The Mindfulness Blog

Stress is inevitable. Responding thoughtfully to the inner pressure that builds when we are stressed can be hard.

Sometimes, you can proactively modify your behavior or mindset before the stressful s...

In a recent survey, a respondent asked about head and neck exercises that would be helpful before a meditation sit. These are areas that often carry tension under stress and concentration. The excessi...

Anticipating, managing, and trying to meet the expectations of others is common. Very human.

But it can take up a lot of energy. And that's the case whether those expectations are realistic or not.

How often are you in conversation with the harsh self-critic in your head? Sometimes it sounds like: 

• “I should have ______.”
• “I can’t _______.”
• “If I don’t keep up, ________.”
• “I made a mistake...

What are your days like? Full of back-to-back decisions, judgments, and transitions from one meeting, deadline, patient, or client to the next?

From my experience, it's rarely the work itself that we...

Ever notice your body's pace when you first get up in the morning?

Sometimes it might be sluggish. You're reluctantly sitting up, pivoting your body, and placing your feet on the floor. Feels like wo...

You know those weeks when you can't stay on track?

It might be your meditation practice, walking regimen, gym time. Or that time you set aside to write. Maybe it's your promise to yourself that you w...

Recently, I invited you to notice where a mundane moment in your life can hold deeper meaning. (posted here)

I want to add another layer. Because, as I allude to at the end of that article, not ev...

Every moment has its own importance and can foster increased awareness.

The act of washing dishes itself, for example, is not generally considered an important or reverent act. But it can bring a sim...

I want to extend my heartfelt hope that all of you are warm and safe from the disruptive weather in the US or elsewhere.

And more than the weather is heavy and unsettling right now.

With so much goi...

Quiet pockets of time are looking really good to me right now. How about you? 

For me, I think it's a combination of the steady exposure to negative energy, an imbalance between doing and being, and...

As my favorite holiday of the year, Thanksgiving, approaches (at least for those of us in the US), we’re surrounded by messages about gratitude.

Of course, gratitude for our good health, family an...