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When was the last time you did something for the first time? New experiences light up different parts of our brain than when we’re just going through the motions. We’re more engaged and less on automatic pilot. It’s exciting and enriching. However, new experiences can...

There is no separation between meditation and life. In mindfulness meditation, you’re deliberately taking time to tune in. There’s an intentional awareness that you’re bringing to your experience, being present with your full experience, cultivating a mind and heart...

Be playful with your thoughts. It can sometimes be difficult to manage repetitive and negative thoughts, specifically imagining scenarios in the future that haven’t happened yet and may never happen. Mindfulness helps, for sure. Not judging these thoughts, watching...

“Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there. I did not die.” -Mary Elizabeth Frye “Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the...

Mental health is not the absence of mental illness. And mental illness is not the absence of mental health. According to the World Health Organization: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or...

Maintain your boundaries. Being open, loving and compassionate doesn’t give people the right to take advantage of your time, energy and space. In order to continue offering yourself fully to others and the world, you need to have boundaries. It’s not “unspiritual” to...