Why I meditate…even when I don’t want to

Apr 1, 2021 | Living Well

I am not a morning person. Finding a moment of mindfulness by rolling out of bed and onto my meditation cushion won’t work for me… I’ll just fall asleep on the cushion.  I’m also great at coming up with reasons not to meditate. For example, on my recent 15 minute...

Stretches to help you feel grounded and stay present

Oct 27, 2020 | Living Well

Let’s take a second to check in. Are your shoulders tight? Is your breathing shallow? How long exactly have you been looking at this screen?   If your job or schooling (or your child’s schooling) requires you to sit in front of a computer for hours, or your commute...

How to let go of perfection in a pandemic

Sep 16, 2020 | Living Well

  Do you have an inner critic that seems to pounce the second you come up short? As imperfect beings, there is absolutely no way we can show up flawlessly in every single arena of life. In fact, trying to be everything to everyone and letting perfectionism run...

How to make a meditation practice stick… for good

Jul 14, 2020 | Living Well

Meditation is good for us. It reduces stress, improves our quality of sleep, boosts our compassion, helps us manage anxiety, and positively impacts our life satisfaction. But if meditation is so good for us, why is it so hard to turn it into a habit? Well, making new...

5 of the best techniques for managing anxiety attacks

Apr 2, 2020 | Toolkit

Maybe you know the feeling: your heart starts to race, your mouth gets dry, it’s hard to breathe, hard to focus… it’s hard to do almost anything except think about your anxiety. These are just some of the tell-tale signs of an anxiety attack, and if you’ve...