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I just got back from picking blueberries. In addition to being a great food with lots of nutritional value, I found the act of picking the berries to be very relaxing!
I always feel good when I spend time outdoors, in the fresh air, the breeze and the sun. As I picked, I found myself [...]
Continue Reading →It has been quite a winter here. We had “Snow-mageddon,” “Snow-mageddon II” and a huge ice storm. Our days were filled with dire weather alerts, scary traffic updates, school closings and eye-witness reports. Piled on top of the terrible economic conditions, horrific stories of wars and natural disasters, is it any wonder that many of [...]
Continue Reading →The winter holidays can be a pretty stressful time. We see family and friends in greater numbers and frequency. Our normal routines are disrupted as we try to fit in as many holiday activities as we can. Many of us feel a sense of time urgency as we struggle to get it all “done” before [...]
Continue Reading →Do you have a special spot where you feel more connected to yourself and the world around you, present in a timeless sort of way? For me, it is in the forest.
There are woods near both my house and the family summer cottage. I go there to commune with nature and recharge my inner [...]
Continue Reading →I remember when I first started to do yoga – I didn’t really know what I was doing and I felt clumsy doing it. I was in a period of my life where I was desperately unhappy and I didn’t know why.
Yet when I was done with the yoga class, I [...]
Continue Reading →I don’t know about you, but from time to time I realize that my life is driving me, that I am not in the driver’s seat. When I start feeling overwhelmed with too many things to do and I don’t feel like doing any of them, when I can’t get “enough” done each day and [...]
Continue Reading →This month, I am featuring a letter written by one of my prior students. Written to a dear friend, she shares her impressions of the 8-week MBSR class and describes her experiences in a way that I never could. I hope you will enjoy her letter, and that it inspires you take the class. The [...]
Continue Reading →Have you ever wondered what it is about being stressed that makes you feel sick? In the classes I teach, we talk about how the events of our lives and the way we think about them can unleash a torrent of stress hormones and throw our bodies into disequilibrium. When this imbalance becomes chronic, we [...]
Continue Reading →I just finished reading “The Science of Happiness-Barbara Fredrickson On Cultivating Positive Emotions” by Angela Winter. This interview was published in one of my favorite magazines, The Sun, back in May (ok, I’m a bit behind in my reading) and it really hit home for me.
Ms. Fredrickson’s thesis is that if we [...]
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About Linda
Linda Oxford has been teaching yoga and meditation since 2001. Combining skills from her years as an automotive engineer, manager, single parent and educator, she brings a wealth of experience and insight to the teaching of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Read more
