New Years Meditation
This is a New Years meditation. It is patterned after a verbal meditation shared by Candice Thomas. https://youtu.be/rahYnVnnvcY
Meditation Recordings as a Gift to You
As many are challenged during these very uncertain times, I created several FREE meditations to provide some much needed calmness. 3 minute meditation recorded by a running brook.https://youtu.be/rY2yVCdjpFU6-minute…
Mindful Moments: Meditation in Difficult Times
"Meditation can be guided or non-guided. Most of the information I’ve posted thus far in this blog has reflected non-guided meditations. During non-guided meditations, one focuses on…
Mindful Moments: Loving-Kindness
"I fear for this world, when I listen to the news or hear about someone’s mistreatment of another. I feel discomfort when I become aware of local,…
Mindful Moments: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion
"A person is considered to be self-compassionate when they give the same concern, kindness and support they’d give to a loved one or a close friend, to…
Mindfulness Meditation: Moments in Time
"It always amazes me how quickly buzzwords change and the next greatest health-craze is announced. However, rather than dismissing something just because it sounds ‘new’ would be…
Research Supports Positive Effects of Mindfulness
An article, co-authored by Dr. Valerie Rice, was recently published in the journal Mindfulness! The full article can be accessed at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12671-019-01129-3.Abstract ObjectivesThe purpose of this paper…
Burnout
‘Burnout’ applies to a state of being in which you just don’t feel you can do any more and may not even WANT to do any more.…
Podcast – Research Based Mindfulness Meditation
Dr Valerie Rice co-presented a podcast by the UK Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, and the US-based Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. The topic was…
Gratitude: Thankfulness – Recognized and Expressed
As We Enter into the Thanksgiving Holidays It is easy to forget or dismiss the power of appreciation and gratitude, as we move through our daily grind,…