Tag: mindfulness

  • Mindfulness Expert Explains How To Live In The Moment

    Mindfulness Expert Explains How To Live In The Moment

    You can not fail at mindfulness! Don’t agree? I’ll tell you why I said that in just a moment. But first let me share a great interview with you. A couple of days ago, Brigid Shulte (Washington Post) published an interview she did with one of our favorite meditation and mindfulness teachers, Sharon Salzberg. It’s a wonderful…

  • A Friendly Guided Mindfulness Meditation

    A Friendly Guided Mindfulness Meditation

    Every tried a friendly meditation? No? Let Alison Prideaux from Omindfulness.com guide you along, and try for yourself. At the start of this video, Alison gives a great talk about what mindfulness is, and how we should approach it. Here is an excerpt from her short talk: With mindfulness we see things as they are, before…

  • The Effects Of Meditation And Mindfulness

    The Effects Of Meditation And Mindfulness

    What is the best kind of infographic? A meditation and mindfulness infographic, of course! And that is just what the people over at Information is Beautiful have put together. I love how this infographic show us all kinds of scientific evidence, compiled from a total of 75+ studies, and groups them into 4 categories: cognitive, physical,…

  • Start Your Practice Today!

    Start Your Practice Today!

    It seems like mindfulness and meditation is everywhere these days! Anderson Cooper did a “60 Minutes” special; TIME magazine featured a cover story on the topic; and study after study offers more research exploring the powerful benefits of sitting still and breathing, for ten minutes, each day. We’ve read about it, talked to people who…

  • Daily Life Mindfulness

    Daily Life Mindfulness

    Would you say being part of a community is important? In this post, I want to talk about the fact that being part of a community (in my opinion) is crucial for your personal meditation practice and why I started a local mindfulness meetup in Los Angeles. When I first took up meditation to relieve stress,…

  • Freedom In Love

    Freedom In Love

    Happy Week of Love! I’d like to share a story that my mom once told me. Some time ago, I was going through a really rough patch as a single mom, working long hours, getting sick from the pressures at work. My boss wanted me to cover up for him and if I didn’t, he threatened…

  • 5 Ways To Make Meditation Easy

    5 Ways To Make Meditation Easy

    If I say “new year”, what do you think of? Happy, fireworks, great food, party, champagne… Or perhaps resolutions! While the beginning of a new year can be used to rethink old ways to create better, healthier habits, it can also be daunting and stressful. Especially if in the past, you’ve had a habit of starting…

  • For Those Who Think They Can’t Slow Down

    For Those Who Think They Can’t Slow Down

    Life too busy, and you feel really ready to sloooow down and enjoy some time off? Here are 4 sure-fire ways you too can slooooow down: 1. Say NO Take a look at your schedule this month. Is it crammed with a lot of activities? Shopping? Work parties? Errands? Nights out with friends? Overtime? Cut out…

  • A Sure Way To Let The Sunshine In

    A Sure Way To Let The Sunshine In

    Anyone need a hug today? A couple of months ago, I got really sick. With the change in weather and the kids taking turns with a cold, I finally succumbed to it. I hadn’t been that sick in a long time. I was so sick my ex had to take the kids for a few…

  • Meditation Quote 94: “So it goes.” – Kurt Vonnegut

    Meditation Quote 94: “So it goes.” – Kurt Vonnegut

    Ever tried to explain mindfulness in 3 words? Give it a try… Hard, right? According to wikipedia, mindfulness can be define like this: Mindfulness is “the intentional, accepting and non-judgemental focus of one’s attention on the emotions, thoughts and sensations occurring in the present moment”, which can be trained by meditational practices derived from Buddhist…