
Noticing your Helpers
Noticing your Helpers. The following meditation and mindfulness exercises can help us notice our helpers. We have never been alone, even now.
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Noticing your Helpers. The following meditation and mindfulness exercises can help us notice our helpers. We have never been alone, even now.
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Cultivating Equanimity. When we’re in a state of equanimity, our feet are firmly planted on the ground, and we are stable.
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Working with Boredom. Why do our moments of peace, in which there’s seemingly nothing to do, translate to boredom rather than joy?
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Being Still. When we’re present, quiet, and still, we open ourselves to the possibility of recognizing that where we are is pretty good.
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The world isn’t all love and light, all the time. Our mindfulness practice is of no benefit to us or others if it keeps us in a fantasy realm of toxic positivity, where hardships are denied or ignored. Learn more about spiritual bypassing, and how to know when you’re guilty. “You’re never in the wrong […]
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Mindfulness Builds Resilience. Mindfulness helps us build the qualities that lead to greater resilience and stronger resistance to stress.
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Our minds are our most valuable asset. Mindful living requires a healthy mind and without it, we can’t realize our full potential. Mindfulness helps protect our minds, and a protected mind makes mindfulness more attainable. Learn what it means to protect your mind, and why it matters. “Like water which can clearly mirror the sky […]
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As human beings we want nothing more than to be happy. And yet, do we really believe we deserve it? Among the barriers to our happiness is the insidious idea that it’s selfish to want happiness. It’s not. In fact, not pursuing happiness may be the most self-indulgent thing we can do. “Happiness is […]
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Many of us cringe when told we need to accept things as they are. But the practice of radical acceptance may not be what you think it is. To understand what acceptance is, it’s sometimes easier to learn what it’s not. Acceptance is not agreeing, forgetting, or forgiving. It’s a profound practice that can change […]
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This year as the holidays approach we’re bringing months of political and lockdown-related stress to our relationships and family gatherings. Mindfulness preserves relationships in times of stress by keeping us aware, reducing our reactivity to emotions, and increasing our capacity for empathy. Find peace over the holidays by applying mindfulness to your relationships with family […]
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