Transition Awareness Breathing

Join me as I do a mindfulness book review on a beautiful children's picture book, "The Very Impatient Caterpillar" by Ross Burach(a Scholastic book author). When life challenges us, there is an expected period of ambivalence and an expected period of questioning ourselves when faced with life-changing events. As a result, we may begin to use negative words such as "can't or don't. " I think it's i...

We take unrelated topics and transition the subject into something different.  Taking elements that we may perceive as chaos moves raw resources to bring forth compassion, humility, and sensitivity. It may seem like we are experiencing similar events in our lives. If each day is a new day, what is different? I suggest that the differences in our lives are platforms to springboard into uncharted wa...

This session begins with a thought. I shared this thought with someone. The person had been displaying signs of physical discomfort. I cycled through the session for about 5 minutes. The results were amazing. The person achieved a relaxed rhythmic breathing pattern; all extremities were loose, facial muscles were smooth and calm. Some technical pointers to remember during this session:  ​​ As a di...

Are you working words a goal, and things are starting to get tough? Our awareness we are at a stepping stone pace of moving towards our goal. We know distracting thoughts and emotions will pull us away from our focus. Recognize that you have positivity inside of you that is glowing. I will guide you through a gratitude awareness meditation and reflect on our inner strengths and gifts during this e...

We are going to get rid of blockers that squish positive leadership growth. This bonus episode is critical. It is time to get rid of old-timey thinking. Learning is for everyone. Limited technology of the past reproduced constrained understanding and contributed to idioms metaphors that support fixed mindset thinking. It is time to take steps and be active by applying what we have learned. Learnin...

In the first three sessions, we explored changing our perspective and looking at ourselves as leaders. We accept responsibility for our actions and our words. We also accept that we are curious and find out how we say things and affect others. In this session, we will discuss how to view failures and difficulties as a leadership tool. Asking for help is a strength and sign of an influential leader...

Does it seem like when you talk to others, you are outside of the conversation? You're in a conversation, but you're outside of the conversation. What is going on? What is your response? We continue in the leaders our leadership symposium. My goal is to incorporate mindfulness skills and turn them into mindful internal leadership scans. I invite you to look at the way you communicate. Are you will...

Transition Awareness Breathing is about more than mindfulness and relaxation breathing. It is about using our practice to grow in our healthy lifestyle. This episode is the second part of our self-leadership seminar. In this episode, we are going to address some of the most challenging circumstances in leadership. How do we face negativity as a leader? I think you'll find this episode surprising a...

Welcome to the first TAB Leadership Positive Mindset Seminar. I invite you to be open to the idea of seeing yourself as a leader. Our time together will be interactive. Leaders spend a lot of time learning how to influence others and build strategies to help develop and grow their organization. In this episode are going to take on the challenge of being responsible for our mindset. Our mindset inf...

Is it time for Fall cleaning? When you finish your cleaning, how do you feel? In this episode, we are going to model the process of Fall cleaning our overstuffed personal self-awareness. We visit the process of letting go and creating a sense of new beginnings. Join me as we reflect sensations of stuffing things into a special place where you usually put something aside.  Through guided imagery an...

This video TAB podcast is a guide to help navigate your way in using curiosity in your mindfulness practice. https://youtu.be/l6w-921X7QI I will use what we learn about abundance to demonstrate how to use mindful curiosity as the bridge that will lead to an awareness of joy and thankfulness. We'll also discuss how I use mindful curiosity to connect an inner strength to nurture talent gifts. Join m...

We are being curious and taking a multidimensional view of abundance. I wanted to try something different in our podcast today. We are continuing the discussion about abundance from a mindfulness perspective. I am realizing and this discussion is giving birth to more questions than answers. https://youtu.be/Yyxv1Sh6_SM So I invite you to join me in discussing the topic of abundance in a non-tradit...

