8 Ways To Increase Your Self-Love
Curious about how to cultivate self-love? We spend so much time doing our best work on the outside – working on our bodies, careers, relationships, finances and goals. It’s just as important to spend time doing work on the inside – developing deep and lasting self-love, acceptance and compassion. The more we can make ourselves […]
7 Things You Need to Make Meditation Easier
By now you’ve heard the news: meditation makes you happier, nicer, less stressed, and more energetic. But meditation can be hard-all that sitting and being quite. Here are some easy tricks for practicing daily mindfulness (aka being aware of the present and not stuck in your head or your phone) that can make you a […]
Tips for Overcoming Procrastination -and getting work done!
Do you find yourself waiting for the perfect time to start a task, but that moment never seems to come by? Do you tend to put tasks off believing that there will be enough time later but somehow end up rushing to finish it and being disappointed at the end result? If you find yourself […]
Play Therapy with Children
Play therapy is a form of psychotherapy in which the therapist uses a method of play as a medium to communicate and understand the child. Therapists strategically use play therapy to build a rapport with the child and to help the child to express what is troubling him/her when they don’t have the required verbal […]
What happens when we are hard on ourselves?
Everyday in my private practice, I come close to what feels like human vulnerability and fear. I also connect with the deep desire in my clients (and myself) to break away from the shackles of self-created restrictions. We might want to connect to our true purpose, learn to stay in the present moment, do great things, or just […]
Dealing with Uncertainties and Anxiety with Mindfulness
I quickly learnt, after the birth of my baby girl, that motherhood is a spiritual path. A path that teaches you a lot about yourself, your cravings, your dislikes, your attachments and love. In the middle of the night when I am pulled away from that deep dreamless state of sleep, when I find myself […]
Nurturing the Moment
I don’t know how to say this other than bluntly and truthfully. I have been struggling with feelings of boredom, resentment and frustration at home. I find myself dreading waking up in the morning and spending time with the kids. It feels like I am yanked to “come here”, “go there” and “do this” when […]
The Different Mindfulness Practices
Mindfulness is every moment. Every step, every breath, every conversation, every handshake, every bite of a meal, every note in a song. Read more about Mindfulness here. Mindfulness is an everyday practice. It is not a destination to be reached. It is an end with its own. Here’s an analogy. Lego sets have tiny light […]
Cultivating an appreciation for ourselves
When we begin to cultivate an appreciation for ourselves we can uncover our brilliance, our light and our strengths. In the face of difficulties instead of succumbing to dark thoughts, self-flagellation, guilt and shame we can use our strength to uncover joy, awareness and skilful action. Here are ways to drop our daily life struggles […]