I can’t meditate. My mind is too busy
If you’ve ever uttered the words, “I can’t meditate, my mind is too busy” – you’re definitely not alone. Even if you’re a regular meditator,…
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Three simple, soothing techniques to get through Christmas
If your nervous system’s as jacked up as the Griswold’s Christmas tree right now… you’re not alone But the good news is, you’re also not…
What I learned about emotions by missing out on Taylor Swift tickets
I was not …ready for it We had a plan. We were ready. We were confident in the process. When Taylor Swift announced she was…
Why your anxiety may not be anxiety at all
When Emotions Disguise Themselves as Anxiety I thought I was familiar with anxiety. I thought I knew anxiety because anything that felt like anxiety –…
Mindfulness of Emotions
The emotional skills we never learned in school I can still remember my first day of school. My prep teacher Mrs Buckle had us draw…
Sensing calm: How meditation works to relax the body and the mind
Shock Absorption for the Soul When coming to meditation for the first time, we’re often captivated by the end goals of feeling calm or less…
When meditation doesn’t work
I felt like a fraud I wrote recently how I’d experienced a big ol’ anxiety attack a few days after a silent meditation retreat and…
Panic stations: How to consciously question your anxiety and feel better
I was in the middle of a rip-roaring anxiety attack and yet 72 hours earlier, I was free. Free of doubt; of deadlines; of internal…
What meditating for an hour every morning REALLY looks like
Confessions of an Imperfect Meditator If I told you I meditate for an hour each morning, you might think, wow, that’s impressive! I can barely…
Don’t just do something… sit there!
Image: Plum Village A Tribute to Thich Nhat Hanh Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh left this world at age 95 on January 22, 2022. He…
