Time in Nature
Spending time in nature, or even viewing scenes of nature, decreases anger, fear, stress, anxiety and increases positive, pleasant feelings. Experiencing nature makes you feel better emotionally, contributes…
Happiness
Help someone today and every day that you can…and you’ll feel deep joy and meaning in your life.
Do Things You Love
Did you know that doing things you love helps your health? Research shows that when you do things that bring you joy, your stress levels and heart…
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…