Creating an intentional life serves as the foundation for living a life filled with meaning and purpose. You can begin to lay the groundwork to create an intentional life with mindful writing practice. When your body is relaxed, your heart open, and your mind steady from practicing mindful writing, you make space for your most […]
Radical compassion is a special compassion practice. Compassion is the practice of seeing, at a foundational level, the goodness of all beings and recognizing that all beings long to feel happy and at peace. Special compassion practice involves cultivating the capacity to feel in one’s heart a desire to release all beings from suffering and […]
Emotional resilience is our ability to bounce back quickly and with relative ease during difficult times and meet future stressors with greater ease. When we experience stressful times, such as the pandemic, loss, illness, or climate related disasters, we may experience fatigue, anxiety, sadness, or overwhelm. Even in the midst of stressful times, there are things […]
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Resiliency Definition
Resiliency definition: Resiliency is the ability to be adaptable in the face of stress, to bounce back more easily and quickly following difficult events, and to be more adaptable to future stress. There are a number of factors that may contribute to a decreased sense of resiliency, or ability to remain calm and steady during […]
May these inspirational quotes about resilience inspire you! Inspirational quotes about resilience can offer support and encouragement on your path toward being resilient. “My barn having burned down, I can now see the moon.” –Mizuta Masahide “Rock bottom became the solid foundation in which I rebuilt my life.” – J.K. Rowling “Life doesn’t get easier or […]
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Foundations of Well-Being 2.0
The Foundations of Well-Being 2.0 course is open for registration until January 15, 2023. We face challenges every day. While fixing a single particular problem helps in any given moment… eventually, more obstacles arise, and we’re left feeling overwhelmed, stressed, irritable, and depleted. You’ve probably seen this yourself. Happily, much research has shown that the […]
How can we practice meditation for peace in difficult times? Lately it seems there is so much suffering in the world. How do we find our center amidst all that what is happening in the present? And how can we become more resilient during difficult times? We can use mindfulness and meditation practice to help […]
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How to Be a Zen Writer
Being a Zen writer means that you are able to tap into creative flow, write with ease, and connect with a sense of creative freedom. Many writers compare their insides to other writers’ outsides and make the assumption that writing is easy for everyone else, even though it feels difficult for them. Most writers have […]
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Mindful Writing for Creative Flow
Creative flow is a mental state in which you’re fully present and immersed in a task. It’s what most writers, artists, and other creatives long for, to be able to let go, connect with creative flow, and make work with greater ease. Creative flow a state of mind that becomes accessible when you’re fully present […]
I’m always curious about how we can apply brain science to make our lives better, and I love thinking about how to apply neuroscience to writing well. I’ve been writing and coaching writers long enough to know that many of us struggle with creative anxiety and other creative blocks unless we learn how to work […]