When we’re young, everything is new. Everything is exciting. What joy a toddler has learning about gravity, experiencing the sheer amazement of mailboxes, or to work their fingers. They soak up life like a sponge. Yet at some point in the child’s development, the rate at which he is experiencing and learning new things […]
4 New Year Tips for a Fresh Start and Infinite Possibilities
The beginning of the year is a special time that is worthy of your attention. It is one of the best times to connect with yourself and evaluate the different areas of your life. Ask yourself, “What do I really, really want?” Be open and listen to your heart’s deepest desires. The truth is that in any given moment you have the ability to blink your […]
When It All Feels Like Too Much: Embracing Our Highly Sensitive Nature in an Age of Overwhelm
I believe that all humans are sensitive and intuitive. However, in our modern world, our culture tends to see sensitivity as a weakness while intuition is not something to be trusted. When I was growing up in the 90’s, highly-sensitive people were often diagnosed under the umbrella of disorders such as ADD/ADHD, Autism Spectrum, […]
Meditation and Anxiety
It is becoming more widely known that a meditation practice can be helpful in curbing anxiety. Anxiety generally comes in two forms – a fear-based resistance to some deeper feelings that are arising, and projecting past pain onto the unknown of the future. With practice, meditation can be a powerful practice to help inhibit the […]
[New Guided Meditation] Infuse Your Life with Gratitude
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero The power of gratitude is no secret. When practiced regularly and paired with meditation, it can have tremendous physical and emotional benefits. Gratitude has several meanings and connotations. In particular, there are three core elements: Grace, Graciousness, […]