mindfulness

(Video) Are You Comfortable Living with Polarities?

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Whenever I lead retreats at Kripalu, Esalen or 1440, I love to guide my retreat participants through a mindfulness meditation from Richard Miller called welcoming joy's opposite. When it's over, they often share how challenging it is to…
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How Can I Cultivate TRUST?

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Learn 3 strategies for cultivating more trust in a post-pandemic world.
mindfulness

Is Your Energy Going To What Matters Most?

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Taped to my laptop is one of my favorite all-time quotes: "Things which matter most should never be at the mercy of things which matter least."  With this week's Live Inside Out question I'm challenging myself to examine where my energy…

4 ways to invite in self-compassion

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Ever notice when you've moved into a place where you see everything that's not working, rather than everything that is? Last week I was here. Then, I paused. I stepped onto my back porch to look at the trees and drink in the reminder that I'm…
mindfulness

Can you be with things exactly as they are?

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Everywhere I go, people are echoing variations of the same song: 2020 changed how I see and feel about everything. I don't want to go back but I'm not sure what direction I should head. Now what?  While things are definitely shifting, we can't…

What is being illuminated for you NOW?

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Recently at a porch happy hour with a few friends I asked, "What have you learned about yourself in the last year and what in your life is wanting to shift?" The responses were diverse but passionate.  It was clear everyone had been doing some…
mindfulness

Want to feel more peace-full? Here’s how

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Last week, I had one of those days: double booked appointments, a miscommunication with a vendor, tech gremlins gone wild, a lost check and the list goes on. Suddenly everything felt like it was going from bad to worse. My torrent of negative…
mindfulness

Are You Over-managing Your Life?

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"Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on." ― Eckhart Tolle,  A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose When my son was in middle school I became really tired of  juggling and always trying…
mindfulness

When in doubt, do nothing

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When I was in junior high school and my mom was driving me crazy, one of the ways for us to find connection was through shopping for clothes. I have many memories of standing with her in a boutique or big box department store contemplating whether…
mindfulness

9 Ways To Embrace Your Shadow

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While I love celebrating Christmas as a season of light and time of spiritual renewal, sometimes the days before and after this sacred holiday can be a bit dark for me. Between the cold, grey weather, honoring my deceased mother's…
mindfulness

3 questions to help you feel freer (+ end suffering)

Last month I received some news that was quite painful. But in the week that followed, my thoughts around what had occurred were downright tortuous. Until, in a Nia dance class, I heard my Wise Self say loud and clear, “Renee, don’t create more pain for yourself than is necessary.”  This stopped me in my tracks. It helped me to realize my role in what was happening.
Mindfulness

Pause. Are you honoring your journey?

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After experiencing waves of COVID-related grief and loss (I miss traveling for work and teaching terribly!), I woke up last Friday morning, looked at myself in the mirror and thought, "Wow, you've aged. Look at those circles under your eyes;…
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