Jan. 5

by | Jan 5, 2018 | Coffee With Cory

Meditate longer than you think you can. In the past, when people tell me they don’t have time or are too skeptical to meditate, my suggestion has been to practice for just one minute a day. It’s easy to opt into, and can help start and sustain a practice. I still...

Jan. 4

by | Jan 4, 2018 | Coffee With Cory

If you don’t learn to control the mind, it will control you. One of the most common frustrations I hear from people is how their minds get caught in ruminative cycles of self-judgment, questioning, worry, chaos and confusion. So how does meditation help with this? The...

Jan. 3

by | Jan 3, 2018 | Coffee With Cory

Breathe Deeply. How do you redirect to mindfulness when something has triggered you? Why is it so hard to be mindful when you’re in emotional overload? When you’ve been triggered, your nervous is often too hijacked to employ areas of your prefrontal cortex,...

Jan. 2

by | Jan 2, 2018 | Coffee With Cory

Real peace comes when the mind let’s go of trying to change this moment. The mind’s conditioned way of relating to life is push/pull. Like this, don’t like that. Want this, don’t want that. Pretty/Ugly. Right/Wrong. Good/Bad. It’s evolutionary wiring, and it’s OK. You...

Jan. 1

by | Jan 1, 2018 | Coffee With Cory

Every moment is a new beginning. One of the precious things about focusing on your breath in meditation is that you slowly start to understand that every breath is impermanent, coming and going. It’s here and then it’s not. But with every ending is a new beginning....

Dec. 31

by | Dec 31, 2017 | Coffee With Cory

Define your truth, THEN live it. We hear the usual platitude, “Live your truth.” But first, you may need to define your truth. And given that different people hold different truths, and most people’s beliefs change throughout their lives, don’t worry so much about...