Managing your stress and anxiety is healthy for your mind, body, and soul. Our bodies have a natural ability to respond to stress and anxiety by releasing hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol. These hormones can be harmful to the body after long periods of time causing health issues such as weight gain, sleep problems, heart disease, and much more. In[...]
You have arrived at your meditation practice. It's quiet and you are ready to get your inner peace on. You close your eyes and start breathing like Dark Vader. Then your mind starts getting flooded with thoughts. You think to yourself, "Geez, my mind was quieter before I started this meditation, what gives?" Now you politely tell your brain to "shut up" o[...]
I have been watching the news a lot lately to see what’s happening around the world. And it’s amazing that there are so many ways to get the news 24 hours a day, every day because there is that much stuff is happening. Now it is rare that I will turn on the news and hear that something wonderful has happened, like world peace has spread across the ea[...]
Emma and Ava are co-workers that have worked for the same company for years. They have a great working relationship and occasionally share some personal moments too. One morning, Emma stormed into the office after having a stressful morning, operating on little sleep and very little patience. Without noticing Emma's mood, Ava approached Emma with a cheer[...]
What is fear? According to Psychology Today, fear is "An anxious feeling, caused by our anticipation of some imagined event or experience." Fear is a little monster in the dark that pops up sometimes when you want to make a change. Fear floods your mind with “what if’s” and doubts. Getting past your fears can be scary. It means taki[...]
It is the last five minutes of yoga and now it is time for final relaxation. This is the time to quiet the mind and reflect on the practice. Marissa lies down and closes her eyes in an attempt to enjoy these final moments of peace. Then she hears her phone buzz, it could be an email, a text message, or a voicemail, who knows? Maybe it’s her kid’s scho[...]
This blog post is a visual meditation exercise in letting go of fear. Find a quiet space to practice this exercise where you won't be interrupted for at least 5-10 minutes. As always, I recommend that you journal about your experience after each practice for further exploration. Enjoy! A Visual Meditation Exercise to Open The Doors to Happines[...]
When I hear people say: “I can’t meditate.” I always say, “Yes, you can, you probably already do it and don’t even know it.” There are many ways to meditate. The basic skill in meditation is just letting go and getting lost in the flow of the moment. Now if you want to get fancy and have a formal meditation practice, then it will require that[...]
Meditation is so good for the mind and the body. The research has proved this time and time again. When I started meditating, I didn't know what I was doing or if it was working. Eventually, as time went by, I started to see subtle changes in my mind and body. Like I could breathe better when I ran or I was calmer with my children. There were some defini[...]