Nearly Mindful

When we are running so fast we can't even remember how we got here or what we were supposed to be doing? That's a very good time to take a moment to check-in. To just be, even if it's only for a heartbeat. To stop the endless stories in our head and focus on what is truly real, in this present moment. Listen to learn how to create more space for yourself. Right now. This is a public episode. If yo...

These days we are on edge, quick to judge ourselves (and others) and all of that judgment weighs on us. This meditation/journaling exercise is a useful way to let go and move to forgiveness.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

I am so grateful for the beauty and gift of trees, so naturally, I wrote this  meditation to honor them and Mother Earth.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

There is a beautiful word in Spanish - querencia. It can loosely be translated as a place where one feels safe, at home, where one draws one’s strength from. WE all have this place inside us, we need only to find it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

These are difficult times, CoronaVirus is filling our minds with fear and grief. How do we find that sense of security, wellbeing and peace? It's right here, inside you.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

It's not always easy to really connect with emotions just as they are. This meditation can help you turn the microscope of attention, to process the emotion by expressing it more fully.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

Learning to meditate is actually much simpler than many think. It's the stories we tell ourselves that are holding us back. Here's an alternative idea in a super-simple meditation practice.  Read  the script at http://www.nearlymindful.com/blog/training-attention-and-meditation This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

It's my belief that becoming a more mindful person is more easily done by taking small actions throughout the day. These mindful moments may help you make mindfulness a bigger part of your life, and that benefits all of us. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

When we are in a stressful, perhaps chaotic space, this meditation can help focus on the present moment and quiet our heart and mind This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

On this Martin Luther King Day, let's talk about how we see through different lenses, how judgment appears and what we can do to see things from a little distance, and a different perspective. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

It’s so easy to get hung up in rumination about things that we can’t fix right now. The short #meditation might be helpful. #NearlyMindful This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

 #MindfulMonday  We have been constantly bombarded by judgment since the day we were born. Did we walk soon enough, talk soon enough, excel at school, make our teachers, our friends, our parents happy. Are we successful at business, in love, in life? No wonder we wallow in self judgement most of the time! But we don't have to! We are enough, just as we are, and if we just check in with ourselves m...

 #MindfulMonday  We are constantly told as we grow up and go through our adult life that we should play to our strengths and that understanding our strengths and our weaknesses can help us to be more successful.    But it’s really our approach to those strengths and weaknesses that needs to be addressed.    Do we trust ourselves as a friend, to be there when we need us?   This is a public episode....

 #MindfulMonday  Do you know what phubbing is? It's the practice of snubbing others, either unconsciously or consciously, with our phones. I know, I know, it’s your communication tool, but bear with me, OK?   According to a study by Meredith David and James Roberts of 145 adults, phubbing decreases marital satisfaction, in part because it leads to conflict over phone use. The scientists found that...

 #MindfulMonday  We encounter emotional triggers throughout our day and sometimes we respond to them more skillfully than others. We can adopt a gentle acceptance of our emotional response. Instead of fighting against the trigger, we can recognize it and by doing so minimize it’s hold on us.   This gives us space to be more skillful in the conversation, allowing the emotion to pass through us like...

When we give ourselves time to pause, it can open new doors that we haven't been able to see. We simply need to pause and allow what is to show itse;f. Take 5 minutes to practice with me, won't you? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

 #MindfulMonday  A body scan meditation helps you get in touch with the physical feelings in your body. Connecting these feelings with your emotions is an important step to self-awareness. Give this a try!   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

 #MindfulMonday  Offering yourself some self-compassion is the best thing you can do for yourself when you're feeling stressed.    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

 #MindfulMonday  This whole concept of forgiveness is somewhat confusing to people. We may think that if we forgive someone we are letting them get away with it, right? Saying what they did is OK?  But forgiveness really isn’t about the other person at all, it’s about you.   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ww...

 #MindfulMonday  The challenge, of course, is to find ways to make mindfulness more a part of your day, bringing it into every aspect of your life. The easiest way to do this is to start small. Do small acts throughout your day until it becomes second nature. Here are some ways to bring moments of mindfulness to your day.    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other su...

 #MindfulMonday  How does paying attention help us with stress? Understanding the types of attention and how to improve our ability to bring open awareness can enhance our experiences. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

 #MindfulMonday  A lack of empathy can leave us feeling disconnected, conflicts and mis-understandings flare up. Feelings get hurt.   In a team environment this can create quite a lot of discord. Isolation and alienation, it also can highlight diversity issues and a sense of “otherness”.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epis...

 #MindfulMonday  Sometimes we don't allow ourselves to be happy. We'd rather be grumpy! But we can create happiness with this simple trick. Give it a try!  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

 #MindfulMonday  Personality traits are characteristic behaviors and feelings that are consistent and long lasting. Unlike traits, which are stable characteristics, states are temporary behaviors or feelings that depend on a person’s situation and motives at a particular time.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

 #MindfulMonday  Today I'd like to share a way I use to get settled and centered. It’s How can we go beyond feeling grateful to being a more grateful person? It takes practice to consistently know gratitude on a regular basis. It’s so easy for us to lapse into negativity and griping and just skip over opportunities for gratitude.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with ot...