mental health, mindfulness, Uncategorized

The Power of Awareness

  Often times, we are clueless about the motivation behind our actions. We can be quick to blame others, to attack others, and to find fault in others. We act, react, and repeat. It’s a cycle. Most of the time, we don’t think too much about the why or how of it.   Life is… Continue reading The Power of Awareness

mental health, mindfulness, Uncategorized, Yoga

The Power of Yoga

  It’s the inner quietness- the kind where you hear a penny drop. The quietness that allows you to hear birds chirping. The quietness that allows you to hear wind blowing The quietness that allows you to hear the natural buzzes of life.   This is why we do yoga. In the spaces of inner… Continue reading The Power of Yoga

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Before Self-love comes Self-acceptance

The hustle and bustle of life urges me to forget myself. I get caught up in all of it---to-do lists, cleaning, time running out, and trying to do more. In forgetting about myself, I forget about my priorities, too. I am human. I am fallible. This happens to the best of us. I preach it,… Continue reading Before Self-love comes Self-acceptance

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Finding Joy in the Present

  3/14/2016   “It will all work out for the best if you stay in the present,” is something I heard about a year ago from a therapist. It piqued my interest then, and it piques my interest now.   Yet the more I think about, the more questions I have about it. How does… Continue reading Finding Joy in the Present

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On Meditation

Let's get our children practicing meditation from a young age. The benefits of meditation are endless. All it takes is twenty minutes a day to experience all of the fruitful benefits of meditation. Seriously, just Google: 'benefits of meditation' and you'll see. Here are just a few: 1. Meditation decreases pain. Studies, for example, have shown… Continue reading On Meditation