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 […]
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 […]
Nothing stays as it is, everything changes and mindfulness is the gift that helps us accept that
Posted on September 24, 2015 //
By Singhashri Gazmuri Here’s a truth. If you think you’ve got it wrong, you’re right. You’ve got it wrong. You’ve got it absolutely wrong. I learned this hard truth at age 16 when the relief of death finally came for my mother – and for me. We weren’t particularly close, in fact we fought endlessly. She […]
The Hidden Beauty In Your Struggle
Posted on May 27, 2015 //
Have you ever had that sinking feeling? You know, the one when you felt like you were coping well with life, happy even, and then – bam! – here comes yet another struggle. You wonder ‘why me?, haven’t I had my share of problems already?’, and ‘what’s wrong with me that I can’t just get […]
Mindfulness for Mamas
Posted on May 5, 2015 //
By Amy McMillan Let me tell you a little secret about motherhood. It’s much harder than it looks. I spent much of my pregnancy reading books and preparing for what I thought was to come. I felt I was being realistic; I knew that life as I knew it was all but over, and I […]
Stillness, Stability and Depth
Posted on April 19, 2015 //
by Suryacitta Malcolm Smith We all want stability in our lives, but for many of us it seems an elusive quality. We may appear stable to the outside world but our internal life is in turmoil. Our thoughts give rise to emotions that leave us confused, uncertain what to do or how to act. We […]
How To Be Happy, Just As You Are
Posted on February 27, 2015 //
For an awfully long time, I believed that I could only be happy when I’d changed something about myself. For example, when I was more calm and confident, or when I stopped making mistakes and always got everything right. Only once I’d become that other person (I believed) could I stop feeling there was something […]
Mindfulness and Loneliness
Posted on February 19, 2015 //
by Sarah Williams Everyone gets lonely. At least that’s what I was always told. Family, teachers, guidance counselors and even a therapist shrugged off my wild bouts of depression like they were a normal part of adolescence. And maybe loneliness is normal. Maybe there’s a tiny void inside every human heart that can never quite […]