It’s so important not to take life or ourselves so seriously… or too personally. There’s always going to be bumps in the road. Failures, loss, uncertainties, disappointments, etc… are all part of the human experience. What matters most is how we respond & relate to life’s events. No matter what we may face, it’s always [...]

You might ask yourself… the mindful preparation of a beet cake? This relatively short video captures the preparation of food beautifully & mindfully. It’s a lesson in mindfulness as we focus our fullness of attention to all the wonderful sights, sounds, aromas, and tactile sensations associated with this activity. Remembering to be fully present can [...]

Let go of your troubles and allow yourself be free. Sit. Relax. Smile. Be Happy… The world is a very different place when your heart is light & your mind is clear. Let stillness & quiet give rise to a peaceful state of being.

We all share in what is often referred to as the ‘human condition’… our propensity to suffer in the fragility, imperfectness, and impermanence of our own being. As an antidote to this vulnerable condition, we all have the inner capacity for awareness, compassion & understanding. It is with these core elements of our being that [...]

Chip Conley was a very successful executive in Silicon Valley who appeared to have it all. However, things radically shifted for him with the 2008 downturn in the economy, losing a number of close friends & colleagues to suicide, along with his own medical emergency. These life changing events got his attention in a big [...]

We should all be more mindfully active in paying closer attention to what we eat… and to how we eat. We need to better educate our children about their food, their eating habits, as well as their relationship to what they eat. There is no better time than the present. About 1/3 of all Americans [...]

Mistakes are stepping stones to mastery. Move along… as we are so much more than the mistakes we make in life. Be open & accepting of the lessons inherent to our mistakes. The mastery of becoming  mindfully fit is using and applying what we learn from our mistakes so that we may better understand the [...]

The ‘hand’ is back… with Daniel Siegel, MD, a Clinical Professor of psychiatry at UCLA, Co-Director of Mindful Awareness Research Center, Executive Director of Mindsight Institute, author, and recipient of numerous awards and honorary fellowships. This TEDx talk examines how relationships and reflection support the development of resilience in children and serve as the basic [...]

Mindfulness is like a ‘mental radar’… sensitively detecting changes that require our undivided attention even before they may become apparent. The more we work with our inner capacity for awareness, the more refined and reflexive it becomes at noticing even the subtlest of changes. Watchful & patient, we can skillfully use our discerning awareness to [...]

Mindfulness is being purposefully aware of here & now. Intentional is a mind-set, a willful and determined way of responding and doing that may encompass behaviors, attitudes, thoughts, and feelings. To be intentional, it is our object (purpose) for being a certain way… for example, kind, patient, understanding, etc. It may be our intent (purpose) [...]