1 September, 2025

Standing in Awe: This wonderful emotion inspires peace, connection and creativity

By |2025-08-21T09:18:47-07:00September 1st, 2025|Mindful Methods|

I hope you are well and taking the time to care for yourself! One way you can do this is to start embracing “everyday awe” as part of your mindfulness practice. Science increasingly views awe as a powerful positive force for our mental and emotional wellbeing. “Experiencing awe produces a multitude of positive effects. It [...]

1 August, 2025

Where I’m From: Biography in Poetry

By |2025-07-24T11:41:28-07:00August 1st, 2025|Mindful Methods|

Happy August, dear readers! I hope you are taking care of yourselves and thriving through this year and all the stress and turmoil it’s brought so far. Back in January I wrote this article, “A Diet You Can Stick With in 2025: Treat yourself with Mindful Self-Compassion and surround yourself with goodness to stave off [...]

1 July, 2025

Start Your Day Mindfully in Nature’s Calm: Morning Time in July

By |2025-06-19T09:35:32-07:00July 1st, 2025|Mindful Methods|

Happy July! I hope you are taking time to care for yourself during the extremely stressful, sad, and disheartening events unfolding each day in our nation and around the world. As those of you who have followed me know, I love sitting in my garden and taking in the sights and sounds of nature — [...]

1 June, 2025

Healing Through Poetry: Finding comfort and catharsis in creativity

By |2025-05-23T15:22:21-07:00June 1st, 2025|Mindful Methods|

Hello, dear readers. I hope you are well and practicing self-care to help you get through any challenges you face. Recently, I’ve written about how writing poetry has helped me cope with all kinds of struggles, and how mindfulness and poetry go hand in hand. Today I would like to share three poems as examples [...]

1 May, 2025

Random Gladness and Gladioli: Surprising sprouts, mindful mutts and musings on spring

By |2025-04-30T07:33:23-07:00May 1st, 2025|Mindful Methods|

Happy May! Spring has sprung, heralded by the gladioli that burst forth in my backyard each year. Yesterday I saw them blooming in the mulch, and it made me happy. I never planted them, and I don't know where they came from. They come up randomly in strange places — underneath fruit trees and here [...]

1 April, 2025

Poetry in Mindfulness: More Poetry, Less News…Breathe!

By |2025-03-31T11:05:54-07:00April 1st, 2025|Mindful Methods|

Hi everyone! I hope you are having a happy beginning of spring. I had a great February with two trips to Vegas bracketing my birthday, both of which were joyous — filled with live music and good food. The first weekend was with my husband, the second with my closest girlfriend. I’m waiting to hear [...]

1 March, 2025

Practice Patience with Yourself: Teaching Girls Scouts Self-Compassion and Other Lessons from Outside My Comfort Zone

By |2025-02-27T10:09:39-08:00March 1st, 2025|Mindful Methods|

Last month I had the most joyous experience imaginable when I became a grandmother and met my first grandchild, Avery Elise Potiker. Holding her in my arms took me back to the feelings I had when I first held my own children, and I immediately fell in love with her. You know how everyone always [...]

1 January, 2025

A Diet You Can Stick With in 2025: Treat yourself with Mindful Self-Compassion and surround yourself with goodness to stave off stress and negativity in the New Year

By |2024-12-23T12:02:54-08:00January 1st, 2025|Mindful Methods|

Thinking about trying a diet for your New Year’s resolution? For your health and well-being, consider a social media diet. It’s not what you might think. The media we consume affects our thoughts, emotions, and ultimately our quality of life, notes Jodie Jackson in Positive News, one of the inspiring news feeds I follow. So [...]

1 December, 2024

Healing Broken Bones and a Hurting Nation — With Poetry

By |2024-11-26T12:30:30-08:00December 1st, 2024|Mindful Methods|

We had the election and Trump won. After a bitter political season and an outcome that was shocking for many, where do we go from here? I don’t have the answers, but I have some ideas based on some moments from my life before and since the election. Right now I’m dealing with a forced [...]