Marygrace Mindfulness

04/22/2023

Happy Spring everyone!

“There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn, comes after night, and spring after winter.”  –Rachel Carson

02/03/2023

It’s February, and Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. February is often known for being a month dedicated to love—not only for sweethearts, but all things love, including all those we have loved and all those who have loved us over our lifetime…read on >>>
http://www.marygracemindfulness.com/news/2023/2/3/who-loved-you-into-being

01/06/2023

With the start of this New Year, let’s reflect on the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson “finish every day and be done with it, and begin each day well and serenely. The new day is too dear to waste a moment on the yesterdays.”

2022 is done, let’s be present to each day of this new year, starting each day with intention...read more >>
https://www.marygracemindfulness.com/news

12/17/2022

The season is full of reminders of experiences we’ve had and aren’t able to experience any longer, and the people we’ve loved, which can bring a deep sadness to the season. Then we may feel a sense of pressure of what we “should” be feeling, the magic the season “should” bring. The holidays are supposed to be the happiest time of the year, and yet that feeling of dread is here...read on...
https://www.marygracemindfulness.com/news/2022/12/17/this-holiday-season

10/06/2022

Summer has officially ended!!! It feels so fleeting looking back on it, such a whirlwind of activity. We had a busy summer, traveling to see our children, spending some time at the beach with family and friends and getting a new puppy! (Luna, a Cavapoo – she’s an amazing puppy!)

The fall equinox was on September 22nd this year. Over the past week, I’ve been thinking about the significance of the equinox and how it can relate to our own lives...read more>>

https://www.marygracemindfulness.com/news/2022/10/6/finding-your-balance

08/02/2020

With all of this uncertainty in life right now, the one thing that is certain is that our country and our entire world are still in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic. We have no idea what the future will hold. We are not sure if schools will open in a few months when we will retur

05/05/2020

It’s been difficult putting into words what I felt after I came home from work this past week. I believe it was sadness, maybe frustration, possibly helplessness…I am a nurse practitioner, specializing in palliative wound care and have been in nursing for the past 35 years. I’ve never had emotions run so deep as when I did wound rounds with four other nurses in a long term care facility this past week…more>> https://www.marygracemindfulness.com/news

04/17/2020

Giving meaning to our days…here we are, in week four of social isolation – efforts are being made still to “flatten the curve”...read more>> www.marygracemindfulness.com/news/2020/4/17/quarantine-questions-giving-meaning-to-our-daysQuarantine Questions!

04/03/2020

The COVID -19 pandemic has changed the lives of people throughout the world in the past several weeks. It has really turned our world upside down. The chronic effects of stress, the worry and uncertainty, learning new ways of working from home, job layoffs and financial worries, isolation from families and friends, and the growing numbers of people getting sick would have anyone’s sleep being disrupted...click link to read more>> https://www.marygracemindfulness.com/news/2020/4/3/i-cant-sleep-during-this-pandemic

03/29/2020

https://www.marygracemindfulness.com/news/2020/3/29/whats-here-right-now-2020-pandemic

As a nurse practitioner, feeling the heartbreak of seeing patients in nursing facilities feeling very isolated, some confused and alone, and an MBSR (mindfulness-based stress reduction) teacher, trying to manage my own anxiety in this pandemic, I thought I would reach out and share some anxiety redu

07/29/2019

Mr. Roger’s compassion and caring for others and self...❤️

https://www.mindful.org/seven-lessons-from-mister-rogers-that-can-help-americans-be-neighbors-again/?utm_content=bufferf7051&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood taught kids critical emotional and social skills that are still relevant to adults today.

07/26/2019

This pretty much sums it up...❤️

07/15/2019

Monday morning mindful check in...

04/12/2019

Happy Friday!

02/24/2019

Have a SNACK when u get stressed...!!!

https://www.mindful.org/how-to-take-mindful-snack/?utm_content=bufferdbb9c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The next time you’re feeling stressed out, overwhelmed, or unsure, reach for a moment of calm awareness: a mindful SNACK. Here’s how to do it.

02/23/2019

Nature is calling...❤️

https://www.mindful.org/why-forest-bathing-is-good-for-your-health/

Though any kind of nature can enhance our health and happiness, there’s something special about being in a forest.

02/22/2019

Busyness... illness of the spirit. Everyday, I try to work on the practice of pausing, coming back to my spirit and just listen, in the midst of the busyness and chaos of life.
It’s a practice...❤️

02/14/2019

Happy Valentine’s Day!!! ❤️