Left Brain Buddha
the modern mindful blog3 Reasons Why We Need Mindfulness
#1. We’re REALLY distracted. Plus two other reasons why mindfulness can help you — and one great place to get started!
The Three Questions
A clever tale about the three most important questions we can ask
10 Things Non-Stressed Out People Know and Do
Ever wonder how non-stressed out people got that way? Learn the secrets they know, and do what they do!
Five Research-Based Practices That Make You Happier
I think it's pretty amazing that we live in a world where there are researchers who devote themselves entirely to the study of the things that make us happy. What practices bring us joy? How do we craft a meaningful life? For much of its history, psychology focused on...
Mindful Moments for Busy Moms
The On-Demand Mom As moms, we rarely get much of a break. It seems our children instinctively know when we get on the phone or finally sit down in the bathroom and that's when the cries of "Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom!" begin. Even when we're not home, they manage to find ways...
The REAL Guidance You Need From Your GPS
When I make a wrong turn, kind GPS-lady quickly recalculates my route, and gently gives directions to get me back on track. In the meantime, I discover a street or a park or a beautiful tree I had never seen before.
We make mistakes. But there’s always a way to recover. And always something to discover.
There are no wrong turns…
Do These Three Little Things (and Two Big Things) and Change Your Life
The simple things, both large and small, that make a profound impact on the quality of our lives…
The Five Best Times of the Day for Mothers to Meditate
AND… the one thing we do during our day to try to save ourselves some time that actually ends up crushing our soul!
A Simple Mindful Practice for Keeping Friends While Trying to Influence People
As those of us in the United States honor the 240th anniversary of our declaration of independence, of the founding of our nation, it’s perhaps a good time to pause and consider how we continue the ongoing conversation that was begun in 1776.
10 Mindful Summer Activities to Do With Your Kids
Are the cries of “I’m bored!!!” getting to you? Check out this list of 10 mindful activities you can do with your kids during the dog days of summer!
Let’s Not Make Today “Most Days”
There may not be much in the news right now that’s making you smile, but you have, right now, the gift of a new day, of another twenty-four hours. What will you do with them? How will you be in the world today?
What If We Treated Other People the Way We Treat Puppies?
What if we took the same warmth and love and presence and forgiveness that comes so easily from us when we’re with a puppy, and extended it to members of our own species?
4 Myths About Following Your Bliss
What it means to follow your bliss, and what happens when you do.
When the World Breaks Your Heart
When the world breaks our heart, the “easy” response is to want to break the world right back. To blame, to scapegoat, to demand revenge. But I think practicing mindfulness means we’ve accepted the challenge to help heal the world.
OMG: Mic-Drop-Worthy Wisdom from Teaching Mindfulness to Teens
One of the joys of teaching mindfulness to teens is the many times when, in the course of a short lesson on breathing or listening, a fifteen-year-old can drop a truth-bomb that explodes with all the wisdom of a wizened Zen master. These small insights from young...
“I like mindfulness. I just don’t DO it.”
My 10-year-old daughter said that to me in the car the other day. "I like mindfulness. I just don't do it." "What do you mean?" I asked her. "Well, it sounds great -- being calm and breathing and everything -- but I just don't actually, you know, DO it," she...
The Most Important Thing About Self-Care for Mothers
I talk a lot about self-care for mothers in my work. And I find it so interesting that when I read articles for women (mothers, in particular) about self-care, the recommendations are often things like, "Pamper yourself! Go get a manicure! Take a bubble bath!" Do I...
How to NOT Be a Cranky, World-Weary Adult
Let’s look upon the world with fresh eyes — not the weary eyes of someone who thinks they’ve seen it all, but with the delighted eyes of someone who knows they’ll NEVER see it all.