Category Archives: Mindfulness

When Your Mind Won’t Shut Up

When your mind won’t shut up (the real difference between thinking & awareness) Your brain [...]

How to Love Yourself When You Hate Yourself (why loving-kindness feels fake)

So there you are, saying “May I be happy” through gritted teeth, and inside, that [...]

The Balance Point Meditation

Harmony isn’t the absence of conflict, but its embrace. This practice grew out of my [...]

Sometimes Tending Means Cutting (self-care doesn’t always feel good)

Eyes closed, heart open wide, sensing life on the rising tide, welcoming the ride, in [...]

Between Earth and Skin

I’ve done my share of ruining what I wanted to keep, drowning it with care.

Transforming Anger with Mindfulness (wisdom from Ram Dass)

Anger as Energy (the messy path to transformation) You know what I’ve come to understand [...]

Seated Body Scan Meditation (perfect for beginners)

Most people spend their entire lives ignoring the body they live in. You walk around [...]

What Is Mindfulness Actually? (a no-BS explanation that makes sense)

Everyone keeps telling you to “be mindful.” Your therapist. Your yoga teacher. That meditation app [...]

Breath of Fire (controlled chaos for your nervous system)

Let’s talk about the breathing technique that makes you look like you’re having a controlled [...]

Pre-Presentation Meditations (for when you need to not vomit)

Your presentation is in 10 minutes. Your mouth is desert-dry but your palms are swamps. [...]

How to Control Anger (how to calm down when angry)

Your jaw is clenched so tight you might crack a tooth. Your chest feels like [...]

Digging to Breathe (healing through gardening)

Some days I dig. I dig to breathe.There’s something about soil that brings me back [...]

Listen to This Before Sleep (a different kind of sleep meditation)

Sometimes you just need to be held. Tired. Human. The night is long.I needed a [...]

Therapeutic Mindfulness (what it actually is and why it’s not just regular meditation)

Let’s clear something up: “mindfulness” has become so overused it’s basically meaningless. It’s what your [...]

When Garden Touches (a sensory garden poem)

Soil between my fingers, dark and alive, smelling of rain and rotted leaves and something [...]

A Comprehensive Guide to Mindful Eating

What is Mindful Eating Okay, let’s talk about what mindful eating really is. Well, it’s [...]

The Real Story Behind MBSR (and why it’s not just another wellness trend)

Back in the 70s, a molecular biologist named Jon Kabat-Zinn was having a bit of [...]