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Archive for the 'Mindfulness for Parents & Children' Category

‘Smile!’

Thursday, July 2nd, 2020

‘Smile!’ How does it feel? ‘Smile again!’ Feel any different? Practice smiling throughout your day. See & feel its impact on you & others…

The ‘Big Questions’

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020

We’re all on the same path as human beings simply allowing our ‘big questions’ to unfold with the spontaneity and uncertainty of life itself. Open-minded & curious, we’re free to ask- to experience- and to live the questions each and every moment of our lives…

Back To Nature…

Thursday, May 14th, 2020

Technology has connected us like never before- and we now live in a very mobile world with real-time information right at our fingertips… not to mention home theaters with large, flat screen TVs, a plethora of channels to ‘surf’, and surreal video games to keep our kids entertained for hours on end… Today’s technology may […]

STOP

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020

Step back Take a breath Observe Proceed with… It is taking this time to simply reflect on one’s situation before moving forward with either one’s words or actions. It is in this momentary space of simply being that we may discover a new pattern for responding rather than reacting to each new situation.

‘Stepping Out’…

Saturday, April 18th, 2020

A curious mind helps us to search “outside of the box”… to explore outside of our ‘comfort zone’… to stretch ourselves… and to be flexible with thinking & doing in new ways…

‘Choices’…

Monday, December 18th, 2017

Focused & relaxed breathing helps to create more space in awareness between incoming information (stimulus) and our outgoing response… more space between our thoughts & our urges to act reflexively. In this breathing space, we may realize more appropriate choices for situations as we become better able to regulate the seemingly habitual and automatic tendencies […]

Letting Go…

Saturday, March 25th, 2017

There is this awakening- this realization that real ‘freedom’ requires us to learn to accept… and to let go. It is with this realization that we come to observe ourselves and our minds lightly, with compassion and understanding that what we may come to think or to feel is impermanent- rather ’empty’ without the energy […]

Mindfully Me, ‘Intentions’

Monday, March 20th, 2017

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) […]

Mindfully Me, “Laughter”

Wednesday, March 15th, 2017

Let laughter be part of your daily routine for self-care… A good, belly laugh can help to relieve physical tension and relax our muscles. It boosts our immune system by decreasing stress hormones (cortisol) & boosting infection-fighting antibodies. In the brain, laughter works to trigger ‘feel-good’ neurotransmitters called endorphins. As a result, laughter can help […]

Mindfully Me, ‘Mindfulness Muscle’

Saturday, February 25th, 2017

Our ‘mindfulness muscle’ is strengthened by the way we routinely use and direct our attention. It is an observing and abiding mind that objectively watches how we are as we are throughout our daily experiences… attentively noticing our automatic & habitual patterns with relaxed alertness, and gently redirecting our attention to the present moment as […]