Practicing extreme self-care Life as we know it is significantly altered due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this is the time to practice extreme self-care. While you might be home-bound, or out in public, you can do all kinds of things to keep your stress levels down and your mind engaged. First and foremost, practice washing [...]
…that is the question. Do I stay on the defined path, focused in on where this path takes me, or do I go off trail, open to exploring the unknown, no real destination in mind, to find something surprising and new? It’s not a bad thing to stay on a direct path. Sometimes it’s better [...]
The Holiday Season is a stressful time. Many people spend more money than they have, eat much more than their bodies need, and are overwhelmed with all the expectations and demands that come at this time of year. Over-indulgences lead to debt, excessive weight and regretful actions! Then, we pay the price during the coming [...]
The Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society studied over 10,000 participants over eight weeks of MBSR and here's just SOME of what they found . . . Less stress, better mood, and better sleep DNA repair and immune system support A 50 percent decrease in anxiety Improved decision-making Changes to the grey [...]
Want to be relaxed, focused and more at ease? Interested in decreasing excessive thoughts, learning to refocus your mind, reduce stress and just feel good? In this series you will learn ways to relax your mind and your body. Through practice and discussion, we will focus on different mind/ body techniques and topics to help [...]
Do you know what enlivens you? What do you love doing? I found this reminder well suited for what I needed to remember now. Sometimes we forget, we get wrapped in those everyday expectations, commitments and habits. Sometimes we lose touch with what is important to us tied up in all of life's stuff. But, [...]
“Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren’t enjoying today’s sunshine.” William Feather Do you spend too much time preparing for the future, not really savoring the joys of this day? Many people spend time focusing on the needs of tomorrow, the future, and many dwell upon what has happened [...]
'Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent.' Rumi Sometimes we spend so much time thinking, that we forget to just observe. Observing requires that you notice, but not analyze, all that is going on around and within you. Most of us find that [...]