What comes to your mind when you hear the word “abundance“? Whatever thought came to your mind, now think of its opposite. I invite you to reflect on what we have just created. We will use this scale during this podcast as we investigate how abundance is treating you. Are you up to the challenge? Approach this episode curiously. Set judgments or preconceived assumptions aside and recognize them as...

Many resources in the literary world discuss the art of forgiveness. Take the word "art" and reflect on what it means. According to  http://courses.lumenlearning.com , art is a means of communicating feelings, thoughts, and observations. Art as a skill practice uses various media. So, if we tie the word "art" to the word "forgiveness, would you be open to the perspective that forgiveness is a verb...

As we interact with technology, technology has become an intricate part of our lives. Technology has wiggled its way into becoming a member of our group. Technology is humanized. In my opinion, I see technology driving us away from building strong, meaningful relationships between human-human interactions. Developers, engineers, and programmers are humans that strategize the movement of technology...

Let's explore the perception of pain. Perception has a lot to do with how a person responds to pain. A person sharing a painful experience is at a point in their life where they are hurt (physical, mental, or social). The body takes the information as pain interprets the code as pain triggers a pain response. So the body is sending a message to the brain.  The experience of pain where the body fee...

Today we continue practicing guided mindfulness meditation. Frequent mindfulness meditation practice causes a healthier lifestyle.  The focus of this mindfulness meditation is to focus on our primary goals. We will use the Transition Awareness Breathing philosophy of using mindfulness, awareness, and relaxation breathing wherever we are. I will guide you in a step-by-step mid-day mindfulness break...

Many families will begin a new school year faced with recent changes and excitement than from previous years. I invite you to consider starting your day with this awareness-body scan. Awakening with awareness is a gentle yet systematic style of waking your body up from slumber. Once your feet are on the floor, mindfully stand up and recognize the gift you have been given a new day with a grateful...

Join me in a mindful meditation session. I invite you to focus on the sensation of calmness. Would you please position yourself in a comfortable position? As you travel through this meditation, be aware of physical pressures, temperatures, textures, and sounds. The focus of this mindful meditation is to reignite our calm flame. Concentrate on your breath. It is the breath that strengthens the fire...

This is the last of the series about the foundations of mindfulness practice. We will dig deeper into attributes that you may not have thought were a part of mindfulness. We often speak about the awareness of the now in mindful practices. However, a critical attribute in mindfulness practice is trust. We must first begin with trusting in our body and how it is communicating to us is paramount. Wha...

We are continuing our journey in learning more about the foundations and attributes of mindfulness. When we look at various definitions of words, sometimes understanding a definition is confusing when the definition is within the definition. In this episode, I invite you to listen and learn what acceptance means in mindfulness. One thing that acceptance does not mean in the mindfulness world is be...

Join me as I continue a discussion on how to improve your mindfulness practice. In this episode, I review attributes of mindfulness practice that I discussed in the previous two episodes. I hope you can appreciate how the mindfulness practice attributes work together to inspire kindness and compassion. Another vital part of mindfulness practice is expressing gratitude. Use the moment of now to ref...

​​In this episode, I share more of what I about attributes of mindfulness. In the previous episode, we explored how the ego operates by reminiscing and halting actions of progressing toward future endeavors. We learned how perceived fears and judgments feed the ego and inevitably prevent an authentic, mindful awareness experience. In this episode, the attribute that we will explore is being open a...

​​As an educator, I often use different training techniques to help the participant understand subject matter content. In this episode, I use role-play to share how to use mindfulness practice as a nonjudgmental strategy to appreciate exploring the awareness of “now.”   I invite you to begin a nonjudgmental approach by releasing self-judgment. When we can release our self-judgment, we can start to...

We are continuing our journey in learning more about the foundations and attributes of mindfulness. When we look at various definitions of words, sometimes understanding a definition is confusing when the definition is within the definition. In this episode, I invite you to listen and learn what acceptance means in mindfulness. One thing that acceptance does not mean in the mindfulness world is be...