Mindfulness
This time of year, everything seems to get more intense. More things to do, more places to be, more people to deal with. As we pack more and more into our already full everyday lives, the pressure builds. At some point, we may find ourselves impatient, short tempered and exhausted. Life is whizzing by so…
Read MoreYou can access calmness any time you choose. I realize this is a pretty bold statement considering how challenging our lives, inner and outer, and our world are right now. Yet it is true and not only can you do it, you can learn to sustain it. You don’t need any classes (although an MBSR…
Read MoreIf there is anything I have learned over the past 9 months, it is that there is power and pleasure in presence. No matter how unpleasant the current situation is. Let me explain… Last December I had an accident that tore most of my hamstring muscle from my pelvis. This is a large group of…
Read MoreHave you been feeling frustrated lately? See if this sounds familiar: Things aren’t going according to your plans and you don’t like it. Your head feels like it is going to explode. Your shoulders are tight and your belly is clenched. You want to act out in a not very nice way, and it doesn’t matter towards whom. Even…
Read MoreThe holidays give us plenty of chances to work with difficult emotions. In the heat of the moment, we may believe we have few options of what to do. If we can catch ourselves, we might realize we are stuck because we are trying to answer the wrong questions. Someone said something to me a while…
Read MoreI’ve been in a bit of a funk these past months. Significant stress within the family and at work have increased demands on my time and energy. Summertime brings many positive stressors, yet these, too, can add to the load. So I feel tired frequently and am having a hard time getting anything done. Many of us go through stressful times-it…
Read MoreChange your life? Sounds crazy, huh? Stick with me, this will make sense, I promise. Some recent work in my kitchen required that I empty out the cupboards and move the table and chairs out of the room. Afterwards, everything was dirty and dusty so I set about cleaning and putting things away. As I…
Read MoreI was talking with a woman who stopped by the Stress Less group I run at a local retirement community. When I asked her how she was doing, she replied, “Not good.” She went on to explain that she was in a great deal of pain, due to the fact that she had lost over…
Read More(I was recently interviewed by Adrienne Roberts of Hour Detroit for an article in the 2015 Health Guide. I invite you to read the resulting story, reprinted from its original publication on April 30, 2015. Here is a link to the online version of the article below. I’d love to hear what you think!) A mindfulness practice…
Read MoreDan Harris, who wrote “10% Happier” gives such a clear explanation of the benefits of meditation and how to practice mindfulness, that I wanted to share it with you here. Even though many of us think that we don’t have time to practice, he asserts that even 5-10 minutes a day can make a big…
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