Hello Dear Readers, A question that often comes up goes something like this: “How can I be happy when I watch the news and see what is happening in the world today?”. A very good question that shows the empathy and despair we feel as fellow humans across the planet are suffering, or the fear

    The other day I was worried about something to do with one of my kids- they do that to you. Worry had been sitting in the back of my mind like a dirty corner of the room… gnawing at me to clean up. So, as I noticed the unease in my body and

    In the face of the latest news in the world last week, I was compelled to launch a new facebook page called “Just Breathe”. It is a community to find peace and breathing space in a world that seems to be going crazy. Sometimes that is all we can do to digest events

    Summertime can be busy! As I said goodbye to our most recent visitors, my mind immediately perused it’s latest to-do list. First on a Monday for me is sitting down to write my blog to all my dear readers like you. As I sat down to check this task off my list, the

    Here it is… a mini-meditation breathing break to refresh, renew and relax. Enjoy.   Audio Recording 6  

“The cracks are where the light shines in”. Leonard Cohen   Usually when we feel life is going along swimmingly, teetering on that tightrope when all the stars seem to line up, the universe is cooperating, and you feel great… Boom! ..something happens and you fall off. Such is life. It might be an event,

As a late bloomer to entrepreneurship, there’s no doubt I would not have taken this crazy plunge without a background in mindfulness. I see the benefits everyday, and I am thankful to be able to separate Buddha’s first arrow of the actual pain, from the second self-inflicted arrow, our thoughts and stories about it’s meaning.

Let today be the day you get real, you come alive and be imperfectly perfect.  That’s what the world needs more than anything. Shed your old beliefs that keep you trapped and realize that you are not here to make others happy. You are here to hear your own voice, to follow your unique path…

  It’s true.  Don’t give the job of approving yourself to anyone else. They’re not reliable employees. So many times we hold ourselves back, aren’t truthful, or hide for fear of being judged or not liked by others. It reminds me of a children’s story about fear of monsters in the closet… they seem so

  For the sake of keeping the peace, finding safety, looking for love, being seen, reaching goals, fitting in… where my dear, have you bypassed yourself?   Where have you believed thoughts about yourself or the world that are simply false, and followed them down a path that leads you astray from your true self.