Mindfulness

The Healing Power of Yoga

The Healing Power of Yoga

Have you ever been stuck in a difficult mind loop and unsure how how to get unstuck? Me, too! When a difficult situation or emotion has me spinning, it means that my amygdala has been activated and my prefrontal cortex will be of limited help. What does this mean in...

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What if I Were Grandma

What if I Were Grandma

Click here to listen to an audio of this blog. My children are growing up. As they enter the second half of their childhoods, I am increasingly aware that my time with them is finite. Like many parents, I often function in a sort of survival or efficiency mode. What...

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Calm Your Body to Calm Your Mind

Calm Your Body to Calm Your Mind

"Not everything that is faced can be changed.  But nothing can be changed until it is faced." -James Baldwin We are in the midst of a pandemic.  Let’s imagine that you sit still to practice mindfulness – the simple art of non-judgmental awareness.  You observe your...

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Mindfulness Is Not About Being Calm

Mindfulness Is Not About Being Calm

I recently began teaching a mindfulness curriculum to a group of middle school students in a Milwaukee Public School.  Before I even began teaching, one of the middle school teachers said to me, "Mindfulness doesn't work." Hmmm.....I thought.  Mindfulness is about...

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