by Lisa | Aug 19, 2019 | Blog
“Love, then, is letting go of fear.” Gerald Jampolsky, MD “Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”Winnie the Pooh What is taking up the most room in your heart? According to Gerald Jampolsky, anger,... by Lisa | Aug 12, 2019 | Blog
In a recent mindfulness coaching session, a client shared with me her new awareness of what is most important in her life. She expressed finding fulfillment each day and a greater sense of purpose, especially when spending her money in meaningful ways. She uses her... by Lisa | Aug 5, 2019 | Blog
What exactly is body awareness? Tolle discusses body awareness as a way to the “inner body” or our life energy. Yogis call this life energy “Prana”; Buddhists use the word “Chi.” Our minds are often so busy we confuse thinking about and... by Lisa | Jul 22, 2019 | Blog, Mindfulness
Returning attention to the breath offers us a path home when our thoughts and emotions have carried us into the depth of the past or the unknown forest of the future. Sometimes it can simply be a way to bring what Tara Brach has coined, “a sacred pause”,... by Lisa | Jul 15, 2019 | Blog
Our inner state affects how we view the world around us. Most of us have experienced seeing a person or circumstance from a place of negativity, then having something pop that bubble of negativity and suddenly we are more patient, tolerant or accepting—even though...