True intimacy is an experience of deeply seeing and being seen, knowing and being known. It is built on a firm foundation of honesty, presence, and trust. In order to experience intimacy with another, we must be willing to become intimate with ourselves, with our own experience. We experience the world through sensations in the […]
Nature awareness mindfulness practices can facilitate a deeper connection with ourselves and nature. This past weekend while walking outdoors, I happened upon a flock of white ibis that flew directly overhead, back and forth three or four times. I felt an overwhelming sense of wonder and awe and a feeling of connection with something much […]
Pause breathe connect with mindfulness. Though it runs contrary to our mind’s mistaken beliefs, we truly begin to come alive only when we slow down to pause breathe, and connect with ourselves. Connecting with ourselves means checking in with the state of our body, listening to its needs, and acting in response to those needs. […]
Don’t postpone joy. There are 10,000 joys and 10,000 sorrows in the world, and keeping this in mind can help us to maintain a balanced perspective during times of joy and sorrow. During times of loss, illness, confusion, or just the routine of our daily grind, it’s sometimes easy to become preoccupied by the difficulty, […]
Change your mind, and you can change your perspective, mood, and state of wellbeing. If we don’t care for our thoughts, they are naturally inclined to focus on worrying about the future, regretting the past, worrying about what others think of us, or engaging in critical commentary about anything in the present and how it […]
Being authentic means wholeheartedly embracing your true nature and uniqueness. Mindfulness helps us to connect with our most authentic self. In the silence and the stillness, go in and in until you meet the essence of your authentic self. The quirks and the rough edges, the aspects of yourself that make you unique are what […]
Go with the flow is a mindfulness attitude that can help us to decrease stress and increase resilience. When we go with the flow, we notice that there are some things we cannot change. We recognize that fighting them increases stress, and practicing acceptance –acknowledging how things are then trying to adapt decreases stress. Life […]
We practice mindfulness to cultivate awareness. Mindfulness, simply put, is awareness of the present moment without judgment. When awareness is present, the mind will operate in a certain direction. When we are not bringing awareness—of our sensations, feelings, and thoughts—to the present moment, we are operating in the realm of unconscious habit, which leads us […]
Manifestation of our intentions comes about with clarity of intentions, focused attention, and committed effort. Creating change in our lives requires a commitment to our own wellbeing. It takes time to develop the willpower and self-discipline to work through our resistances and tendencies toward self-sabotage and keep moving forward toward what we want. Every intention […]
A new beginning is available at the end of each day and beginning of each day. As each day ends, may we look forward to the coming dawn as a new beginning. Let us all take the time to look back upon the moments of happiness, love, awe, wonder, peace, loss, fear, heartache, and confusion […]