Mindfulness won’t change the facts of what is happening in the world but it can change how you cope with the uncertainty and that can make all the difference. Mindfulness is research-based and easy to practice at home by yourself or with the family (it is suitable to do with your kids). Recent events have left many feeling anxious, worried, and unsettled.
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by Lorrie JonesBreitenbush, Oregon, April, 1999 In the prison of your own makingyou believe your skin is a barrierbetween the “others”… and youpretending their grief, their shame,their raw naked hopesare different from yourssomehow, separateTake heart and waste not one moment longer with these wrong thoughtsPeople are dying from the loneliness of held
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Peace comes when our hearts are open like the sky, vast as the ocean. —Jack Kornfield New Years Tradition Each January, I ask you to choose one word, just for you. Rather than make a list of “shoulds” for the New Year, decide on one word that has meaning for you in some way. A single word can be a powerful thing. It can be the ripple in the
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Designed to support you on your journey towards living a mindful life, Lorrie’s mindfulness guidebooks are available on Amazon or by request from your favorite bookstore or library. 21 Days of Eating Mindfully: Your Guide to a Healthy Relationship with Yourself and Food (3rd ed) If you’re like most women, you spend your days juggling many
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Mindfulness is a practice individuals and groups can do on a day-to-day basis. It can enable people to change the way they think and feel about their experiences, especially stressful experiences. As a mind-body approach, it can increase one’s ability to manage difficult situations and make wise choices. A growing body of evidence has found that when
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I found the results of a recent Oxford University study truly eye-opening. Do you know what one of the biggest causes of unhappiness is? Eating alone! And I’m not talking about students eating alone in a cafeteria. I’m talking about all of us. We all do it. Loneliness is becoming an epidemic. Over half of all Americans experience loneliness and our
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The following passage, excerpted from 21 Days of Living Mindfully: Your Guide to Conscious Living, (p.125) resonates with me as gratitude leads me and shapes my life profoundly. Living a grateful and loving life is the key to true happiness and fulfillment. Having a grateful heart and feeling kindness for one another – and from one another – is at the
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You know what to do, but you just can't seem to do it. You have a million excuses as to why you can't: the idea isn't good enough, you aren't good enough. Maybe there's something bigger here holding you back, and for good reason. In the below video, Mel Robbins talks to an alumna of her Power of You course who wanted to know WHY she wasn't making her
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"A mindful life begins with mindful days." Sarah Ruddell Beach, Left Brain Buddha We’re hearing about mindfulness everywhere these days. That’s because there are amazing benefits to mindfulness and meditation! Much of the research on mindfulness and meditation reveals the amazing neuroplasticity of our brains — while we used to think that our brains
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“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anyone in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.” —Buddha The month of February focuses our attention on loving others. Cards are bought, candy
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