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 | Apr 19, 2014
For many of us, this is a special time of the year, a time for reflecting on rebirth, or liberation, or the natural world, or perhaps all three. We can bring meaning to our springtime rituals no matter what traditions they come from. There are many ways we can honor...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Apr 10, 2014
Do you have a morning routine? For some of us, the “routine” might be getting up and drinking coffee while checking email and catching up on Facebook and Twitter. While the coffee part is lovely (and likely necessary), the immediate dive into social media...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Apr 3, 2014
Early in my teaching career, I read that to be a successful high school teacher, you have to be able to motivate a sofa. Fortunately, the adolescents that I work with generally have more drive and initiative than a piece of upholstery. But it might take some work to...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Mar 17, 2014
As my daughter gets older, she starts to ask more complicated questions. A few weeks ago, she asked me, “Mommy, how did the first people get borned? Because people can’t just come from nowhere! Did the Buddha make them? Did God make them?” And while...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Feb 24, 2014
{To the tune of “Piano Man”} It’s 10am on a Saturday,The regular crowd snuggles in,My four-year-old’s curled up next to me,His head nestled under my chin. I say, please let me breathe in this memory,For this isn’t how it usually goes,This will be short, it’ll be...
