Finding hope in grief can sometimes feel challenging. During these times of turmoil and unrest, it is becoming progressively more difficult to remain balanced and hopeful. Violence continues to erupt around the world, and the news fills TV, print media and social media. The U.S. political situation becomes increasingly frightening as the Republican presidential candidate […]
How can make intentional choices for an intentional life? Begin with mindfulness. When we cultivate mindfulness, our self-awareness grows. When we open our hearts and cultivate self-compassion, our compassion for other beings and for the Earth increases. This is the age of the opening of the heart in a more collective way, for only through […]
Valuing health and wellbeing can have a positive effect on your mental and physical wellness. How many of us have truly learned to take 100% responsibility for our own wellness? Many of us are taught to take care of everyone else and often do so at the expense of ourselves. How can we commit to […]
Are you afraid to be happy? Many people are in touch with a fear of failure or fear of never finding happiness. But what I see far more frequently in people is a fear of their own personal power, success and happiness. Being afraid to be happy may play a part in keeping yourself stuck. […]
How can we heal from LGBTQ violence? Violence toward anyone is unacceptable, and LGBTQ violence and homophobia continue to occur at an alarming rate. My heart is hurting this week with the news of the act of terrorism toward members of the LGBTQ community in Orlando. Please take the time this week to go within […]
Your true nature is to be happy and at peace. In each of us resides the inner light of our true nature—a capacity for boundless wisdom, infinite capability and immeasurable lovingkindness and compassion. Look into your heart. Follow your nature. –Buddha From the heart of our true nature, we are capable of transcending suffering and […]
How can we practice mindfulness and self-care? I’m often asked about how to develop and keep commitments to a regular meditation practice and other self-care practices. Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation… Audre Lorde First, it’s important to make time. We won’t ever find the time. We must make the time and […]
Most of us would like to enjoy a life filled with freedom from fear. And yet, many of us limit our lives and our choices because of fear. We feel fear, and we stop expanding. We may feel stuck or motionless, believing that being still will protect us from feeling uncomfortable or overwhelmed or having […]
There are many different types of meditation, and mindfulness meditation students frequently ask me which practices they should work with. My answer is most often the same: Deepen your study and practice of meditation by engaging with different practices and noticing how your body, heart and mind feel in each practice. Notice what arises. There […]
Mindful Self-acceptance is a learned skill. One of our most painful habitual patterns as human beings is wanting things to be other than they are. We often turn this habit on ourselves, wanting to be other than we are. Rather than embracing our most wounded places with love, which is truly what is called for, […]