A Meditation Go ahead and get into a comfortable position Relax your eyes, your jaw, your neck, and your shoulders Notice where your body makes contact with the chair and ground and feel the connection and support As we move into our meditation, let’s give ourselves a moment to arrive by taking three deep breathsContinue reading “Letting Go of the Past Year”
Category Archives: Mindfulness
Who We Are When We Stop: A Gatha Meditation on Balance
We are all grains of sand passing through the neck of an hourglass flowing across time. Honoring our centers, we flow like grains of sand. We are all flocks of birds migrating across open and stormy skies following new and ancient pathways. Cultivating minds like sky, we become grounded and free. We are all laughingContinue reading “Who We Are When We Stop: A Gatha Meditation on Balance”
6 Life Lessons for Mindful Decision-Making
Over the course of our mindfulness journey together, Renee and I have learned so many useful life lessons that we keep a running list of them in our business files. Revisiting that list reminds me of how far we’ve come and guides me in times of indecision. Some of these pearls of wisdom have beenContinue reading “6 Life Lessons for Mindful Decision-Making”
Mindfully Practicing the Art of Communication
If our relationships are one long conversation If each time I talk with someone it is an opportunity for connection or disconnection If connection is important to me Can I pause? Can I respond instead of reaching? Can I be the person in the conversation and also see the conversation happening from the outside? CanContinue reading “Mindfully Practicing the Art of Communication”
Surrender is the Path Leading to Grace: A Four-Step Process for Moving through Challenges
I’ve been practicing the art of surrender across select aspects of my life for quite a few years now, but, upon reflecting on the tangible benefits this approach has graced me with in those areas, I’ve begun to make surrender one of my default states of being, right up there with joy and peace. Surrendering—theContinue reading “Surrender is the Path Leading to Grace: A Four-Step Process for Moving through Challenges”
A Guided Meditation on Exploring Acceptance
As we begin this meditation, take a moment to slow down and connect to the breath Breathing in and out, at your own pace, noticing your breath Accepting the breath, as it is, in this moment As you breathe, see if you can become a witness to your mind Look to accept what you seeContinue reading “A Guided Meditation on Exploring Acceptance “
Gratitude: A Guided Meditation Script
What we pay attention to grows, and what we say after “I am” is what we become. So, today and every day, let’s choose to focus on the many things—the many big and small things—that we have to be grateful for. Let’s say, “I am grateful, I am grateful, I am grateful” by meditating togetherContinue reading “Gratitude: A Guided Meditation Script”
Self-Compassion in Action
Hand over heart I stay with the suffering, invite it to tea Consoling myself, turning inward Speaking words to myself I would say to a precious friend Changing the inner voice Less harsh More kind Accepting I hold space for my shortcomings And realize, once again, my humanity Meditation like water Smoothing the sharp wordsContinue reading “Self-Compassion in Action “
Five Communication Strategies to Deepen Connection
Like most of us, I love and value my family, friends, and colleagues and want to maintain the happy and healthy relationships I’m so blessed to experience, so lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how I can deepen the connections I have with the people in my life. Connection helps all of us liveContinue reading “Five Communication Strategies to Deepen Connection”
Balancing Preparing for the Future and Savoring the Now
“There were times I could not afford to sacrifice the bloom of the present moment to any work, whether of the head or hand.” Thoreau, Walden A colleague recently posted on social media with a picture of a beautiful landscape and a caption about how she couldn’t let this moment pass. She actively decided toContinue reading “Balancing Preparing for the Future and Savoring the Now”
Mindful Life Connections 