I used to be a pretty negative person. I was getting sick due to pressures from all angles in my life and didn’t know how else to think. But then something amazing happened. I started practicing gratitude daily, and my life slowly started to change for the better. The benefits of gratitude are countless, and […]
Meditation
34 Free Guided Meditation Resources for Difficult Times
The Universe has asked us to retreat during this surreal time. Spending time in stillness is one way of doing just that. We are called to go within and not without. It’s a journey without distance. Meditation, a mindfulness practice, helps us to connect with our true essence – who we are without the personal […]
How to Shift Fear to Love During a Crisis
During this time of uncertainty, fear has been wreaking havoc on our physical, emotional and spiritual states. I cannot recall any other time when we have collectively allowed the lower vibrational energy of fear to usurp our true essence. It’s human nature to catastrophize. It’s human nature to zero in on the worst case outcome […]
What is the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program?
Mindfulness is a term given to the condition of being totally aware of the present. For centuries, eastern religions have promoted the use of this technique to escape suffering. Hinduism, Buddhism, Shinto, even Christianity, have all had some aspect of mindfulness and meditation in their practice. In more recent years, the practice has begun to […]