The Neuroscience of How Affirmations Help Your Mental Health

Every minute of every day, your body is physically changing in response to the thoughts that run through your head. Just thinking about something causes your brain to send signals and release neurotransmitters. These chemicals control virtually all of your body’s functions, including your mood and feelings. Over time and with repetition, via neuroplasticity, it’s been […]

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How To Sit

Imagine trees standing together in a forest. They don’t talk, but they feel each other’s presence. When you look at them, you might say they aren’t doing anything. But they are growing and providing clean air for living things to breathe. Instead of describing sitting meditation as the practice of concentration, looking deeply, and getting […]

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I Came Across This Article And It Resonated With Me.

Falling in Love with Mother Earth Article and Credit; Thich Nhat Hanh on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 We and the Earth are One The Earth is our mother, nourishing and protecting us in every moment–giving us air to breathe, freshwater to drink, food to eat, and healing herbs to cure us when we are sick. Every […]

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The Magic of Winter

  Welcome, Winter Solstice; in our hearts, we burn warm with all that you offer and all we hold dear. In times past, the bare-limbed trees, long nights, and biting chill of winter signified to all that the time had come to slow down. Humanity emulated the animals, retreating into cozy dwellings where they sustained […]

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Getting Unstuck

“All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused.” ~ Martha Graham, American dancer, teacher and choreographer As a coach, I help people reconnect and gain clarity to improve in different areas of life, such as stress, relationship, […]

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Envision The Power of Abundance

Whether you’re studying meditation, yoga, music, sport, or attempting to develop and expand your financial consciousness through raising your vibration, when you feel like you’re not getting anywhere anymore, it’s a great idea to return to the basics. In the same way that people talk of a beginner’s mind, the same concept applies for when […]

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Ahhhh….

Here is a sound meditation you can do anytime to feel less stressed and more open. Sit quietly and relax your jaw, face, and tongue.  Close your eyes; Imagine your ears opening.  Begin to notice the sounds around you. Now pick up just one of those sounds—a ticking clock, or your dog snoring—and follow it […]

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Mindfulness~A Drug -Free Pain Reliever

Most people who explore mindfulness do so hoping to cope better with stress and feel more peaceful.  That makes sense, considering that there is an impressive body of evidence confirming such benefits. In recent years, studies have been suggesting that the perks of mindfulness aren’t limited to your mind.  We are now gone a step […]

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The Five Kleshas: Causes of Suffering

Understood in both Buddhism and Hinduism as blocks on the path to enlightenment or Samadhi, the kleshas are thought of as ‘afflictions’ or negative mental states. Directly translated from Sanskrit as ‘poison’, they’re the various ‘toxins’ or poisons that cause suffering through life. Overcoming the kleshas is thought to lead to the end of suffering, […]

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New Season for the Soul

  Usually, summer is a welcoming season of breath and fresh air. The days are getting longer. The darkness has lifted. And generally, we are more social creatures when the weather gets good. This increase in social activity and sun soothes the mind, body, and soul, But times are changing. And irrefutably, summer is going […]

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