I’d like to say that I like hiking, because I’d like to be one of those cool, outdoorsy women who can do anything; but…I hate hiking! In the Pacific Northwest this summer, we dropped anchor on our sailboat in all these beautiful coves in the Islands. We took our little inflatable tender to shore. Sometimes [...]

One fabulous activity that you probably already do and have never thought of as a mindfulness exercise in daily life is listening to music. If you are really listening and letting it fill you up and move you, you are using music as meditation. And, you are rewiring your brain for more happiness. [...]

Summertime often means more free time, especially for kids. And with that extra free time can come new explorations of exactly where the boundaries are that parents have done their best to outline. When boundaries are pushed or broken, things can get tense, even angry. What’s a parent to do? How can we [...]

It felt pretty nice getting invited to play cards with four women, three of whom I had just met, during a weekend boating event on Father’s day weekend. I’m not a card player so I had to concentrate on the rules – 7 decks of cards with rules changing every hand. At one [...]

Have you ever had the nagging feeling that you are helpless to the whims of the chaos that seems to be blowing through life at any given moment? Me, too. And perhaps that’s why this meditation is my favorite. You can use it in moments of strife in your own life; you can [...]

I recently told a friend that I never imagined needing to use my mindful methods ten times a day or more, but that is where I find myself. And the silver lining of this extreme testing is that it works! If you need a quick reference to remind you which mindful methods are [...]

I declined the Valium before my epidural pain injection in my lumbar spine because I reasoned that my meditation practice would help me manage any fear or anxiety that might come up. I wasn’t sure what technique I would pull from my Mindful Methods toolbox, but I had the box at the ready! [...]

I just got off the phone with a new Dad who shared with me that his absolutely adorable baby girl is starting to crawl. He sent me a video – she is combat crawling, one elbow, the other elbow, and then dragging up the rear knee by knee. She’s so cute! He lamented [...]

If I lived by the statement, you are only as happy as your least happy child, I would be one unhappy cookie. As a matter of fact, I was one unhappy cookie until I took my happiness into my own hands and heart and unhooked it from my kids through therapy and mindfulness [...]

There is a quite a buzz around mindfulness these days, and rightfully so! Studies have revealed a wide variety of benefits, including: Less stress, anxiety, and depression More emotional well-being Better interpersonal relationships An easier [...]