Stress Awareness Month: The Bodymind Needs Minibreaks!
The bodymind needs minibreaks throughout the day. Life is harried and rushed, and challenges meet us at every turn. We tend to multitask (which is actually counterproductive and unhealthy in and of itself) and jump from one fire to the…
Stress Awareness Month: Balance!
April is stress awareness month. Quite likely, you are already well aware of stress and you don't need a dedicated month to remind you of it. Many of us would much rather avoid it than increase our awareness--which is a…
4 Ways to Reduce Stress When Transitioning from Winter to Spring
Each year, the transition from winter to spring is a miraculous occasion, especially if you live in an area with heavy snow or frigid temperatures. As nature begins to thaw, so, too, do many people. This might mean that you…
How to Be Mindful When Busy: 5 Ways to Be Relaxed When You’re Scattered
If you're busy, fulfilling multiple roles that each pull you in a thousand directions seemingly at once, the idea of living with mindfulness to feel relaxed might seem more like a cruel taunt than a path to peace. For me,…
How Not to Succumb to Bitterness in Troubling Times
Martin Luther King, Jr. wisely advised us not to succumb to bitterness. To say he faced challenging times, turbulence, and obstacles is a gigantic understatement. Yet he operated out of positivity, light, and deep personal values. To say that we…
CBD Has Wellness Potential But Why I Don’t Take It
Cannabidiol (CBD) is seemingly everywhere and has become a wellness trend. I've been prone to dismiss it as just that -- a hyped-up trend and just the latest fad offering a quick fix to wellbeing. Recently, though, I did change…
Difficult Day? 3 Mindfulness Concepts to Help You Out
Today started out as a difficult day before I even got out of bed. Have you ever had this happen? Or perhaps you've had a time when your day was humming along smoothly when a bump rudely appears in your…
3 Ways to Stop Anxiety, Be in Control Despite 2020
The year 2020 has challenged us in extreme and previously unimaginable ways. We're facing uncertainty in almost every area of our lives. While there's potential for growth on personal and societal levels, many of us naturally feel either new or…
8 Mindful Lessons in Wellbeing I Learned from my Frog
I love to search for life lessons, especially lessons in wellbeing. We are meant to be healthy and well, to create a quality life and live it to its fullest, moment by moment. However, life is busy and stressful and…
How to Keep Your Wellbeing During COVID-19
My hope for you, for everyone, is that we keep our wellbeing during COVID-19 alarm and fear. We seem to have entered mayhem globally, nationally, and locally. For your own sake, please don’t panic. It’s hard not to be anxious…