by Sarah Rudell Beach | Oct 13, 2014
You’re hearing about mindfulness everywhere, right? That’s because there are amazing benefits to mindfulness and meditation! Much of the research on mindfulness and meditation reveals the amazing neuroplasticity of our brains — while we used to think...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Apr 21, 2014
While mindfulness may make us think of long sessions of seated meditation, it is also something that can be practiced at any moment of our day. And just what does it mean to practice mindfulness? I love Jon Kabat-Zinn’s definition: “Mindfulness is paying...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Aug 1, 2013
When I saw today’s Finish the Sentence Friday prompt, “My bucket list includes….”, I sat back in shock. I, a queen of list-making, did not have a bucket list! I think part of the reason is the morbid nature of a bucket list. And I don’t like the phrase “kicking...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Jul 1, 2013
Mindfulness: Words for a Mindful Moment with the Breath I am currently reading Rachel Joyce’s The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. I love this passage below, as Harold embarks on his pilgrimage to walk from southern to northern England. Here he discovers...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Jun 27, 2013
An important part of my mindful parenting practice is teaching mindfulness and gratitude to my children. Today I’m sharing some mindfulness practices we have established in our family. {For reference, my daughter is 6 and my son just turned 4}. Establishing a Quiet...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | May 23, 2013
Yep, I’m blaming it on the Tooth Fairy. It’s really my fault, but I couldn’t bring myself to call it a “Mommy Fail.” Here’s the scene: Adorable six-year-old loses her 5th tooth, is so excited to put the tooth under her pillow, even predicts that the Tooth Fairy...
