Meditations and Life Recipes - to be you!

Too often we react to what’s going on around us and often it comes from a place of fear and anger and negativity. We can create some space between what’s happening, our experiences and how we choose to respond. Shawn Achor says “It’s not the reality that shapes us, it’s the lens through which we view realty that changes our experience of it and our ability to create a better world for other people...

Too often we run a story in our head that is against us. Why is there something within us that is against us? Maybe from our experiences, the wounds we carry that lead us to believe we are not good enough, that we don’t matter, that we are not loved. This isn’t our truth. We can see the meaning in our story and create a new story knowing that all of our experiences made us into who we are, unlike...

Awareness is the first step toward feeling that great power of presence where we can flow in our lives. Awareness helps us become conscious of the story and the thought we are telling ourselves and we can change.

When we’re in a place of not knowing the next step to take. It’s easy to stay where we are, where it’s safe and comfortable. But that’s no place to be. We can change the lens for how we experience this time of uncertainty. We can look at it with gratefulness, choosing to see abundance in the opportunities that lie ahead. It’s at this time we just need to take the first step. It all seems big and m...

Everything up until this point had meaning. It lead me to where I am today. Even the hard things are teaching us something - creating an opportunity to grow into who I am meant to be. Too often we get caught in a negative storyline of us not being good enough, worthy enough, not being happy. This isn’t true. We can affirm that there is a flow to our lives. Each one of us has a unique flow, that is...

We often think of meditation as sitting in quiet. However, It is simply training of the mind and something we can practice all thoughout our day to feel more wholeness and harmony. We have learned how important it is to cleanse our physical bodies. Everything from moving our body, to showering, to brushing teeth. We understand and grasp that. What isn’t is widely known and practiced is that its ju...

One of the greatest human needs we have is to know we are being seen, heard, and accepted as we are. When we encounter people, we may not like the way they are, how they are treating us. That may be someone on the street we don’t know or someone close to us, a loved one, even our child who may always press our buttons. It’s helpful to remember always people act on the outside the way they feel on...

Allow this meditation and body scan practice to center and ground you. We know gratitude is the gateway to joy and peace. We are whole and perfect and complete right now. Through our breath and focused awareness on our different body parts, we express gratitude. This calms us and allows us to feel peace and thankfulness for what is going right and trusting that what appears to be going wrong is he...

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Peace begins within. We can use our breath wherever we are triggered or feeling resistance or frustration or any negativity. We return to this truth knowing nothing outside of us, even the everyday challenges and suffering and busyness of our responsibilities can take us away from the peace within us. With awareness, we can accept, breathe, and with kindness return to peace within. When things out...

Understanding and getting in touch with the five elements of nature that correspond with the seasons - wood (Spring) , fire (Summer), earth (Late Summer), metal (Fall), and water (winter) can improve your health. These lie at the heart of Chinese philosophy and are within each of us. There are simple things we can do each day restore and harmonize these elements so we can feel more centered a...

Gratitude is a practice. What we focus on grows. We have to affirm, say thank you, and appreciate what we have now and visualize and say thanks for what we desire to see more of. Even if what we’re experiencing now is small portion of what we want to see more of, say thank you. This practice helps us feel more gratitude and creates greater abundance. Finding joy is in the journey. We never get the...

Brene Brown says “ Vulnerability  is the birthplace of  love , belonging,  joy , courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives,  vulnerability  is the path.” We are called to step out of our comfort zone and to do those things are...

Loving kindness meditation helps us to strengthen feelings of kindness and connection toward our inner self and others. Take a moment and breathe and listen to this meditation to ground yourself in this natural feeling of love that is always available to us. Love and peace is our essence. As we forgive ourselves and others, we may return to this feeling of acceptance and love. This practice is a w...

  Our feelings and emotions are our measuring tools. They are energy in motion. We want to become aware of them and let them flow. The way we show up - our energy is important. We can always pause, breathe, and recenter, which allows energy to flow through us in a calm way. The source of energy is attention. What are we paying attention to? Flowing is abundance, creativity, love, peace, joy....

We may have lost site of ourselves as whole, capable and complete beings- that feeling of harmony and flow in our being. We have to keep doing the work to bring ourselves back to that level of harmony and wellbeing- the joy is in doing the work. Life recipes share simple practical methods, meditations and recipes for returning to your wholeness across all the important life areas. Health: the way...

Be Present Being present is the most natural thing we can do but also one of the hardest. It’s so easy to get lost in feelings and thoughts that don’t serve us; thoughts that do nothing disconnect us from others and the experiences in front of us. The present is where all the good stuff is, but we can’t experience the present when we’re consumed with negative, fear-based thoughts. There’...

Mindfulness helps us be here now in body + mind + spirit. When we are fully present, we connect with ourselves, others, and the universal power of love and peace. It's within all of us, yet we have to practice in the stillness, returning to our breath, being fully engaged in our activities in order to bring this awareness into our lives. It's easy to be caught up in thoughts in our head about past...

Life recipes help us live above the clouds. What does above the clouds mean? Imagine your thoughts and the experiences you face each day as clouds. You can let them clog you, overwhelm you or you can allow them to happen and move through and above them with grace back to clarity, peace, and bright blue sky above.  Within all of us is the ability to feel peace and love and harmony. Life recipe...