and just general life, …

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Sep 4 2023August 12, 2023

Mindful Monday: Taking the Chance

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My first overseas adventure was to America for Camp Counsellors USA. (There is also another company called Camp America, that does the same sort of thing.) University was wrapping up and I was applying for jobs and couldn’t find anything in my field (photography, it was and still is very hard to be in that …

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Jul 21 2023July 29, 2023

Trail Running: The Best Way to Get Lost and Find Yourself

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It sounds silly but in my opinion, it’s true. Trail running has this unique ability where you can be lost in the moment, but at the same time find yourself in a more profound way. When you’re trail running, you’re constantly bombarded with new sights, sounds, and smells. You’re forced to pay attention to your …

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Jul 10 2023July 7, 2023

Mindful Monday: Failure

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Do you know anyone who has never failed? Without failure, we would have the Stephen Speilberg movies ET, Jaws, or Indiana Jones. Writer J.K Rowling could have stopped handing in her after 12 rejections, but then we wouldn’t have Harry Potter. What if we change our perspective on failure? What if we see failure as …

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Jan 23 2023January 8, 2023

Mindful Monday: Hard Reset

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There are days when I wish I could ctrl+alt+delete my day, week or month. A reset, a clean start, a do-over. What if I told you that it is possible to give yourself a hard reset? It’s normal to feel lost at the start of a new year. The last few years have been hard. …

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Jan 27 2022January 24, 2022

I am More than the Number on the Scales

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Everyone owns a set of scales sometime during their lifetime. When I first was on my weight loss journey a decade ago, my scales were everything. I would measure all my food, and I would weigh myself every few days. How else would I know if I was losing weight without the scales? That is …

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May 31 2021May 29, 2021

Tips to help you get through low points in your run

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You are out running your long run and those negative thoughts enter your head. You know the ones “what are you doing, you aren’t a runner.” or “you can’t do this, what are you thinking”. Every runner at some stage of their running life has had these negative thoughts. So what do you do when …

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Sep 5 2020

The Story of the Starfish

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I was in my twenty’s when I first heard the story of the starfish. I don’t remember when or where I heard it, but it always stuck with me. Which is why I want to tell you this story, and why it’s important to remember, you only have to make a difference to one person. …

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