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

Basics of Mindfulness

The Mountain

Baseball Mind

Being Vs Doing as We Age

Funny Thing About Breath

Morning Intentions

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

Mindful Mouthful

Autopilot

Forgiveness Practice

Awareness of Sight

Acceptance

Loving-Kindness 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

Keeping Quiet

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

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.

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

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

Inspired by Jack Kornfield, this visualization will bring you through your bathroom mirror to recognize your playful spirit and unlimited potential and talents within. Shift into compassion to find love for yourself, trust for yourself and truly know yourself. 

When there is a willingness to open the heart to what we have been closed to - it is courageous. Begin to forge a new relationship from the heart with yourself and with others.

This practice is about pointing our attention towards the sense of sight- Exploring and strengthening our capacity to become aware of our environment through our eyes. 

Sending loving kindness to yourself and others can be a nurturing practice that brings ease into your day. Give it a try.

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

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. 

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.

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

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.

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. 

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

Becoming still and quiet can allow us to notice that awareness is right here- Pablo Neruda said it eloquently in his poem, "Keeping Quiet"... Breathe as I count to twelve.

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

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. 

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.

Because it is so common to get distracted when we start a mindfulness practice, it can be beneficial to use a way to note & count the breath as a stabilizing support. See if this practice invites more ease to your body and mind. 

A daily mindful eating practice to help you explore habits and thoughts around food and autopilot-eating. 

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. 

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

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

Coping with the anxiety and uneasiness of school closures is important. Here are some guidelines to encourage self-care during this time. 

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.