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John Kabat-Zinn reminds us that meditation is simply “paying attention” and that paying attention is the first step to living more mindfully and learning to reduce stress. In his book Full Catastrophe Living Mr. Kabat-Zinn teaches us that through meditation we can learn how our own mind works and how often our mind is thinking about the past or the …
Thank you to all who commented on my last post with ways you pamper yourself which included (I’m adding these to the list started in my previous post): 9. Get a manicure 10. Go for a walk 11. Meditate 12. Go kayaking I had the first three already on my list, but I can’t kayak close to my home here …
On days when I feel blue, things can seem pretty dark even with the bright Arizona sun shining in my windows. Depression usually gives me no warning, but I am getting much better with how I deal with it. I call it my Top 100 List. A dear friend and Life Coach Reggie Adams recommended this years ago, and I’ve …
I just returned from a week in California after moving to Arizona two months ago. It was a chance to reunite with old friends while retreating at the ocean in Bodega Bay, enjoying the fall colors of the wine country in Napa Valley, and getting together over coffee and lunch in my old neighborhood of the San Francisco East …
I wrote this poem after my yoga class last night with one of my favorite teachers, Michaela. Advice From A Yogi What comes up, let it out The yogi softly shared; What you don’t want leave behind Can you? Would you dare? When anger rises in your heart Let go and watch it fade; When fear appears and stops you …
