Solutions for Mindful Life Transitions

01/06/2022

Just sit,
breathe,
and be aware of what it’s like to be you.

Don’t make it a thing,
or give it a name,
or rules or expectations.
Just allow this moment of intimacy to be enough.

You,
sitting,
breathing,
paying attention to what it’s like to be you right now.

07/08/2021

10/07/2020

Absolutely!

09/27/2020

A beautiful reminder to each step of the dance.

Original quote by Alan Watts

09/24/2020

We’ve all been guilty of saying or doing something we wished we hadn’t. It happens. But we can certainly make more of an effort to be thoughtful with our words and actions. Try this experiment for a week: Before speaking to someone, consider the following: Is it True, is it Helpful, is it Inspiring. is it Necessary, and is it Kind? See how your interactions change.

You might even imagine what the world would be like if everyone practiced this a little more.

09/21/2020

Exploring the physiological, psychological, and cognitive effects of nature.

09/20/2020

One of the things we love about dogs is their attention to the sensory world—no thinking about the past or worrying about the future. Just the here and now. By following their example, we can learn to turn down the volume and occupy the present. Some days, it’s hard to get out of our heads and i...

09/15/2020

09/09/2020

An in-the-moment exercise for confronting the nagging voice in your head.

09/08/2020

Something to think about .....

09/08/2020

Longer read ...but worth investing your time.

Mindful editor Anne Alexander invites us on the journey of deepening our sense of wellness through mindful ways of thinking and being.

09/07/2020

"The real meditation practice is how we live our lives from moment to moment to moment."
- Jon Kabat-Zinn

09/03/2020

A very special custom piece for a very special person 🌻
I adore creating pieces for Becs because they are such powerful and on point messages. Her techniques really align with my own way of working, and I believe have the power to create change. Thank you lady, you rock x

08/26/2020

"Meditation practice isn't about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already."

~Pema Chodron

♥ lis

08/21/2020

Be here NOW. 💡

08/21/2020

Interesting article by Suzanne Falter , the author of The Extremely Busy Woman's Guide to Self-Care. You can also hear her on her podcast, Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women and on Facebook at the Self Care Group for Extremely Busy Women.

We need time in nature for our mental health. Nothing calms our worries like getting out of our head and getting into a park or on a trail.

08/18/2020

My gratitude goes to Chris Winterson (Torchlight Tattoo) and Andrea Hildebrand (Rising Moon Gallery )for
their generosity in offering their space for this event.

We are grateful to collaborate once again with Wieslawa Hyzyk to bring the Introduction to Mindfulness workshops back to the studio. Wieslawa is graciously offering this one-hour class for free, with the hope that the mindfulness practice can provide new tools to help us navigate the challenging year that we are all having.
We will be promoting safe physical distancing and mask protocols for everyone visiting the studio, which means that seating will be limited. If you are interested in sharing an hour of peaceful awareness, then we encourage you to register early to avoid disappointment.

08/16/2020

08/15/2020

So insigful and wise

It's important to not idealize the mindfulness practice. Use these emotions as opportunities for awakening, not as a prison for your mind and lifestyle. Subs...

08/13/2020

What are you REALLY sensing ?

08/13/2020

Take a moment to sent some loving-kindness to everyone in the world who is feeling stressed out right now - yourself included!

08/07/2020

♥ lis

08/06/2020

Once again Jon Kabat - Zinn shares his wisdom

Renowned mindfulness teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn on the art of overcoming distractions and reconnecting to who you really are.

08/05/2020

08/05/2020

Sit down wherever you are and listen to the wind that is singing in your veins.
Feel the love, the longing, and the fear in your bones.
Open your heart to who you are, right now, not who you would like to be.
Not the saint you're striving to become.
But the being right here before you, inside you, around you.
All of you is holy.
You're already more and less than whatever you can know.
Breathe out, look in, let go.

- John Welwood

08/03/2020

If you're feeling anxious, a moment of mindful presence and breathing can help.

07/31/2020

Imagine a big, solid majestic mountain. This mountain has sunshine and clear skies around it much of the time in the summer, it may be buffeted by storms, strong winds snow or hail in the winter, in spring there may be abundant life, colour, and vibrancy all around it and in the fall the colours may fade and it may be still and calm. As each season comes and goes the mountain remains steady - allowing all of the weather and seasons to come and go. Welcoming everything.

This is a good analogy for mindfulness. We allow all the mind states and moods to come and go in a steady welcoming awareness, viewing all mind states a little like internal weather. There’s no right and wrong weather and there's no right or wrong way to feel. There's just feelings and states all coming and going, constantly changing.

So see if you can welcome all the mind states, all the emotions, and every mood into your meditation practice and your life today.

07/26/2020

What happens when we practice these suggestions?

07/20/2020

"When presence is full, like the sky, it is luminous and boundless, and it provides warmth and nourishment for life. All kinds of weather systems pass through it—happiness, sorrow, fear, excitement, grief—but like the sky itself, presence can hold them all." -Radical Compassion

07/15/2020

"Allow the nature to teach you stillness"

Lately, one of my favorite things to do is simply sit in a chair in the morning sun, be still and just witness the incredible display of nature all around me...and let the miracle and the mystery and the beauty of it sink into my bones.

Nature continues to teach me silent sermons.

“Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness.”

- Eckhart Tolle