(This is one of those blog posts that’s much more personal and not so instructional. I’m never sure it really belongs here in the blog but for the moment… it’s here. )
I lead meditation groups in my community. I see meditation as a powerful tool in learning how to reduce stress and live our best life. I organize these groups in hopes of reaching people who might not have had the chance to explore meditation and as a place for meditators to share energy and experience. The attendance is variable, lower in the summer when there’s so much fun, light, freedom and play going on. I never worry about attendance, seeing leading these groups as part of my job as a teacher. Generally, we have between 4 and 20 but sometimes as low as one.
Until today. Today no one came. Continue reading “One day no one came”
Find a way to love
friend asked on social media today to share affirmations that have helped me most in life. Her affirmation, “I am enough” encouraged her to start a new business that is blossoming
I pondered the question, as I love to write quotes and have pages of them. But it only took a few moments of meditation to find the one that I wanted to share with her and with you today.
“Find a way to love.” Continue reading “Find a way to love”
Finding me wherever I may be
I write a lot about happiness, wellness and meditation. Peace, love and all that good stuff. So what do I do when I get away, take a break and run away from home? Continue reading “Finding me wherever I may be”
The power of downtime
I’m a do-er. I have so many things I want to read, make, learn about and do in the course of a day. I’m also a super introvert so am happy to stay home alone and do all these many things I love while recharging my life batteries.
However… Continue reading “The power of downtime”
Ideas for focus during meditation
Once you’ve got the basics of meditation, where to go then? Meditation is a skill that we use to calm and ground ourselves. Many of us use awareness of the breath as our focus in the beginning. Once we’re comfortable with calming our mind, learning that we can observe it and not be ruled by it… what then? Continue reading “Ideas for focus during meditation”
Boundless energy
Did the title catch your eye? I meet people in my practice every day who wish for more energy. When we watch a child playing with wild abandon, I believe a common comment is often “if we could only bottle that.” Continue reading “Boundless energy”
Acting grateful
Gratitude, we hear a lot about it. Sometimes when I hear a term often enough, the word becomes familiar and maybe I don’t think a lot about its meaning. “Yeah, thx man,” might not be plunging the depths of the beauty of gratitude but might be where many of us spend our gratitude “quotas.” Continue reading “Acting grateful”
What’s important to you?
I was talking with a group of professionals recently and had an idea. I asked them to think about what’s important to them. I passed out paper and I gave them their assignment. Continue reading “What’s important to you?”
In this moment is all of your life
Mindful practices to keep you living life in the present
Often when I talk about meditation with people, their eyes sort of glaze over… like I’m suggesting they do “ONE MORE THING” in an already too busy day. There are many ways to put a calming, de-stressing practice like meditation into your life. And who of us don’t need a bit of calm, peaceful loss of stress? Continue reading “In this moment is all of your life”
“I’m too busy.” “I’m too tired.” “I don’t like to exercise.”
Does one of these statements sound like you? I personally fall in the “I’m too busy” category so don’t imagine I’m here pointing a finger at you. Most of my blogs are actually written to me in hopes of ingraining more positive ideas into my psyche and in the process, I imagine I might help some of you too. Continue reading ““I’m too busy.” “I’m too tired.” “I don’t like to exercise.””