Inhale Exhale Mindfulness

02/01/2024

February 1st marks the beginning of the 7 day Mindfulness Challenge.

Each evening I will post a simple way for you to invite Mindfulness into your following day (and alll your days😊), into your relationships, and into your life.

The first is below: Mindful Listening

Please feel free to return at the end of the day and share what you noticed as you brought awareness to your Mindful Listening skills.

10/04/2022

I think this applies not only to midlife…

I think midlife is when the universe gently places her hands upon your shoulders, pulls you close, and whispers in your ear:

'' I’m not screwing around. It’s time. All of this pretending and performing , these coping mechanisms that you’ve developed to protect yourself from feeling inadequate and getting hurt – has to go.
Your armor is preventing you from growing into your gifts.
I understand that you needed these protections when you were small. I understand that you believed your armor could help you secure all of the things you needed to feel worthy of love and belonging, but you’re still searching and you’re more lost than ever.
Time is growing short. There are unexplored adventures ahead of you. You can’t live the rest of your life worried about what other people think. You were born worthy of love and belonging. Courage and daring are coursing through you. You were made to live and love with your whole heart. It’s time to show up and be seen.”

~ Brené Brown ~

Artist Credit : Duong Quoc Dinh

09/22/2022

Embrace yourself. Accept yourself. Love yourself. Just as you are, you are worthy!

08/03/2022

This guy LOVES meditation! I get still and quiet and he goes straight to sleep!🤣

Do your pets love meditation???
Do they relax? Or do they try to interrupt you???

08/03/2022

07/23/2022

Remember this!

07/08/2022

What: Self-Compassion through the Lens of Mindfulness

Date: August 20, 2022

Time: 8am-3pm PST/ 10am-5pm CST/ 11am-6pm EST

Note about Breaks:

15 min. break in the morning
30 min. break for lunch (11:15-11:45am PST/ 1:15-1:45pm CST/ 2:15-2:45pm EST)

15 min. break in the afternoon

Where: ONLINE via ZOOM

Together, we will discuss what self-compassion is, why it’s so important, and ways it can be cultivated. Throughout the day we will explore various reflection exercises and Mindfulness practices as well as Meditations aimed to increase self-compassion.

The day will be 50% Workshop/50% Retreat and I am working very hard to create a day that will be informative and fun, nourishing and replenishing.

There will be time for questions/comments/sharing.

This offering is open to all interested. Please feel free to invite friends, loved ones, co-workers, anyone you might know who is in greater need of self-compassion.

This daylong exploration of Self-Compassion is completely FREE. All I ask in return is the completion of an evaluation form that will be submitted to my mentor for feedback in the teacher training program of which I am enrolled.

Because I need a minimum of 6 participants to fulfill the practicum requirements of this program, I am asking everyone to register in advance for this daylong workshop/retreat.

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pdOutpjIpHNP9oDbq92xviuBpP3aziT_9

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

06/27/2022

MINDFUL MONDAY
Invite into your awareness all the people, items, conditions, perceptions, and so forth that you grasp through attachment and the way those attachments cause suffering.

06/13/2022

MINDFUL MONDAY
Try to invite an inner smile into your life. As you meditate, see if you can have a slight smile on your lips. Allow it to grow, feeling it in the mind/body/heart as it radiates out, permeating all your interactions.

06/08/2022

A little something to ponder…

05/21/2022

Today is World Meditation Day.
Have you meditated today?
Have you allowed the breath to help you calm down, ground into your roots, and center yourself??
Wherever you are, pause, and take a few deep breaths.