by Sarah Rudell Beach | Jan 2, 2017
In the spirit of self-kindness and compassion, I’m doing the resolution thing a little differently this year. When we practice lovingkindness, we traditionally wish good things for ourselves: “May I be happy, healthy, safe, and loved.” For 2017, I...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Nov 14, 2016
There’s kind of this perception out there that mindfulness teachers are always perfectly calm and “zen.” We’re not. Exhibit A: Screenshot of texts between me and a friend on election night (black boxes = unskillful language): I must confess,...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Nov 7, 2016
This post is a video lesson about our habits… and how we can start changing them! Start with the video below (it’s about two-and-a-half minutes long): Below, you can find the poem referenced in the video: Autobiography In Five Short Chapters Chapter I I...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Oct 31, 2016
Political stress is a thing. Over 50% of Americans said that they were “stressed out” about the 2016 election even before election day, and therapists have reported an uptick in clients in distress over political concerns. About a quarter of us report that...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Sep 19, 2016
Even though I’m a total political junkie, I try to keep this space politics-free. But last week, the body politic stepped right into the mind-body arena. Talk of health and pneumonia and dehydration and exhaustion and stamina and rest and tests became all the...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Aug 8, 2016
Mindfulness is everywhere these days. The Huffington Post proclaimed 2014 “the year of mindful living,” Time magazine featured the “Mindful Revolution” on a January cover, and now Whole Foods has Mindful Mayo, and our local burger joint has...
