Today, 10 June 2017, we’re celebrating Global Wellness Day. This is a wonderful landmark to begin thinking about global wellness. It’s a beginning, a meaningful gesture, and gives us pause to think of our own pathways to wellness. And we have developed our own approach to well-being we call Total Global Wellness. What is Total… Continue Reading
Lunchtime is a great moment to give yourself some time to de-stress and relax. The trick to de-stressing is to do nothing — mindfully. As we all know being busy and hyper efficient causes a lot of stress. So the antidote is to apply the opposite: do nothing, be present and tune into the body,… Continue Reading
Meditation unlocks the tools of well being Good mental health is fundamental for us human beings. A tried and proven approach to optimizing our well-being is the practice of meditation. Meditation focuses on what is right with us, rather than viewing our problems through the lens of analyzing our problems. It is a leap into… Continue Reading
Mindfulness at work Professionals on our retreats report increased energy, reduced stress and better sleep patterns. They also have more inspiration, more forward looking vision, and greater creativity and happiness. They find that the results of mindfulness practice are immediately evident in the workplace. Here’s how they’ve done it and the secret component that is… Continue Reading
Searching for happiness What is happiness? Are there tools for how to find happiness? How can we experience happiness that is unchanging, and free of the ups and downs of life? Is it even possible? How can we get enough of what we desire? These are questions that form a part of the very fabric… Continue Reading
The best meditation instructions begin at the beginning. Please click here for the first article in the series. Working with thoughts and the thinking mind Many of us wish to have a simple life free of complications, struggle, anxiety, fear, and a slow internet connection. But it is not often our experience and we wonder… Continue Reading
For the first article in this series, please click here First just follow the breath When I first started to meditate and follow the out-breath, I was told something like this: “Don’t dwell on what you are going to get out of it.” It was a tough message to follow because I was very critical… Continue Reading
Where are we? Meditation for healing addresses the time we live in, a time of great turmoil. The existence of the very home we live in, planet earth, and all living beings, is threatened. We hear disturbing news everyday and often feel powerless. We may want to make a difference but don’t know where to begin. Then if… Continue Reading
Movement is meditation in Tibetan Yoga One of the surprising things about meditation practice may be the discovery that it is not just sitting still. Meditation in movement brings about the joyful dance of mind and body working together. The focus of meditation is the whole body moving and the feelings that come about. It’s… Continue Reading
Back to running When I started running just before my 50th birthday, there was a re-awakening of something inside that had been dormant since my track and field days in high-school. It ignited a constellation of experiences which seemed to light up, not only the run, but the rest of my life. I was re-hooked… Continue Reading
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