Create a balance between doing and being now, in the present moment.

Recharge with these Mindfulness practices… Now. Mindfulness is essentially living with intention, by focusing on this moment… and what’s happening Now. Many of us show up for only some of the moments of our lives and mindlessly live through the rest. But we can learn to be present, more aware of ourselves and our environment, and not just live but thrive in this fast-paced high-performance culture.

Explore mindful self-compassion with an experienced practitioner who will guide you to recognize stress and learn to face it with a kinder more sustainable approach to life’s challenges. Research shows that Mindful self-compassion greatly enhances emotional well-being. It boosts happiness, reduces anxiety and depression, and can even help you stick to healthy habits such as diet and exercise. And it's easier than you think.

Let Dea’s extensive training help you arrive at the present, effortlessly. The place where breath becomes life. Nothing more. Relax … and let her secular meditations help guide you through this practice of increased awareness. It’s the difference between doing and just being in your daily life.

Breath Awareness

Baseball Mind

Being Vs Doing as We Age

Self Compassion Break

10 Mindful Breaths

Loving Kindness

Sound Body

Difficulties

Thoughts on a Leaf

Slowing Down

Seated Body Scan

Listening

Standing Mindfully

Natural Disaster Needs Loving Kindness

Self-Hug

Morning Walk

Mindful Mobile Use

Autopilot

Forgiveness Practice

Awareness of Sight

Acceptance

Loving-Compassion for You

Breathing

Releasing Tension

Circle of Love

Experiencing the Breath

Reactions

Leaving Connected-Mindful 3 Breaths

Brushing Mindfully

Cloudy Mind

Smile

Note & Count Your Breath

Trust the Breath

Interconnectedness

Gratitude

The Breath

Rain

Beginning Again

Tuning into Sitting

Body Breathing

3 Step Breathing Space

Stepping Through the Mirror

Courage

Strength

Settling into Presence

Wisdom

Energy Cleanse

School Is Closing?

Time for a Break

Modern inspirational stories that will leave your mind open, curious & full of gratitude.

Sit back, relax and listen to “Tales In Mind” told by educator, licensed marriage and family therapist & mindfulness facilitator, Dea Rivera.  The tales are a modern twist on ancient stories passed down from generation to generation. Each story is charged to awaken the best in your spirit. As the stories are thoughtfully created to leave you with an open, curious mind and cultivate the extraordinary potential within you.

Don’t be surprised if you begin to unpack your assumptions and analyze your ways. You may even be left with the sweet feeling of compassion or a deeper level of appreciation for your life.  It is our hope that by listening to “Tales In Mind”, you may be one of the unsuspecting recipients of introspection and increased self-awareness.

Enjoy!

Butterfly

Good Luck Bad Luck

Happiness

Starfish

Weight of Water

Yoga Resolution

Grief & the Mustard Seed

Two Wolves

Marsha's Elephant

Happy Monkey

The Right Treatment

My Wish

Merchant & the Parrot

Honor the Body with Cake

Creativity

The Amazon Project

Letter from Grandma

Blue Santa

Woman Seeks Enlightenment

Black Elk

As I Began to Love Myself

Pandemic

Shadow of the Moon

Why the Tribes Speak Different Tongues

Tales full of descriptive prose and mindful journeys

Sleep tales, narrated by Dea & Lou Rivera. These tales are full of descriptive prose and mindful journeys- interesting enough to capture the imagination, thoughtful enough to help you wind down at your own pace … and nod off. Sleep comes when you don’t try- so let go. You won’t make it to the end of the story, if you allow yourself to quiet the meaningless chatter that keeps you awake. Hit pause on your story and take in ours.

Enjoy our narratives as an alternative to the banter in your own mind. Where there are no personal stakes, thoughts transition slowly, gears disengage, just enough to relax and drift away to our soothing Sleep-EZZ

Proxima B

Final Cab Ride

East of the Sun and West of the Moon

A Nascent Garden

Earth as Ally

Love's Existence

Romulus & Remus

Dea Rivera

Mindfulness Teacher

AFGHANISTAN

ALAND ISLANDS

ALBANIA

ALGERIA

AMERICAN SAMOA

ANDORRA

ANGOLA

ANGUILLA

ANTARCTICA

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

ARGENTINA

ARMENIA

ARUBA

AUSTRALIA

AUSTRIA

AZERBAIJAN

BAHAMAS

BAHRAIN

BANGLADESH

BARBADOS

BELARUS

BELGIUM

BELIZE

BENIN

BERMUDA

BHUTAN

BOLIVIA

BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS AND SABA

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

BOTSWANA

BOUVET ISLAND

BRAZIL

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

BULGARIA

BURKINA FASO

BURUNDI

CAMBODIA

CAMEROON

CANADA

CAPE VERDE

CAYMAN ISLANDS

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

CHAD

CHILE

CHINA

CHRISTMAS ISLAND

COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS

COLOMBIA

COMOROS

CONGO

CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE

COOK ISLANDS

COSTA RICA

COTE D'IVOIRE

CROATIA

CUBA

CURACAO

CYPRUS

CZECHIA

DENMARK

DJIBOUTI

DOMINICA

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

ECUADOR

EGYPT

EL SALVADOR

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

ERITREA

ESTONIA

ETHIOPIA

FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)

FAROE ISLANDS

FIJI

FINLAND

FRANCE

FRENCH GUIANA

FRENCH POLYNESIA

FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES

GABON

GAMBIA

GEORGIA

GERMANY

GHANA

GIBRALTAR

GREECE

GREENLAND

GRENADA

GUADELOUPE

GUAM

GUATEMALA

GUERNSEY

GUINEA

GUINEA-BISSAU

GUYANA

HAITI

HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS

HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE)

HONDURAS

HONG KONG

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.

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.

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

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

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. 

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

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

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.

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. 

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

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

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