by Maria Banfield Let me paint you a picture of how I remember it. I was flat out of luck. I felt as if I had done 12 rounds with mike Tyson and that, no matter what I did, it was never enough. I had bills piling up and I had borrowed from friends who needed […]
Letting Go
Posted on October 10, 2016 //
by Roger Hunt “Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh At a young age, I put on a mask. A mask to try and hide all my […]
Using Mindfulness to Calm Toddler Tantrums
Posted on April 14, 2016 //
by Liz Lowe Today it was because I’d mixed the blue paint and the yellow paint to make green, and the toddler wasn’t ready for that particular discovery. Yesterday it was because I wouldn’t let her take one bite out of every apple in the fruit bowl and lick all the dates. We’re in the […]
Why do we need a mindfulness book with a focus on women?
Posted on April 12, 2016 //
by Vidyamala Burch, Co-Author, Mindfulness for Women Some of you reading this may already know my story or perhaps be aware of the work of Breathworks so perhaps you know that my journey with mindfulness has mainly focussed on health, stress and illness. Then why have I made such a departure from my main focus […]
Taming the Tyranny of the Busy Mind
Posted on March 14, 2016 //
by Abby Seixas This morning, like most mornings, it didn’t take long after I awoke for the to-do list to set up shop in my mind. I got going with some left-over cleaning from last night, some list-making for the day, getting that invoice sitting on the kitchen table into an envelope (not because it […]
Rick Hanson’s 9 Words to Guide Our Mindfulness Practice
Posted on February 22, 2016 //
By Kellie Edwards It was the last thing Rick said before he closed our evening together. And it really got my attention. Nine Words to Deepen Our Mindfulness Practice – and indeed our lives. As he shared each of his nine guideposts he encouraged us not only to explore them in our own lives but […]
How Mindfulness Helped To Hush My Negative Thinking
Posted on January 22, 2016 //
By Anna Alapatt My negative self-talk has been within me for as long as I can remember. When I was a little girl, it would manifest in many different ways: my grades at school, my dance classes, or my singing lessons. From the time I was twelve, I remember thinking that I was never good […]
Ready, Set, Breathe: Practicing Mindfulness With Your Children for Fewer Meltdowns and a More Peaceful Family
Posted on December 8, 2015 //
By Carla Naumburg Most nights when I kiss my daughter goodnight, she has something important to tell me. Not important in the grand scheme of the universe, but important to her in that moment. Important enough that if she doesn’t tell me, she’ll have a hard time falling asleep. Sometimes it’s a sad thought about […]