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“Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.” – Margaret J. Wheatley In each Fuzzy Red Socks retreat we make time for rest, reflection and rejuvenation. One just seems to roll right into the other. But it’s reflection that for me allows the other two to stand as bookends for …
Do you think you get enough sleep? Can you remember the last time you woke up without an alarm feeling refreshed, not needing caffeine? If you answer no to either of these two questions, you are not alone. Two-thirds of adults throughout all developed nations fail to obtain the recommended 8 hours of nightly sleep. Preeminent neuroscientist and sleep …
Today most people in the U.S. set their clocks back an hour to end Daylight Savings Time (DST), except in Arizona and Hawaii. So, most of the country “gained” an hour. It’s rather a crazy idea in my opinion (you’re only gaining the hour you lost in the spring), but it can be a great opportunity to reevaluate your …
“Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way to enter into the quiet that is already there – buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person has every day.” – Deepak Chopra I tend to complicate things when first trying to learn them. I used to actually get stressed out because I believed I …
“The essence of mindfulness is paying attention on purpose.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn What is this mindfulness thing anyway? You see it everywhere now. Magazines. Talk shows. Entire books written on the subject. For me mindfulness and meditation have played a huge role in my self care journey. I’ve become a much better listener. I respond more to life now instead …
