It's time to rest and relax. We are just going to sit and be today. Nice and simple. Be here, be present, be accepting, be you. One thing I like to remind people is that you can still practice mindfulness and be stressed. You can still meditate and be overwhelmed. That’s WHY we practice these things! They help us cope. They don’t make us perfectly calm and peaceful people. They help alleviate the stress symptoms, but they’ll never fully...
I am feeling an epic shift right now. An absolutely transformative shift in myself, and this mindfulness community. I felt it while in a deep meditation this morning. The meditation was lead by Tara Brach, a wonderful teacher and meditation mentor to me. In the guided session she said you can restart. You can restart this meditation. You can restart your life. And ooof, I felt that, and I started to cry. The podcast this week is an...
I've been reading a lot of books and research recently about the truth and science behind mindfulness, because I'm not here just to gaslight you into believing that everyone can be happy by making a few habit changes. No, I am here to break it down for you, show you the realities of finding your way through mindfulness and meditation, and to help you learn from the varying moments in your life to create real, long-lasting growth. And that...
So, I don't know about you, but sometimes I feel like practicing gratitude can get pretty repetitive and boring. Especially if you practice it daily, like is suggested. It just gets annoying after a while. Well, I'm excited for this post to work through breaking down one of the biggest barriers to practicing gratitude. This blog post is a transcript of the podcast episode if you would like to read along, or go ahead and click play below...
Today's gonna be a good day. I can feel it. I posted a video about that in my Instagram stories this morning, because it's just one of those days. I can feel it in my gut. The sun is shining, everyone got out of the house without a hitch this morning, I finished a big work project early today, and I got some good news, and good feedback, in my email. Today is a good day. Jump to the meditation script If you want to listen to this inspirational...
Welcome to the discussion on procrastination! I've been wanting to talk about this topic for a while now, but you know, I just kept pushing it off. LoL. Just kidding, this topic popped into my head earlier this week when I told myself something that kind of changed my perspective on procrastination, which I will get to in just a minute. If you would prefer to listen to this content, tap the play button below to stream the podcast or follow me...
Today is an important topic in helping to ensure that mindfulness and meditation is accessible, and beneficial, to everyone. I want to talk about a topic I've been noticing on social media referencing positive thinking vs. trauma-informed response and care. Want to listen to this topic instead? Click the play button below! I think one of the reasons mindfulness and meditation gets a bad rap of being only for people who are disconnected, aloof,...
Sat Nam is one of the most basic beginner transcendental meditations, also known as mantra meditation, and I thought it would be a good place for us to start with our first meditation together of this kind. Today we are going to repeat this phrase aloud, many times, to engage both the body and the mind for stress relief and focus. The beauty in this meditation is that it helps you disconnect from from your worries, allowing you to reconnect...