by Christine | Apr 24, 2022 | Mindfulness, Organizing // Productivity
This winter, I had the privilege of attending a five-day silent meditation retreat at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA. I am still unpacking its lessons. The experience of a silent retreat is difficult to describe. In attending a retreat, we essentially...
by Christine | Feb 1, 2022 | Mindfulness
Mindfulness is the capacity to be present in the moment, without judging or adding our stories to what is happening. It is about bare attention, seeing clearly, and allowing what is there – regardless of what it is. Because mindfulness increases our awareness of...
by Christine | Dec 21, 2021 | Mindfulness, Personal growth
We are in the midst of the holiday season, and – I’ll be honest – the unending pandemic is putting a pall over just about everything. Despite my family being fully vaccinated, we are in the throes of extreme risk analysis with every move – and...
by Christine | Nov 15, 2021 | Mindfulness, Personal growth
The winter holidays are upon us. And the advertising arrived in advance, creeping in before Halloween. Even as leaves remain on trees, those of us that practice the tradition of gift-giving are likely preparing to move into full-throttle shopping in the coming weeks....
by Christine | Oct 31, 2021 | Mindfulness, Organizing // Productivity, Personal growth
Organizing things is something we all have a notion of, but what is organizing the self? Organizing the self is the complement to organizing our external world. It is the internal work of loosening the grip of our habits and perhaps replacing them with something...
by Christine | Aug 10, 2021 | Mindfulness, Personal growth
Who has experience being triggered into a showy storm of emotional reactivity? Let’s say, stomping around, grunting while putting three boys to bed last night? (Ahem, hand raised.) Whatever the cause, we can all relate to emotions getting the best of us at...
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