by Sarah Rudell Beach | Feb 5, 2018
The other day, I learned that there is this whole thing called “the quantified self.” Basically, you track as much bodily data as you possibly can, and you can even create Excel spreadsheets to analyze your daily activity in exquisite mathematical detail....
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Jan 29, 2018
Some mornings I marvel at the strangeness of sitting down on my meditation cushion and opening the mindfulness app on my phone in order to engage in a practice that is several millennia old. While many times our mobile devices are not very conducive to being present...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Jan 22, 2018
I love to dance ~ I danced in a performance group in college and I really missed dancing once I moved on to “real life.” Several years ago I was happy to discover that the dance studio my daughter attended also offered Moms’ classes. Awesome! Until I discovered that...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Jan 15, 2018
Almost a decade ago, when my daughter was little, and before I had embarked on my studies of mindfulness and Buddhism in earnest, I came across a book on mindful parenting at Barnes and Noble. Mindful Parenting? I don’t even know what that means! I thought to...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Jan 1, 2018
If you are a die-hard Star Wars fan who cares about spoilers, you’ve probably already seen The Last Jedi, but just in case, here is your warning that this post contains plot spoilers. The Force, Yoda, Jedi Masters, the Dark Side, Porgs…. of course Star...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Nov 6, 2017
Did you know you’re a screenwriter? Don’t believe me? Well, I bet right now, you are writing a script. It might read something like… SCENE: A calm Monday morning. The mindful and compassionate main character opens her computer browser to read a blog...
