Mindfulness and Gratitude: Transition Time

Mindfulness and Gratitude: Transition Time

Breathe This passage is written for teachers, but I think it can apply to all of us as we transition between the different parts of our day, and especially as we sit in traffic during those transitions! From “On to School,” in Mindful Teaching and Teaching...
Mindfulness and Gratitude: Open Up to Life As It Is

Mindfulness and Gratitude: Open Up to Life As It Is

{Normally, we try to make our Mondays mindful around here, but since Monday is a holiday for many of us, we’re starting our week with a mindful Monday/Tuesday. And what a great thing to be grateful for ~ starting a short week after a restful long weekend!} Words...

Mindfulness and Gratitude: Thankful for Summer!

Words for a Mindful Moment with the Breath “Gratitude is a gracious acknowledgement of all that sustains us, a bow to our blessings, great and small. Gratitude is the confidence in life itself… As gratitude grows it gives rise to joy. We experience the courage to...
Mindfulness and Gratitude: Transition Time

Mindfulness and Gratitude: Embracing Change

Breathe: Words for a Mindful Moment Smile: Moments of Gratitude I suppose it is only natural to begin pondering change and impermanence as we transition into August and the final weeks of summer. The cooler temperatures {at least in Minnesota!}, the back-to-school...
5 Mantras for Mindful Parenting

5 Mantras for Mindful Parenting

Yesterday I enjoyed one of the outings mothers dream of: I went to Target by myself. As I sorted through my coupons at the checkout counter, I heard a screaming child. A nasty tantrum. My first thought was that it sounded exactly like the screams from the terrified...