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12/17/2025
The Winter Solstice is a sacred reminder to pause, reflect, and reconnect—with ourselves, with nature, and with one another.
In our latest blog, we share simple ways to honor the season, practice gratitude, and welcome the returning light—plus a powerful Moon story that invites deep inner reflection.
Thank you, Mary Beth Schramlin from A Mindful Place for contributing this post.
🌿 Read the full post (in comments below) and join us in honoring this moment.
12/07/2025
Turn off the noise. Put away the screens. Allow yourself the gift of BEing.
Scientists have found that spending just two hours in complete silence can activate remarkable changes inside the brain. In controlled studies, researchers observed heightened activity in the hippocampus — the center of memory, learning, and emotional regulation. These findings build on earlier research from Duke University showing that silence promotes neurogenesis in animals, suggesting humans may also benefit from increased neural growth when freed from constant sensory noise.
When your environment becomes quiet, your brain shifts into repair and restoration mode. With fewer external signals to process, the nervous system redirects energy toward healing, clarity, and the creation of new neural connections. Researchers say incorporating short silent breaks into your daily routine can improve focus, stabilize mood, lower stress hormones, and support long-term brain health. Silence isn’t just calming — it’s an essential form of mental nutrition.
12/06/2025
For Grief Awareness Week (Dec 2-8), we interviewed Patti Shaffner, a Grief Tender. Here is a short from that podcast. The full episode can be found on our website or your favorite podcast app.
12/05/2025
12/05/2025
12/05/2025
For Grief Awareness Week (Dec 2-8), we interviewed Patti Shaffner, a Grief Tender. Here is a short from that podcast. The full episode can be found on our website or your favorite podcast app.
12/04/2025
Understanding grief beyond time limits. // For Grief Awareness Week (Dec 2-8), we interviewed Patti Shaffner, a Grief Tender. Here is a short from that podcast. The full episode can be found on our website or your favorite podcast app.
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Over the past 20 years of living in the Michiana community, my greatest joy has come from learning more about myself and what makes me who I am. Much of my “unfolding” can be credited to people and places in our community, which have enriched my life and allowed me to “become” without judgement. This unfolding, and becoming, are part of the awakening that has happened within me. This is what I refer to as conscious. Recognizing that my words, deeds, and actions affect not just me, but those around me, as well as the greater whole.
We each have a part within us which calls for connection, healing, and purpose. As this seed within us grows and expands, there comes a time when we may seek out ways to try on something new. This is what Conscious Michiana offers.
What does conscious mean anyway? Here is Wikipedia’s definition of consciousness:
“Consciousness is the state or quality of awareness or of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.[1][2] It has been defined variously in terms of sentience, awareness, the ability to experience or to feel, wakefulness, having a sense of selfhood or soul. You become aware that your actions have an effect on other people.”
Conscious Michiana, is an on-line resource for connecting, collaborating, and co-creating with the metaphysical community of the Michiana area. We aim to bring together holistic practitioners for the purpose of growing, expanding, and evolving our conscious community. Together we are awakening our community to Oneness. Conscious Michiana takes a universal approach toward holistic living for mind, body and spirit, and supports people who want to live a conscious lifestyle. We are dedicated to helping you find the services, information and events that will make your journey fruitful and enjoyable. We want to support everyone's efforts towards bridging happy, healthy, and balanced lifestyles.
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