The next time you reach for food as a compulsion – to numb to feelings, to avoid being present to whatever is here in the moment, try pausing. Breathe. Check in with the state of your body, heart, and mind. Ask yourself, “What am I really hungry for?” “…compulsive eating is basically a refusal to […]
Commitment to our intentions can bring peace and freedom. Ambivalence, uncertainty and indecision are designed to keep us playing it safe—from our fears that we will make a mistake, get hurt, appear foolish, etc. Meanwhile, as we swirl in our indecision, life passes us by. “Until one is committed, there is hesitancy… the moment one […]
We can increase feelings of happiness by recognizing and nurturing our strengths, abilities and virtues and cultivating self-efficacy. We can prevent depression by nurturing skills of optimism and hope. In developing optimism, we cultivate a greater sense of resilience that can support us in dealing with uncertainty and difficult times. “The belief that we can […]
Opportunity knocks sometimes in the quiet moments of our lives—poetic lines that appear during a walk, a vision of a painting that we fear we cannot execute, a glance between strangers, an exquisitely tender kiss that leaves our mouth hungering for more, an invitation to love that opens our heart, a call to live our […]
Mindfulness can support you to live your full potential. Mindfulness is about being, but it’s also about using our inner wisdom to decide who we want to be in the world and what we need to do in order to be that person. “If you are going to become more successful, you’re going to have […]
Coming home to yourself involves encountering lost, unremembered aspects of self and the world evokes a feeling of connection and belonging. There is a return to our body, a stirring in our heart center, a feeling of desire, an experience of falling in love. A remembering. “Much of my work is propelled by the desire […]
If we don’t learn how to break a habit, we remain at risk for staying stuck in unhealthy habits that contribute to our suffering. “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” –C.G. Jung When we find the same painful story repeating in our life, it’s […]
Cultivating Joy: Mindful Practices to Reclaim Beauty and Wonder Cultivating joy through mindfulness offers a gentle path back to delight, aliveness, and inner peace Joy can feel elusive in times of grief, stress, or uncertainty. When the world feels heavy or our hearts are worn thin, it’s easy to believe joy is inaccessible. We may […]
Saying yes to our lives means passing by whatever does not support our highest good and well-being. “The world begins with yes.” –Terry Tempest Williams It means practicing loving-kindness meditation until we actually begin to love ourselves, affirming that we deserve love until we feel deserving, and being willing to walk away from whatever holds […]
Self-confidence is something that most people long to have more of. According to Albert Bandura’s theory of self-efficacy, we can increase our sense of self-efficacy and self-confidence by performing tasks successfully, witnessing others succeed through sustained effort, receiving support and encouragement from others as we approach a task, and managing stress and encouraging positive mood […]