This practice is about feeling and letting in compassion and love while embracing your suffering or discomfort. 

Acceptance

This 3 minute-mindfulness practice invites you to tune into your body just as it is in this very moment. Awakening to all your senses and noticing your environment. 

Tuning into Sitting

Cultivating JOY is an essential skill that we all posses, but tend to forget about. Use this practice to get in touch with the felt sense of joy in your body through the sensations of well-being. 

Settling into the present moment, softening the body and slowing the breath is a skill that deserves practice. I invite you to notice the subtle shift after completing this settling of breath.

Settling into Presence

This session is designed to help you become aware of the clouds in your mind- through the subtle movements of the breath- Notice them, with curiosity and let them float on by without judgment. 

Cloudy Mind

Challenge yourself with this practice of breathing and counting, focusing solely on the breath.  It's a simple practice, but not easy. 

10 Mindful Breaths

This guided visualization is designed to help you release the build up of energy and stress in your body. This could be the most effortless cleanse you have ever had and it could prepare you to receive just what you need.

Energy Cleanse

This practice is designed to allow you to settle into the breath as you become still- It's simple, but not easy. 

Breathing

Quiet your mind with this practice as you visualize a lovely stream alongside you.  It may be helpful when your mind feels busy or emotions feel strong. 

Thoughts on a Leaf

With compassion and love, embrace your suffering, discomfort, or tension and open yourself up to your connection to the world around you. 


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Loving-Compassion for You

A useful practice to help notice when you are running on autopilot. Learn to make a conscious choice to be in the present moment.

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Autopilot

Settle in with this relaxing practice to find balance between your breath, body and mind- checking in, beginning again, again. 

Beginning Again

Allow compassion to surround & support you in this practice as you imagine being encircled by the most loving beings you have ever met or can imagine.

Circle of Love

Using the breath to become aware of habitual reactions of mind and body when faced with a stressful situation.  Our body is constantly sending us messages- information in the form of sensations, thoughts or feelings.  Accept what is there with kindness.

Reactions

So you associate what you do with who you are? Maybe it's time to make a different association. 

Being Vs Doing as We Age

Slowing down your routine activities can be sweet.  Start with this practice & begin to slow down and savor all aspects of your experience. 

Slowing Down

The practice of gratitude is a powerful way to bring more happiness, well-being and resilience into our lives.  It’s done by using thinking to generate a positive mind state, then dwelling in the effects of that positive mind state. Give it a try!

Gratitude

Try this nurturing practice when you are overwhelmed with emotion and longing for ease. You may be pleasantly surprised by the effect on your mind and body.


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Self-Hug

The wise mind is suspended between reasonable mind and emotional mind- learn to find a sense of calm and awareness and chose to rest here in this place of inner wisdom- of wise mind.

Wisdom

A guided mindfulness practice on Forgiveness Releasing and letting go- A true act of self-care.  


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Forgiveness Practice

This guided self-compassion break may be just what you need when suffering arises. 

Time for a Break

At times our mind can resemble a baseball game- Which sportscaster are you listening to?

Baseball Mind

Learn to take a self-compassion break throughout your day-you deserve it! 

Self Compassion Break

This practice is designed to help you investigate your body though sounds and sensations as your awareness deepens. 

Sound Body

Use this practice as a way to work with difficult emotions and body sensations. It can be a gentle reminder that everything is ever-changing. 

Difficulties

Engage in mindful breath awareness meditation, one of the most widely used basic form of meditation.

Breath Awareness

This brief guide to accepting and ultimately loving yourself is inspired by the words of Charlie Chaplin. May it be of benefit. 

As I Began to Love Myself

Few letters are timeless with meaning, encouragement and truth.  This is one of practical, rational advice- inviting the present moment with open palms. 

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Letter from Grandma

Weight of Water

This legend has been said to have been shared around the campfire of Lake Superior by a chief of the Chippewa tribe in the 1800's explaining the continual developments of nature.

Shadow of the Moon

This tale of unknown origin describes two wolves within a warrior that are in constant battle. Is it possible you have two wolves within you?

Two Wolves

It was a beautiful women expensively dressed... 

Happiness

A pandemic calls for social isolation but does not include emotional isolation. During these uncertain times allow these words to help open your heart.

Pandemic

The process of creating is one that can be allusive to many, yet we are constantly creating in our lives weather it's a fine meal, a story or an adventure. This story my bring light to maintaining the flow of creativity in your own life. 

Creativity

This ancient tale illustrates how how similar we experience sorrow and loss with the understanding that life and death are a part of being human. 

Grief & the Mustard Seed

A tale of caution in holding on to possessions that appear desirable but fail to meet our greater needs in the end.

Happy Monkey

An Aboriginal tale of beauty and diversity providing an understanding for sprouting color and growth from the earth.

Why the Tribes Speak Different Tongues

A story of genuine love & respect for your purpose-whatever that may be at the moment. Find out by asking the question, does this serve and honor me?

Honor the Body with Cake

A project in the rain forests is developed only to take an interesting turn.  Maybe there is a lesson in it for you. 

The Amazon Project

This tale of comparing the jungle where courage, tenacity and belief in one's self bring results.

Marsha's Elephant

Black Elk can teach us to acknowledge the beauty and wisdom that surrounds us in our sacred space. 

Black Elk

The top of the mountain is the destiny for a proud women seeking enlightenment. Is this type of journey is absolutely necessary? 

Woman Seeks Enlightenment

A tale inspired by the 13th century Persian poet and philosopher, Rumi. This wise and worldly story may invoke modern day philosophical questions about love, possession & freedom.

Merchant & the Parrot

This is a traditional story from China. It is the story of an old Chinese farmer who lived many years ago.

Good Luck Bad Luck

A Beautiful Story With a Heart-felt Lesson

Butterfly

A tear can hold much meaning when it comes from the ones we love. This story is for those of us struggling to find balance with all we find important in our everyday lives.

My Wish

What small thing could you do this holiday season to fulfill the wish of another? Is there something you can give whole-heatedly? Let the Blue Santa encourage you to move in that direction.

Blue Santa

This Roman myth of two brothers dates back to 753 BC. and depicts the founding of Rome.

Romulus & Remus

Every Sunday morning I take a light jog with my dog down to the beach near my home...

Starfish

The commute home from work can take a turn at any moment. Knowing the right treatment is one thing, embodying that is another. 

The Right Treatment

This is a story about a beautiful young girl named Dawn who lives near an Old Woods.