Feb 15, 2021 | Mindful Eating, Mindful Parenting, Mindful Recovery, Mindfulness, Mindfulness At Work
How are you breathing today? Are you even aware of breathing? Now that I’ve made you aware, are you wondering if you’re breathing correctly, or should be breathing differently somehow? Breathing is one of those automatic processes that we usually take for granted and...
Dec 15, 2020 | Mindful Eating, Mindful Parenting, Mindful Recovery, Mindfulness, Mindfulness At Work
This year presented us with many more than the usual number of reasons to be anxious, stressed, sad, or depressed. Which is why now more than ever we need to remember our common humanity, and seek out opportunities to come together for support and to find peace. There...
Nov 14, 2020 | Mindful Parenting, Mindful Recovery, Mindfulness
The leaves are a reminder: they’re turning from green to gold to red on the liquid amber trees outside my window, and many have already fallen to the ground. The same thing is happening up and down my street, around the neighborhood, and across the land, as autumn...
Mar 15, 2017 | Mindful Parenting, Mindful Recovery, Mindfulness, Mindfulness At Work
It seems everybody wants mindfulness, and they want it NOW. They’ve heard or read that people who practice mindfulness and meditation report being healthier and happier, that they’re less stressed, less anxious, less depressed, or at least, as Dan Harris wrote,...
Feb 11, 2017 | Mindful Parenting, Mindful Recovery, Mindfulness, Mindfulness At Work
Just started teaching a new Mindfulness for Beginners class, and as usual, I began by asking my students, “what’s one thing you want to get from this class?” Their responses were typical: “how to stop worrying and stay present,” to quiet the inner chatter,” “to...
Oct 31, 2016 | Mindful Eating, Mindful Parenting, Mindful Recovery, Mindfulness
Warning: this post may contain political opinions. How can we understand the current political climate in the U.S., and particularly the Presidential campaign, from a mindfulness perspective? And more importantly, how can mindfulness help us to manage the anxiety...
