Developing a deep meditation practice demands consistent daily effort. Incremental progress through daily practice enhances one's skill, and meditation is indeed a skill.

In the past few weeks in our Thursday evening Yoga & Mindfulness class, we have been exploring the STOP practice. It is a powerful, yet surprisingly simple strategy to help you feel more focused, alert, relaxed, and grounded in the moment.

Schedule “worry time” on your calendar…it may sound strange to create time in your day to worry. But if you become disciplined with this practice, you can give your worries a space to be.

We all know the importance of physical fitness and how it impacts our health. During the pandemic, most of us valued the importance of getting outside for simple walks and staying active. When we are physically fit, we enjoy the ability to live, move and play with a level of freedom and endurance that feeds both the body and the mind.

Do you consider yourself a creative being?

Or do you believe that you don't have a creative bone in your body?

Regardless of how you answer the questions above, every one of us requires creativity to exist in our daily lives.

As we move into October and when we traditionally join together to celebrate Thanksgiving; I have been contemplating ways to shift my idea of practicing gratitude beyond this one tradition and expand my feelings of gratitude, especially during these challenging times.

How does your practice change when you are experiencing a difficult period in your life? Does your practice disappear or do you lean in and become more intentional with when and how you practice?

Have you ever experienced a time in your life when things were just ok?  You got through your days with relative normalcy.  You had times of stress, pain, fatigue, and feelings of being “down”.  But yet, things were not so bad that you were restricted from doing the things you wanted to do; or worse, you needed help.  Maybe this way of being was “normal” for you.

This is the time of year when we hear the endless list of resolutions or intentions that many of us choose to set as we turn the calendar page into the new year.