Be still in the midst of chaos, and come home to the present moment and to yourself. Embrace a sense of inner calm and peace. During this holiday season, it is more important than ever to take time to make time to be still. Amidst the end of year work deadlines, holiday celebrations and shopping […]
This week, every week and every day may we all feel gratitude for the ways in which our lives are filled with love, belonging and meaning. Recalling that whatever we rest our attention upon grows, may we learn to rest our attention more of the time on what is right with us rather than lament […]
Mindful communication begins with each communicator arriving in awareness in the present moment. It requires that both people be present in the moment and bring awareness and attention to the connection and conversation. Once we have arrived in awareness and are giving another our deserved undivided attention, we can bring awareness to our thoughts and […]
Being compassionate is good for your mental health. Embodying compassion involves recognizing our sense of shared humanity and extending kindness toward ourselves and others. It is always easier to label, judge or diagnose than to see beyond the habitual pattern of our judging mind to the humanity of another person or ourselves. The human mind […]
Responding to your life from a calm place can support a sense of peace, wellbeing, and resilience. Many of our everyday moments are spent reacting to what is happening by fighting against whatever is already here and wanting things to be otherwise. We can begin to change our habitual patterns of reactivity by noticing the […]
Mindful acceptance of the present moment can bring a greater sense of peace and happiness. Acceptance is acknowledging how things are in the present moment. When we acknowledge how things are, calmly being present with our circumstances, then we can ask ourselves how we would like to respond. Life often does not go as planned. […]
A meditative mind practices acceptance of the present moment. Practicing acceptance means acknowledging how things are in the moment. It means staying present, even when it feels uncomfortable or difficult, and consciously choosing responding rather than reacting. The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom. –Tara Brach We can learn […]
Staying steady during difficult times is an intention that mindfulness and meditation can support. Life is filled with 10,000 joys and 10,000 sorrows. When difficult moments arise, how can we stay balanced and steady to ride the waves of sorrow or uncertainty? The tendency is to react to difficulty with swirling thoughts, imagining possible scenarios, […]
Practicing acceptance nurtures a greater sense of peace, happiness, and wellbeing. Much of our suffering is created by wanting things to be other than they are. Acceptance involves acknowledging things as they are in this moment and then asking, “Now what?” If we can truly accept how things are and allow them to just be, […]
Mindful thinking or mindfulness of thoughts isn’t so much about controlling our thoughts as it is about learning to not allow our thoughts to control us. When we practice mindful thinking and become aware of the habitual patterns of the mind, we develop the freedom to choose something different. Typically we’re so caught up in […]