Mindfulness
Tips for Self-Soothing in Testy Times
How to help yourself to not make things worse. I know stress levels are high right now for everyone. As we are upon this year‘s anniversary of having our lives be turned upside down in ways we hadn’t known before, and having to manage new levels of complexity while we try to move through a…
< Read More >A Belated Valentine for My Couples ❤
I was feeling a little blue on Valentine’s Day – or maybe it was more gray – like the dreary sky outside. I was feeling a little sad, a little down, a little “butt-hurt“ as they say, about nothing in particular really, just a feeling of loneliness, feeling a little devalued, and unseen. Again, no…
< Read More >New Year Mindfulness, a few moments of peace
Whew! What a time. On Friday I heard someone wish a Happy December 37th of 2020, with a promise that the New Year was still to come and would actually start next week. What’s happened in the first week of 2021 has felt too much like the heaviness and challenge that we are all exhausted…
< Read More >Thanksgiving ABC’s 2020
Each year at this time of year I try to do this little exercise: Thanksgiving ABC’s, where I list something that starts with each letter of the alphabet that I am grateful for. Here’s my list for 2020. It indicates things I have learned or been impacted by or had my heart touched by. And…
< Read More >Before and After taking my OASIS course…and a Bonus too!
Just giving you a head’s up that I’m offering a lovely online course for Women of Color who want to create some caring space for their hearts and souls during this really upsetting and challenging world we’re living in. If this sounds like you, please read on! The Before and After of taking my ‘Hot…
< Read More >Simple ways to bring mindfulness and calm into your day
Some easy ways to practice mindfulness: Mindfulness is the practice of being present in the moment, on purpose, and without judgment, to your feelings, thoughts and body sensations, even if they’re not how you want to feel or be… In that definition mindfulness sounds pretty simple and you might even wonder why it’s useful at…
< Read More >It’s easy to forget….
It’s easy to forget… “It’s depressing.” “It feels like we’re on Mars. Then the news said it’s more like Venus.” “Just when you think things couldn’t get any worse… And then they do.” “I got sick this week – I don’t know if it’s a cold, stress or Covid.“… “I can’t tell if it’s night…
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