by Sarah Rudell Beach | Feb 12, 2018
“If the Earth were your body, you would be able to feel the many areas where it is suffering.” Thich Nhat Hanh It’s distressingly easy to find suffering in the world right now. On top of that, we’re divided politically, our civil discourse is anything but...
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 | Jan 1, 2016
Happy New Year!!! I hope you have had a joyful, restful holiday season. Today, we venture into a new year. And although it’s really just another day, there is something powerful about changing our calendars and going back to month number 1. We spend a bit of...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Nov 2, 2015
The next few weeks are shaping up to be pretty emotional for me. First, tomorrow is the publication day for Mothering Through the Darkness: Women Open Up About the Postpartum Experience. This powerful book challenges the myths about and breaks the silence...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Oct 12, 2015
Got Kindness? The more I research and learn about the practices that lead to joyful, meaningful, and satisfying living, the more I am convinced that the single most important virtue, and practice, we can cultivate is COMPASSION. When we are kind to ourselves and...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Sep 14, 2015
You know I am a HUGE fan of Brene Brown. I absolutely LOVED The Gifts of Imperfection and Daring Greatly (you can read my review of the latter here). So I was anxiously (mindfully) awaiting the release of her latest book, Rising Strong. It didn’t disappoint....