With the start of a new school year do you find yourself going in several directions with numerous obligations? If you have children or teens, you may find the start of after school activities has you running in circles. My children are grown adults but I remember those days – rushing to pick them up […]
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Don’t ‘Awful-ize’ It!
I learned a new word from a participant this week in my Mindful Extension class. “Awful-ize.” It means to imagine the worst possible outcome, or to make something out to be as bad as it could possibly be. Making a mountain out of a molehill. Since that sounded like something I sometimes do, I thought […]
Teaching Children to Manage Stress
Sometimes we consider stress as only an adult condition but people of all ages and backgrounds, including children face stress. Heading back to school might be exciting for many people. At the same time, it can also be stressful for children as well as adults. Many current studies about the effects of mindfulness practices on […]
Pause, Breathe, Repeat
I keep a bar of moisturizing soap on my desk at work, in my kitchen, my bathroom and with me whenever I travel. I buy it by the ounce. It is made from all natural ingredients including goat’s milk, scented with pure essential oils, and is refreshing spearmint. But all of that is beside the […]
Mindfulness Practice is Like an Apple Orchard
Apples are good for nutritional health; mindfulness is good for mind-body well-being. Along with other Ohio fruits like pears, plums, peaches and apricots, apples contain vitamin C, fiber and vitamin A, and the antioxidant quercetin. Quercetin works as an antioxidant as well as an anti-inflammatory, and has been associated with overall lung health. Although red […]
My Stress Less and Enjoy More Journey
My mindfulness journey began in 2011 when I found myself continuing a practice I started in college; I put together a monthly list of things I had to “get through” by month’s end. In college it was papers, exams and presentations; at my last job it was presentations, court hearings and dictation. At home it […]