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Mindfulness Basics

21
Mar
2015
Take a Reverence Break
Posted On March 21, 2015  By admin  And has No Comment

Practice appreciation to reduce your stress load.

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04
Feb
2015
Is Mindfulness Just a Fad?
Posted On February 4, 2015  By admin  And has No Comment

I’m going to share some of the fads I’ve lived through.  When I was a little girl my parents drove one of these.  Happy memories!! ………………  … Meanwhile in middle school (which was known as junior high) I wanted my hair to look like this ….it never did…….. Trying to […]

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04
Feb
2015
Is Mindfulness Just a Fad?
Posted On February 4, 2015  By admin  And has No Comment

I’m going to share some of the fads I’ve lived through.  When I was a little girl my parents drove one of these.  Happy memories!! ………………  … Meanwhile in middle school (which was known as junior high) I wanted my hair to look like this ….it never did…….. Trying to […]

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02
Feb
2015
Napping is the New Black
Posted On February 2, 2015  By admin  And has No Comment

  Two snowstorms in two weeks have turned my thoughts to taking advantage of the dark, short days, and hibernation.  If only we were allowed, like bears, to turn off our metabolism, tuck in the kids, and wake up in April…..   Soon enough, however, we […]

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27
Jan
2015
Cultivate a Sense of Belonging – Feel accepted in this Present Moment
Posted On January 27, 2015  By admin  And has No Comment

Here in the Northeast we are making our way through the first blizzard of 2015.   Blizzards can be fun!  I spent the day with my kids, making cookies and curry, and teaching our new puppy how to poop in the snow.  I am aware however, […]

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27
Jan
2015
Cultivate a Sense of Belonging – Feel accepted in this Present Moment
Posted On January 27, 2015  By admin  And has No Comment

Here in the Northeast we are making our way through the first blizzard of 2015.   Blizzards can be fun!  I spent the day with my kids, making cookies and curry, and teaching our new puppy how to poop in the snow.  I am aware however, […]

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24
Sep
2014
Self-Care September – Tip #8: Reflect with self-compassion
Posted On September 24, 2014  By admin  And has No Comment

At sundown this evening the Jewish high holiday Rosh Hashanah begins, and marks the beginning of ten days to reflect on the past year.  Even though I was raised Catholic, and I’m now a Unitarian/Buddhist/Pagan…. something, I’ve always liked this idea of taking time to reflect. […]

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14
Sep
2014
Self-Care September – Tip #5: Unitasking
Posted On September 14, 2014  By admin  And has No Comment

I really did this one day: I picked up our house phone to call my husband at his office and at the same time, with my other hand, using my other ear, picked up my Iphone to check messages. Yup, that really happened. But was I really […]

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10
Sep
2014
Self-Care September – Tip #4: Change your mind
Posted On September 10, 2014  By admin  And has No Comment

You have the right to change your mind. Summer is about to end.  Schedules are filling up.  Did you over-commit yourself?  Did you sign up for a class you don’t like?  Join a committee that is cutting into family time?  Say yes to a second date […]

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06
Sep
2014
Self-Care September – Tip #3: Remember Wellness
Posted On September 6, 2014  By admin  And has No Comment

“Remembered wellness” is a phrase first coined by Dr. Herbert Benson.  It emphasizes the fact that being well is our natural state.   This is good news.  The body and mind are always seeking wellness and equilibrium.  We can easily help our physiology to remember wellness through a […]

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