By Kellie Edwards We all know that Christmas can be a mixed blessing. There can be moments of great joy and celebration. And also more stress and strain than other times of the year….. for so many reasons. A friend of mine loves saying that life is like peanut butter – we have to learn to take the […]
It’s OK To Be Hungry
Posted on October 30, 2014 //
By Vanessa Gobes On Wednesday night, my children and I were out shopping for Halloween. The excursion went on longer than we anticipated. The clock struck 6:00 and we were still on the hunt with no costumes (or dinner) in sight. I proposed a post-shopping, late-evening dinner at the Panera bakery-cafe, which my kids enthusiastically […]
Why I Learned to Meditate
Posted on October 22, 2014 //
By Carla Naumburg I was a reluctant student in my mindfulness class. I went anyway. In my mind, meditation was for hippies who didn’t have their shit together and mindfulness was just a fancy word for reformed hippies who barely had their shit together. I was happy to spend an hour each week in the […]
Looking For Groundhogs: Everyday Mindfulness
Posted on October 22, 2014 //
By Katie Craig My teenager was riding shotgun, texting and rolling her eyes at pretty much everything I said as I drove along the highway. Somewhere along the way after puberty kicked in, I became an embarrassment to my kiddo; everything I said, did and wore invoked the rolling of the eyes. Today was […]
Mindfulness And Fear Of Flying
Posted on October 9, 2014 //
by Alex Ratcliffe When I was a young woman I was involved in a serious car accident in which my lung collapsed and I was given the Last Rights by a priest. I was not expected to live. Years later, my mum was seriously hurt in a train accident at which I was present. And […]
Interview with Vidyamala Burch
Posted on September 24, 2014 //
One of the most widely respected names in the field of mindfulness, Vidyamala Burch is founder and co-Director of Breathworks, an organisation offering mindfulness-based and compassion-based approaches to living well with chronic pain, illness and stress. This is based on her own experience of living with severe chronic back pain for most of her adult […]
Don’t Look Back In Anger
Posted on September 18, 2014 //
By Luis Frozman I grew up in what is traditionally referred to as a broken home. My mother left my abusive father when I was 6 years old. I remember waking up in the middle of the night and seeing him try to force his way into the front door of our apartment, with my […]
How I Fell Back Into The Mindlessness Trap
Posted on September 12, 2014 //
By Rob Dack I’ve never been much of a runner. I tried it a few times when I was a teenager in high school, then once more just after I got married, but it never really seems to be something I enjoyed. Runs were too long, took too long to get ready for, and made […]