The Mindfulness Blog

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...

Before we officially close the books on The Resilient JD: Thriving Beyond Burnout Summit, I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss the rest of the free resources our speakers shared.

These free tools...

How much of your day is spent chained to your desk or sitting in front of a computer screen? The long hours sitting at your desk or in back-to-back meetings can be a source of chronic tension. So how ...

From the outside, you look strong, capable, composed. And you are. You get things done. You hold it all together. You lead, support, show up, and respond — often without missing a beat.

But inside...

When your work revolves around others — clients, patients, students — it’s easy to internalize the message that rest is optional. That if you just push through this week, this case, this semester, the...

“I make sure every day that ‘I protect my pockets of peace’,” she said. This morsel of wisdom from a participant in a women’s group I once facilitated really stood out and I knew that I’d want to shar...

I had the privilege of sharing wellness and mindfulness tips with a local women’s networking group on how to counter virtual fatigue. Since the covid pandemic many of us have lives that continue to be...

Between our limiting beliefs and unhelpful habits, we can be our own worst enemy.  Do you ask too little of yourself in some ways and too much of yourself in others?  Do you rely too much on past expe...

Mindset – your mental attitude or fixed state of mind – has so much to do with what you accomplish. Your beliefs are the foundation of how you live your life.  If you want to achieve a goal, it is unl...

Finally self-care is more than a buzzword. Bragging about how busy you are isn’t as admirable as it used to be. More people are starting to understand that it is vital to your health and well-being, a...

Worry is a major cause of stress.  That is not to say that it does not have its place or concerns are not legitimate or meaningful. It can be a signal that something needs to be addressed. Often it be...

Millions of people around the world use food as a way to relieve stress or numb pain. We focus here on food, but, of course, it is not the only weapon of distraction from underlying angst, discomfort,...