Step back and just look at our children’s lives- the growing absence of deeper purpose and meaning. Perhaps not very surprising when you consider that many of us live without a sense of real awe or mystery about our own existence here on this planet. In our predominantly materialistic lives, we seem to leave little […]

Right here & now… we are directly and intimately in this time & space. With gratitude this present moment is a joyful gift of knowing we are alive & aware of our aliveness. Moment by moment, the gift of our presence is real & immediate absent of what conceptually may have been… or what may […]

Once we bring our awareness to ‘mind traps’ like negative self-talk and ‘catastrophizing’ that tend to keep us immobilized from making a change in our lives, we’ve already stepped outside of them. We have taken the first step to transform what can be very limiting and distracting cycles of habitual thought… and we have awakened […]

Happiness is a ‘seed’ we grow from within. It is something inherent to us all as human beings. To flourish, we have to learn to work with this ‘seed’ in order to cultivate genuine contentment, peace, and harmony. Self-awareness and self-reflection can help us to discover the abundance we already have within us, and free […]

We all have the inherent power to regulate our minds- our habitual loops of thoughts that often spawn and perpetuate from our negativity bias… Our thoughts need not predict our emotions, intentions, or behaviors. ‘NOW’ is as good as any time for things to change… and for us to change. Life can—AND DOES—change. Something that […]

Check in and check out for a ‘mental vacation’ throughout the day. See how regularly scheduled ‘time outs’ can help to bring more timelessness & mental stillness into your day. Feel the fullness of settling into the present moment as your attention shifts from a ‘thinking mind’ to a ‘breathing body’. Let peace, stillness & […]

The prefrontal cortex, which sits directly behind the forehead, is our brain’s executive control center. It is the most recently evolved area of the brain that controls our concentration, planning, decision making, error monitoring, etc. It also serves to keep the deeper, more primitive (or primal) areas of the brain like the amygdala, striatum, hypothalamus, […]

Here is a personal list of  ’10 Commandments’ that I aspire ‘to do & be’ in my everyday activities as a more mindful human being. These guiding precepts serve as a daily reminder for me to behave, act & live with greater mindfulness. This ‘Way’ of being is also a process reflecting what has been […]

Resilience is strengthening our ability to skillfully accept, cope, and adjust to stressful, adverse, or difficult situations. It’s our ability to ‘bounce back’… to recover… and to move on with things. Resilience is nourished with positive emotions and experiences. Kids need to be kids. They need to discover the pleasure & humor of life. They […]