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Creativity Mindfulness

Hurricane Recovery: How to Find Hope

Hurricane recovery can feel overwhelming. It’s still normal to not feel normal after hurricane Florence. I am still post hurricane Florence, still living in the back rooms of my house – kitchen, bedroom, laundry room. Every time I go out, I see signs of the storm’s aftermath or hear stories of people who continue to […]

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Meditation Mindfulness

Begin Again with Mindfulness Meditation

Each moment offers an opportunity for us to begin again by practicing mindfulness—to return to a relaxed state in the body, return to a positive emotional and mental state, and return to making changes that support our happiness and wellbeing. Whether you’re wanting to make changes that support your physical, emotional, or mental wellbeing, mindfulness study […]

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Climate Anxiety Mindfulness

Coping with the Emotional Effects of Surviving Hurricane Florence

This post is for all of us in North Carolina, USA who are experiencing the devastating effects of Hurricane Florence. A hurricane is a traumatic event. Whether you stayed at home during the hurricane or evacuated, during hurricane Florence and in the days or weeks that follow, it’s normal to experience symptoms of acute stress, […]

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Mindful Eating Mindfulness

Mindful Eating for Health and Wellness

Mindful eating is a practice that can support your overall health and wellness. A regular mindfulness practice serves as a strong foundation for making lasting lifestyle changes that support wellbeing. Mindful eating can support weight loss, and it can also support overall wellbeing. Losing weight and keeping it off involves a willingness to begin to take […]

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Mindfulness

Adapting to Change: When Plan “A” Doesn’t Work Out

We can become more skillful at adapting to change. When plan “A” doesn’t work out, we can create another plan. Every moment offers an opportunity for us to turn toward our informal mindfulness practice to create a greater sense of peace, ease, happiness, and wellbeing.. Intentional Living Living mindfully and intentionally doesn’t mean that life […]

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Mindfulness

Mindfulness Resilience: How to Thrive During Difficult Times

When we practice mindfulness and resilience, each of us has the power and potential to connect with a sense of peace, happiness, and wellbeing regardless of our external circumstances. When we brace against or fight what is, or when we wish things were otherwise, this creates suffering. When we practice mindfulness and resilience to meet stressful times with […]

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Mindfulness

Practice Acceptance for Inner Calm and Peace

Most of us aren’t taught the art of practicing acceptance unless we have undertaken mindfulness study and practice. We often want what we want, how and when we want it. Basically, we want things to go our way, and when they don’t, we may feel frustrated and become entangled in wanting things to be other […]

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Mindfulness

Mindfulness for Healing Emotional Pain

The heart of mindfulness for healing emotional pain lies in our growing capacity to turn toward pain and embrace it with mercy and a soft heart. Our habitual pattern is to turn away from or try to escape what feels unpleasant or painful–physically, emotionally, and mentally. We may try to turn away from the pain […]

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Mindfulness

How to Practice Mindful Self-Care

Practicing mindful self-care can support you in living a more peaceful and inspired life. “After all, I want to live my life, not rush through it.” –Cheryl Richardson Peace,Jen

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Mindfulness

Creating an Intentional Life

Creating clear intentions can support us to live an intentional life and creatively inspired life filled with a greater sense of peace and wellbeing. Living mindfully and intentionally takes willingness to sit with the grief of a life unlived, courage to dream big, and sustained effort to see our intentions through. The result of setting […]