Leave your work at work and your home at home – Mindfulness for mothers
If you have a kid (especially a toddler) you can appreciate how leaving work at work is something that comes naturally. However, what I am asking you to do is to stay fully present wherever you are. If you are able to appreciate that you are of value at both work and at home, you […]
Mindfulness for Mothers: Feel those feelings
Be honest with how you feel. The gift of motherhood is also a gift of awareness. With becoming a mother, you may become deeply connected to feelings of unconditional love, compassion, patience, gratitude and deep respect. You will also come in close contact with deep sadness, loneliness, grief, guilt, jealousy, pain, fear, and anxiety. Be […]
Establish a routine that becomes second nature – Mindfulness for working mothers
Now, you can’t really structure your days in anticipation of how it might look when you go back to work. However, what you can do is establish daily practices of (self-care) beginning the day, staying open for play with your child, for cooking a delicious meal, of practicing self-care, of pursuing your passions. To have […]
Mindfulness for Working Mothers – Simple practices for a worry-free life at work and home.
Are you thinking about going back to work after having a baby? Do you feel torn about going back to work after having a baby? Do you experience opposing views about being a stay-at-home mother or a working woman and don’t know what the right answer is for you? Do you feel like you will […]
You are Enough
This trying to be someone else, someone better is an exhausting journey, an impossible one even. If you are not accepting of who you are now, you never will. Here is a quote by Pema Chodron that is illuminating in this regard: “As long as you are wishing for things to change, they never will. […]
The Art of taking action!
The essence of mindfulness, is in taking action. ‘Action’ that helps us stay present with what is important to us. In our mindfulness based programs and workshops we use journaling, art and meditation as tools for introspection. Here is a wonderful excerpt on what really mindfulness is The practice of mindfulness is not only about […]
You are reborn every morning!
“You are reborn every morning. What you do today is what matters most.” – Buddha Let’s explore how to deal with the inner critic that doesn’t seem to allow you to stay in the NOW? This is one of the most reassuring quotes I have ever read. It helps me acknowledge my shortcomings and […]
At the heart of dealing with difficult emotions
Difficult emotions… all of us are faced with them. Sometimes, we let them take over and other times we simply push them away. But what we are doing is, simply avoiding them. What is at the heart of dealing with difficult emotions? It is this acknowledgement: “I was feeling distant and separated. I am […]
Mirror, mirror on the wall!
I often have difficulty embracing this side of me-this lonely, separated, angry, torn away part of me that craves, wants and demands. I push it away with resolve and indignation and along with it I push away myself and others who also want, desire and demand like me and for me. What we need is […]