The world is busy, isn’t it? We rush here and there demanding perfection from ourselves and others. Demanding everything happen right now - because that’s the speed we’re used to now. I recently read an article for school that was about being in the habit of rushing, which the writer called Habit Energy.
Read MoreWe hear about mindfulness often, and since I’m a certified mindfulness instructor, maybe I’m one of those sources! We often think of mindfulness in terms of stillness and pleasant thoughts. The truth is, though, that we can bring mindful awareness to any situation. Have you considered exercising mindfully? It’s not just for yoga class!
Read MoreHow we do one thing in life is quite often how we do everything. If we have issues around overeating, for example, we might find similar issues around overspending and overdoing. So many of us have stories around money that are unhealthy and completely subconscious stemming from childhood and how we watched our parents handle money or from religious backgrounds or messages we hear from others that spirituality demands poverty.
Read More“A practitioner’s reflection can serve as a corrective to over-learning. Through reflection, he can surface and criticize the tacit understandings that have grown up around the repetitive experiences of a specialized practice, and can make new sense of the situations of uncertainty or uniqueness which he may allow himself to experience.”
Donald Schon
