Mindfulness is more than just a practice, more than meditation and more than a stress reduction program. Mindfulness is a way of living and a way of being. Mindfulness is a way of perceiving the world. It includes living in the moment, being in the now, but…
Be your best self, live your best life
Sometimes it’s not that easy to be the best you can be. I know from my own experience that life sometimes gets in the way of that. Everyday trouble, worries, work, obligations can cause you to be your less self because you put yourself in the second, third or…
Don’t miss your appointment with life
When I was 20, my depression took the best of me and I was in a really dark place. I spent a lot of time on the bathroom floor crying my eyes out. I felt as though my life had no meaning or purpose and I didn’t see the point in living with that kind of…
Keep falling into the flawlessness of the present moment
Does this sound familiar? “This is taking forever… Can she be any slower? At this pace, I won’t be making lunch but dinner…” you say to yourself while you take a big sigh and start impatiently tapping your foot on the gray floor of the grocery store. You are…
3 easy ways to turn your morning routine into a mindfulness practice
The alarm clock goes off and wakes you from your sleep. You grumble something unrecognizable, hit the snooze button and turn to the other side. Then the same thing happens again 5 minutes later. You hit the snooze button one more time, but it’s not…
Mindful eating: A way to mindful living one bite at a time
Mindfulness principles can be also applied to eating, as well as to every other part of your life. People often eat without even tasting the food. They eat on their feet or distracted by the TV or newspapers. They are not aware when they are really hungry…
Walking as a mindfulness practice: Incredible life-changing benefits
The crunching sound of dry brown fallen leaves beneath my feet is the only sound in this moment. There are millions of them and they stretch out as far as the eye can see. Crunching, crunching, crunching. Then a bird announces her presence with a short…
5 simple tips for everyday mindfulness
In our everyday hectic and crazy world, it’s hard to be mindful and present in each and every moment. It’s not always easy to fully focus on the task in front of you. There are so many distractions capturing our attention. There are so many different things…