If you have been getting my newsletters (subscribe below if you don’t and would like to get them), then you know that I introduced this topic in my last one. Talking about the disadvantages of meditation is not widely popular or known. But, after some...
I’ve been drinking a gallon of water a day Since June 1, I have been drinking 128 oz. of water a day, or 1 gallon. You might ask why I might have chosen to do this as part of the LIFE Project. For this particular month, I chose this as a month of...
The way you wake up in the morning can really affect how your day goes. For a long time, I would wake up just long enough before having to go to school or work to get ready and go. There was no gentleness in it: a cacophonous alarm, rushing through a shower, rushing...
I’ve completed 1/12th of my intentional LIFE project, and I can already say that it’s been a moving journey – one in which I feel like I’ve “activated” (for lack of a better word) a series of events, ideas and challenges that...
Meditation can be as simple as sitting cross-legged on a cushion or flexing into a full lotus pose (where legs are crossed, but both sets of toes are resting on the thighs). You can sit on the floor, a bed, or in a chair. For years, I sat on a bed, put my hands on my...
The LIFE Project: A Year-long Project of Intention The video above summarizes this project. If you don’t have time to read, you can play the video and come back later. It’s me. I’m camera shy, but I’m going for it. April 1 marked day 1 of the...
Mohandas (or Mahatma) Gandhi. The Peaceful Resistor. The man who organized and took peaceful protests for people’s rights to a whole new level. The man who directly influenced Martin Luther King, Jr. Learning to Make a Difference It’s no secret that...
Using Guided Meditation to Improve Your Meditation Practice Being someone who enjoys and teaches meditation, I’ve tried them all: mantras, silent, being mindful and even guided. I wanted to compile some of my favorite simple and easy guided meditations. Though I...
How I Discovered Meditation Once upon a time, I was a kid. A kid who loved to read. And, for various reasons, I’ve always been one of those “old souls” who everyone said was “mature beyond her years.” (This is not a prerequisite, by the...
