Summer Fun and Another Trip Around the Sun

I like to acknowledge my birthday by doing some kind of physical feat. This year it was doing a backflip off my husband’s shoulders into the lake near my dad’s house. This was only after the death-defying feat of doing a backflip in to a pool for the first time when I was 29. IContinue reading “Summer Fun and Another Trip Around the Sun”

Frankie Doesn’t Say Relax

What words can yoga teachers, other practitioners and everybody else use instead of RELAX? Relax can come to be one of the least relaxing words because it can be overused and associated with negative emotional states. In short, it can trigger the opposite of the desired effect. So what can we say instead? I’m writingContinue reading “Frankie Doesn’t Say Relax”

Tapping Script for Evil Mondays

Even though I hate Mondays, I’m okayEven though I HATE Mondays, I’m going to be alrightEven though I really, really hate Mondays, I accept myself as I am I fucking hate MondaysI’m going to have a heart attackDid you know that?Monday is the highest heart attack risk of the weekNo wonder I feel stressedThese daysContinue reading “Tapping Script for Evil Mondays”

Walking Meditation: What do I do?

I’m writing this as an accessory to my recent guided walking meditation here on my YouTube Channel. Perhaps you weren’t sure if your New Years Resolution should be a mindfulness practice or exercise. Well now you can have both! Like most forms of meditation, it’s simple: pay attention to walking. But that doesn’t mean it’sContinue reading “Walking Meditation: What do I do?”

Gratitude, Grief and Optimism: Rose, Thorn, Bud

This is my variation on a classic mindfulness exercise. It can be found on my YouTube site here:Long version: https://youtu.be/qxiYCIRx6KwShort version: https://youtu.be/2kVZMq6LbBU I placed this here so it can be used as a journal activity or however else you may like to use it. Enjoy! Rose: Bring to mind events that went particularly well overContinue reading “Gratitude, Grief and Optimism: Rose, Thorn, Bud”