Five finger breathing: a simple way to reboot your brain, calm down and be in the moment. Worry takes up your brain’s “RAM” (working memory.) Paying attention to many senses (seeing, feeling) & body parts (hands, breath) at once crowds out worry. The free “Breathe by Dr. Jud” app provides short, on-demand, evidence-based anti-anxiety exercises …
Who’s outside today (or who was recently?) What wonders are waiting for us – sometimes right under our nose (or our feet?) When we take a few moments to really stop and look around – look closely around – we might find something truly amazing or at least something that’s interesting. ‘Spent any time with …
Yes, we shall, or at very least we should! I know that I’m supposed to dance today. When I opened my yogurt container, inside the lid was printed “Dance in the mirror.” Now, I’m not saying that I always listen to my food or my food containers, but that advice sounded sage to me. So the next …
I think we all need a checkup from the neck up at times – perhaps often! I understand that the spirit of mindfulness would have us be aware of our thoughts without judging them. But I also understand that holding certain thoughts can have a distinctly negative effect upon our well-being. So I will always …
Kristin Neff is a researcher on the topic of self-compassion and author of “Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself.” She believes that there are three steps toward greater self-compassion. The three steps or aspects of self-compassion are: Mindfulness Common Humanity Self-Kindness Today, let’s look at the …
Kristin Neff is a researcher on the topic of self-compassion and author of “Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself.” She believes that there are three steps toward greater self-compassion. Her book sounds interesting and I’ll put in my listening queue. According to a recent Washington Post article by Carrie Dennett, the three …
By Wil Darcangelo Spiritual Coordinator at First Parish Church of Fitchburg, MA I’m very excited to share a meditation I experienced yesterday. It so resonated with some of my core beliefs that I asked Wil if I could share it. With the grace he seems to wear so comfortably, he allowed me to share it …
Just Breathe, Just Be I hope before your day is done that you find or make time to just be. Just be still, be quiet, close your eyes and open your soul to a sense of serenity. Our world tends to be a noisy world, a chattering world, a static filled, hectic, hurried and harried …
“The Power of Now” Now is the right answer for lots of reasons. Let’s face it there’s never a convenient time to disrupt your life the way a solid quit attempt does. So let’s do it now and get it over with. The sooner we do it, the sooner we can look back at it …
