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Starting the New Year Right
Everyone is familiar with the resolution madness that occurs with what I heard recently called the “Caucasian New Year”. November and December are the biggest months for retail, but I bet for gyms it’s January and February. I can barely … Continue reading
My SE Experience: Part 2 (Slow Down to Speed Up)
In the previous post (Part 1), I talked about what it’s like to have completed a significant amount of Somatic Experiencing (SE) work. There’s much less constriction, more freedom of movement physically and in the mind, and less energy output … Continue reading
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Tagged Body, Healing, health, Mindfulness, Peace, Self Compassion, Somatic Experiencing, Trauma
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If You Want Simplicity, Give Up All Hope
I’ve noticed that there’s this way in which humans always seem to want to simplify life. This is a fine goal, but when it’s driven by ego or conditioning (read: the part of us that just wants everything to be … Continue reading
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Tagged failure, Freedom, Happiness, Mindfulness, Peace, Presence, Spirituality
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2013 Meditation Challenge: Year in Review
I wanted to write this review right at the end of the year, but being the introvert that I am, time was necessary for me to look back and summarize the experience. It’s difficult to tease out the source of … Continue reading
Do You List?
Over time, I’ve experimented with a lot of different options and systems for organizing and managing my time. What I realize in retrospect is that I spent a lot of time on it which I could have used for other … Continue reading
The Rhythm of Life
I recently heard this theory of self care (boring word therapists use to describe the relationship to the self) that made a lot of sense to me and expanded my understanding of its importance. It goes something like this: We … Continue reading
Posted in Mindfulness, Nutrition, Diet and Exercise
Tagged Compassion, Happiness, Healing, Mindfulness, Peace, Self care, Stress
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More Isn’t Always Better
Diminishing marginal returns is something we learn about in Econ 101, but most of us don’t internalize what it means for our lives. The more you have of something, the less satisfaction or value you get from an additional serving … Continue reading
Meditation Challenge Update: Seeing Impermanence
So today is the end of the first two weeks of the 2013 Meditation Challenge, and I am still finding the weekends challenging – I’m more likely to roll right out of bed into ski togs or to the farmer’s … Continue reading
Posted in Mindfulness
Tagged Belief, Columbus Meditation Class, Freedom, Happiness, Meditation, Mind, Mindfulness, Peace, Presence, Spirituality
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Practicing Peace
Given all of the aggression and fear in the air right now as we head to the polls, this free recording could be helpful in working with such feelings. Check it out soon because I don’t know how long it will … Continue reading
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