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You deserve to be free from the captivity of your mind: Meditation

November 17, 2016 | By Julie Luzarraga

We’ve all heard about the new research, showing meditation is not only be used to help create coping skills for feelings, but it can also physically change the brain. We’ve all had that thought of wanting to start meditation, thinking, “how hard can it be”? After about 2 minutes of sitting on the floor, uncomfortable, […]

Mindful Eating Around the Holidays

November 16, 2016 | By Juline Mosser

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” It’s November and the holiday seasonal floodgates have opened. The news, magazines, headlines are laden with catchy phrases like, “Keep off the holiday bulge with these easy steps”, “The diet to help you drop pounds and look your best by the New Year”.  A combination of these […]

Mindful Moment: Fear and the Election

November 06, 2016 | By Julie Luzarraga

Recently the American Psychological Association found that 52% of adults report high levels of stress related to the election.  Many of us, regardless of political leanings, feel this pervasive sense of anxiety and even fear.  We fear the anger and divisiveness we see amongst ourselves.   The unknown also creates anxiety.  We don’t know what it […]

Rebuilding Trust in Your Relationship

November 01, 2016 | By Juline Mosser

Is it possible to rebuild trust within a relationship? Yes!! Relationships thrive when partners are able to be themselves, feel supported, be vulnerable and trust their partner. When those expectations are not met, trust is broken. We are all aware of the more common violations of trust, infidelity, lying, etc. However, there are an endless […]

Mindful Moment: Just one moment

October 30, 2016 | By Julie Luzarraga

Everywhere you look there are 5 ways to accomplish something.  5 ways to be happier.  5 ways to be thinner, smarter, more conversational.  Like most people, I am a sucker for these.  I am a life-learner and I am always out to better myself.  Yet, I have found that all of the lists, tricks and […]

Mindful Moment: Experience Fall

October 23, 2016 | By Julie Luzarraga

Each season highlights how there are differences in each moment.  The breeze in autumn feels different than a spring breeze.  The air smells more earthy than it smells in summer.  The days get shorter and the sun shines on the colors in the trees in a special way.  Somehow, we know when it feels like fall […]

Mindful Moment: We’ll see . . .

October 17, 2016 | By Julie Luzarraga

  There is a lovely Zen Buddhist story about a farmer’s response to the ups and downs of life.  The story starts with the farmer benefiting from good weather which led to good crops.  His friends pat him on the back and say, “what luck” and “how wonderful.”  His response is simply, “we’ll see.”  The […]

Mindful Moment: Simple Things

October 10, 2016 | By Julie Luzarraga

If you feel like life has become more complex, you’re not alone.  Whether it’s politics, parenting, integrating personal and work life, or trying to find contentment; life feels challenging.  On top of that, there is an overload of information on how to find happiness and ways to do everything “right.”  Everything seems like a problem […]

Radical Self-Care

October 03, 2016 | By Julie Luzarraga

We talk a lot about the importance of self-care.  Chances are you can list many of the components of self-care – adequate sleep, a healthy diet, a healthy balance of work and play and so forth.  The components become a mindless mantra on what we know we should do, but yet never get done.  Life […]

Mindful Moment: Dreaded tasks

October 03, 2016 | By Julie Luzarraga

Mindful Moment: The dreaded tasks we put off Rarely is there a day full of only pleasurable experiences.  Most days include the tedious tasks of life that we don’t really enjoy.  It could be doing the dishes, paying bills, or a certain part of your job.  It’s the stuff we have to do even though […]

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