The holidays are often touted as the most wonderful time of the year, but for a person in addiction recovery,...
In the Perfect Place and Time Suspended perfectly in time,or so it seems,as I sit and reflect that there isno...
For many, the holiday season is a complicated time. Increased pressures to have a magical experience, family stress, grief and...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), smoking claims nearly half a million American lives every year....
When the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe, people everywhere stayed home from work, school, activities and errands to put...
Think back to the last time you behaved impulsively, saying or doing something while in the throes of emotional pique...
It’s an early, overcast mid-October morning. I’m about to go for a walk around the neighbourhood. Before I leave home,...
Your physical well-being influences everything in your life, in ways you might not even realize. How often do you find...
The No-Answer Answer Find and connect with the stillness within,for this is the you that you seek: your unconditional, non-judgmental,...
Once there were two villages of people that lived side-by-side in a beautiful valley in the mountains. In the first...
We’ve all experienced anger at some point in our lives. While the repercussions are often mild, they may occasionally take...
Let’s Get Real The deathlike smoky orange-cast skyA dark, surreal, apocalyptic sightThe smoke is high and the fog is low,and...
Grace Nestled in the stillnessOf a gently slowed pace,In the quietIn the calmIn the centreWe find grace. This graceIt is...
The essence of mindfulness is to shine as much awareness onto each moment as possible, and to notice the stimuli...
I. We are where we are,acknowledging what is now,this is our true home. II. Being present meansno conflicts, anxieties,no past,...
When was the last time you re-evaluated how your home contributes to your mindfulness and calmness? Our emotional responses to...
A New Year’s Resolution of “Shoulds” and “Shouldn’ts” I live with my “should”I ought to be slim and healthyFlexible and...
Walking in Silence Walking in silence, through the valleysof the shadow… Being connected to our Essence,fearing no evil… Following our...
‘Reading the air’ is a Japanese term that means having sensitivity to the people around you. Japanese people and businesses...
Two weeks ago, my daughter came home from school exhausted; a normal behaviour, given that she just started junior kindergarten....
Have you caught on to the mindfulness craze yet? As someone with various health conditions, I embraced the practice to...
From Moment to Moment May I remember that I am not my body,thoughts or feelings; I am theAwareness, Compassion and...
My mindfulness journey began as part of a mental health challenge. However, once I embraced the practice, I noticed the...
Stillness (In response to: “I Like for You to be Still” by Pablo Neruda.) I like for you to be...
