Monterey Center for Mindfulness and Compassion

03/02/2023

On Listening. Really.
March Blog ~ MCMC

On Listening… Really. Mar 3 Written By Rochelle Hall There’s listening. And then there's Listening. Do you recall the last time you felt really Listened to? What was that like? For me, there’s a kind of melting when that happens. Sometimes, emotions come up that may have been packed away for a...

02/02/2023

February Blog - When you don’t feel great, meditate?

Mindfulness & Feeling Sick Feb 3 Written By Rochelle Hall Today as I write this, I’m waiting for a Covid test result. Breathing — without difficulty, thankfully... Feeling the rise and fall of my chest... Right now noting the deeper pulsing that signals uncertainty, and a taste of fear. Like a d...

01/03/2023

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Mindfulness: Of Light and Shadow Jan 3 Written By Rochelle Hall Raised in a family that didn’t celebrate Christmas, I got to experience this season by looking through rows of deliciously frosted holiday windows. Sparkling, beautiful, and hopeful: That’s what I saw (and only that), through a chil...

01/03/2023

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12/06/2022

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Sensing What Matters Dec 5 Written By Rochelle Hall What is it that matters, in this moment? What really, REALLY matters? This time of year that’s a question that can feel a little extra relevant, and it’s a question mindfulness can help us explore more deeply. By paying attention, on purpose, a...

12/05/2022

December Blog: What matters most, and how do we know?

Sensing What Matters Dec 5 Written By Rochelle Hall What is it that matters, in this moment? What really, REALLY matters? This time of year that’s a question that can feel a little extra relevant, and it’s a question mindfulness can help us explore more deeply. By paying attention, on purpose, a...

11/02/2022

November Blog: Mindfulness and Resilience During Difficult Times

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Self-Compassion in a Too- Much-Info World Nov 2 Written By Rochelle Hall We see it in little kids. Children soak in what they see, hear, feel, and smell in the world around them like hungry sponges. As they do, all those impressions start to shape the remarkable mind-body instrument through wh...

10/03/2022

The Flavor of Trees Oct 4 Written By Rochelle Hall I wasn’t a huge fan of summer camp. However, the year our counselor sent us on a scavenger hunt to find something outdoors that smelled like ice cream flavors — vanilla, strawberry, butterscotch, or chocolate — that got my attention. None of u...

09/06/2022

September Blog: The Three Minute Breathing Space

08/07/2022

August Blog, MCMC

Meditation ~ When the Going Gets Rough Aug 3 Written By Rochelle Hall You’re a meditator. You have a mindfulness practice that matters, and that’s as much a part of your day as waking up in the morning and going to bed at night. It grounds you, releases you from over-worrying things (at least mo...

06/29/2022

06/03/2022

June Blog post ~ When Now feels hard.