A good listener not only focuses on your words but what’s on your mind. When we’re constantly fixated on what we’re going to say next, or how people have interpreted what we’ve already said, we forget that being a good listener is equally important to the...
Read MoreWant to Eat Mindfully? Remember the BASICS ↓ Six steps to prime your mind for savoring your next bite—chicken nugget or kale. ↓ BASICS is an acronym for a complete set of guidelines that walks you through the eating process from beginning to end. These are not rules and...
Read More↓ Winter Blues "Perhaps," says Sylvia Boorstein, "these days of less sunlight are opportunities for a more contemplative time, more looking deeply to see what can only be seen in the dark." ↓ Here in the northern hemisphere, the days are getting shorter. It’s not the coldest time of...
Read More↓ How to unearth your passion and lay the ground to let it grow. We’re told again and again to live our passion. But what if we don’t know what we’re passionate about? With a little mindful investigation, your passion will start to reveal itself and point...
Read MoreMindful antidotes to get you through the pressure cooker of merriment that the holidays can sometimes become. It is officially the holiday season! During this time of year there can be so much pressure that unfortunately the joy, magic, and meaning of the season is lost, often...
Read MoreManage Stress by Listening to Your Body * Stress—it's not all in your head. The body acts as an early warning system, and people who pick up on its signals are more resilient. A new study in the journal Biological Psychology suggests that people with better body awareness...
Read MoreEmotional Rescue: Using Mindfulness to Reset Your * When something goes wrong, do you have the urge to ignore your emotions or react to them? Your response might tell you something about your habits of mind. * The idea of emotional awareness can seem almost mundane. Most of us...
Read MoreTrain Your Mind to Ease Your Pain Pain is a fact of life, but it doesn't have to rule you. Reshape your relationship with pain with these 11 strategies. Pain. Even hearing (or reading) the word can elicit a wince from just about anyone who has ever...
Read More* Bringing Joy to the Table Your first instinct may be to help and give to others, but what's on your own plate? Practicing self-compassion is especially helpful for people who neglect their own needs and find it difficult to express their emotions. * Do you put the needs...
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