(Your free worksheet and hypnosis mp3 are at the bottom of this post.) Where does flow come from? And, is it possible to choose to get into flow? In case you have not heard of flow, let's start there. Flow is a state of being in which you are so present and absorbed in the [...]
During the weekend, I had a peaceful, solitary retreat to Walter's Falls. I stayed at an Inn overlooking the small waterfall and spent my days reading, studying, writing and mostly - hiking along the Bruce Trail! Walking along in fairy land is definitely a great place for a hike. And I definitely enjoyed the beauty [...]
Where does motivation come from? Some days, I will admit, it seems more elusive than others. Like there is a reluctance to even get started. "I don't feel like recording a meditation right now." Then the excuses: "I would be so much more valuable if I was in the mood for it, right?" But [...]
Imagine starting each day calm, centered, energized. Alive in the moment and creating an experience, a ritual that feels positive, powerful and unhurried. Some of us leap out of bed each morning - already driven by anxiety for the day. We seem to get sucked into a reactive state for more and more of our [...]
In this reactive world we live in, we teach our minds to go faster and faster and faster. This habit can be heard to set aside so that we can sleep. Meditation allows you to notice the quiet in your mind... even while your mind may stay busy, you connect with the part of your [...]
Gratitude is both a benefit of Mindful Meditation, AND you can deepen and accelerate the impact of Gratitude in your life in less than a week, just by adding a formal practice of gratitude to your day. I practice gratitude in the evening, and I will admit some days that looks a lot like, "Thank [...]
The antidote to anxiety is cultivating boredom. Allowing yourself to sit in deliberate boredom. This is not something we do in our culture today, and yet it is such a luxury as well as a powerful exercise of gathering your thoughts, spending time in the cortex and pre-frontal cortex and accessing those resources. Benefits - [...]
How do we "arrive at the meditation"? Our brains are made to think. And yet, this can be frustrating to the beginner to meditation. They feel they should be "quieting the mind" and they notice that their mind is racing. It is the noticing of the mind racing and then gently guiding the mind to [...]
Focusing only on what is actually happening right now is a powerful skill. And a tough one to master. It sounds so simple and yet our brains are designed to be busy, alert and easily distracted. After all, those distractions might be a sabre tooth tiger, right? The formal practice of mindful meditation entrains our [...]
Last week I talked to you about Mindfulness Meditation - one of several types of meditation that I will be sharing with you. This week we will go into a more formal practice as we use the breath to help anchor us to "this moment". As you grow more attuned to focusing on the [...]
