It's important to remember that when relieving stress, we have to focus on the mind AND the body. Remember when feeling stress in your mind or body to work to instead choose mindful awareness. Take a time out, and gently…
Today, I was gently reminded to choose what I want to experience in life. Even in the midst of challenges, I can make the conscience choice to be at peace. Someone asked me, "How are you doing?" I knew I…
Gentle Reminder: Right now, we may be feeling and noticing in awareness old patterns no longer feel like the norm for us. However, it may be difficult to let go of habits and routines that are very comfortable. But living…
As we approach a festive celebratory time, we all know that it can also be a time of a host of not-so-pleasant emotions, such a anxiousness, trepidation, and loneliness, just to name a few. That’s why adapting a mindful approach…
Go ahead and decide You won’t make your decisions easier just by putting them off until later. When a decision is called for, go ahead and make it. If you keep your options open for too long, those options will…
Sometimes in life, we need to make an active choice to see our own innocence. What I mean by choosing to see our innocence is that we often choose a mindset of self-blame and lack of forgiveness for perceived past…
Sometimes, our path seems to be filled with roadblocks that leave us wondering why life is so difficult. In these moments use mindful awareness to remember that some things are out of our control and that the best gift we…
Greeting the present moment with acceptance can be tough. Making an effort to do this, however, helps you minimize the suffering. What I mean is that life is filled with challenges, but resistance to those challenges is optional. That resistance…
The body is always speaking, are you listening? Tuning into the messages that your body is sending you is a great way to be mindful, and is one way to practice present moment awareness. The body holds wisdom for us…
This week I would like to offer a gentle reminder, life is a journey, not a destination. Too often as we rush through our day and plan our future, we focus on a result and not all the moments that…