By Carla Naumburg As a clinical social worker, I’ve known about mindfulness and meditation for quite a while now, but I was hesitant to get involved. There were a million reasons—I was busy, I had other coping skills, I didn’t really need it. But mostly, I thought it just wasn’t my style. In my mind, someone who meditates or practices mindfulness […]
And I would Meditate in a Boat, and I would Meditate with a Goat.
Posted on April 28, 2014 //
by Courtney Davella When I say meditation, do you envision a cross legged, peaceful body in a beautifully set scene? Makes sense. But when I meditate, it looks much different. A couple months ago, I was sitting at the Knoxville airport awaiting an update on my delayed flight back home from a business trip. It […]
7 Meditation Myths
Posted on April 22, 2014 //
by Sheila Bayliss It’s taken me over 5 years to feel comfortable telling my friends that I meditate regularly. (Yes, meditate – that wasn’t a euphemism for something else!) Why? Because meditation has so many misconceptions and connotations surrounding it that are complete red herrings. They’re the same ones that tripped me up when I […]
How I Began My Practice In My Car
Posted on April 9, 2014 //
By Joree Rosenblatt I took my first mindfulness class a few years ago. Truth be told, I knew nothing about mindfulness when I signed up. Though serendipity led me to attend a 6-week introduction class, I was unaware that I was being cosmically led down a path that was going to change my life. But […]
Never Turn Away
Posted on March 19, 2014 //
By Suryacitta Malcolm Smith All of us to varying degrees have aspects of ourselves that we either don’t like, are ashamed of, or are afraid of. If you think you don’t then you are either very spiritually mature or you don’t know yourself very well. Normally we keep all these parts of ourselves well hidden […]
Mellisa’s Video Testimonial
Posted on March 10, 2014 //
Mindfulness can be life changing. Here at Everyday Mindfulness, we want to start a series of video testimonials to the practice, where people talk about the positive impact that mindfulness has had on their life; I think that this is a really powerful way to convey the power of mindfulness to others. I did my […]
7 Ways To Bring More Mindfulness Into Your Life Today
Posted on March 6, 2014 //
By Melli O’Brien A regular sitting practice is a powerful ally on the path to mindful living, but where mindfulness starts to get really interesting is when we can integrate it into everyday life. Mindfulness is simply a shift in the way we’re paying attention to our lives. It means that instead of drifting through […]
How Far I’ve Come
Posted on March 6, 2014 //
By Ruth Rosselson I’m flaring at the moment quite badly. In fact, it’s probably the worst overall flare I’ve had for quite a considerable length of time. Years I think. I’m in some sort of pain constantly. The elbow flare which has been in my elbow since September, is limiting my arm mobility a little […]