How To Let Go Of Stuff: A Mindful Practice For Releasing Attachment
How much stuff do you own? Could you itemize it, or even remember everything that’s in your home? Are there things that you neither love nor use? These are scary …
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Feeling Sleepy During Meditation: 15 Tips To Help You Stay Focused
Do you ever struggle to stay awake during meditation? While sitting or laying down, your eyes begin to feel heavy, head starts to nod, and before long, you’re either snoring …
You’re Not Cleaning Your Yoga Mat Right And Here’s Why
Yoga mats are gross. Okay fine, they aren’t gross… they’re really gross. Germs like fungi, viruses, and bacteria have quietly joined you in your savasana. Happily multiplying on what looks …
What To Do When You Can’t Meditate
Ever feel like you can’t meditate? That you struggle to concentrate as soon as you close your eyes and sit down on your mat? If you feel this way, don’t …
Putting A Price Tag On Mindfulness: Can You Buy Peace Of Mind?
The term ‘mindful’ has become a powerful buzzword these days. It’s being used to sell everything from $150 yoga pants, to tropical retreats, to detox diets. Although it’s popularity in …
How To Use Meditation For Loneliness
Are you lonely? If the answer is yes then believe it or not, you aren’t alone. Far from it, actually. Modern life has created the perfect recipe for loneliness: isolation, …
Sacred Encounters In Nature
About a month ago I had an encounter with a herd of deer in one of my favorite places in nature; a natural meadow. I was walking in this meadow …
Teaching Children Mindful Awareness And Self-Love Through Stories
For thousands of years people have shared stories. Tales of wonder and great journeys have been used to throughout the ages to chronicle history, share spiritual lessons, entertain, spread teachings, …
Yum: A 5-Minute Mindful Eating Meditation
How often do you stop to savor your food? To really take the time to appreciate, enjoy, and explore the many pleasures that come from the simple act of eating? …
Rumination: The Dangerous Habit Of A Wandering Mind
How often do you find yourself mind wandering? Have you ever noticed what kinds of thoughts you’re focusing on when your mind is off in la la land? Or how …