Life is messy. Can a walk solve the world’s problems? Sometimes life can just get to be too much. In those moments, I like to get outside to take a deep breath and go for a walk. Ergo, can a walk solve the world’s problems? What led me to ask this question...
Sharing My Values as a Meditation Teacher One of my last tasks before I finished my portfolio was to write my credo and to write about the things I value as a meditation teacher. My credo will soon be on the About Me page of the website. My values, however, I wanted...
3.5 Sweet Benefits of Meditation From all the training and meditation I’m doing, I was prompted to write about 3.5 sweet benefits of meditation. Not quite four of them. Okay, maybe there are four or more. How does one choose? A Journey Within It’s actually...
Ted Videos That Stoke Mindfulness and Meditative Qualities I am continuing to learn lots about meditation and what it does to the brain (like how it helps to keep it young!) and thought I would compile some pretty incredible TED videos about mindfulness and...
That which I’m experiencing as I’m going through meditation teacher training is…profound As soon as I got back from traveling out west, my I began my coursework. Each week brings a new unit of material to study, along with the prescribed reading,...
The Answers Lie Within As you may know, I am in the process of completing my meditation teacher training. I am at the beginning of Week 4 (has it already been four weeks!?). This journey is quite profound. Words cannot capture the level of transformation I’m...
Patanjali’s Teachings: The Yamas One of the books I’m reading right now is “The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.” It’s a powerful read. This particular version has a long introduction explaining Patanjali’s Teachings and the Yamas....
Pain Happens. Suffering is Optional. Frankl and Hudson Give Us Insights On How To Deal “Pain is a part of life, but suffering is optional.” –Ancient Buddhist Proverb Not a single one of us humans will ever escape the ebbs and flows of life. Yes,...
I Have Not Failed; I’ve Jumpstarted an Intentional Existence Friends, it is almost time to conclude this project. If I am honest, I will say it hasn’t been an easy journey. In fact, in February, I nearly faltered altogether: I got the flu a second time...
