Yoga: Meditation Minute
A short guided meditation session by Karen Fabian, founder of Bare Bones Yoga.
Life Transition
Stay balanced through transitions – both joyful and stressful, cyclical or once-in-a-lifetime. A new job, retirement, a move to a new city, the end of a relationship, heading back to school, managing loss. These are times when mindfulness and other contemplative practices can be real allies.
Regaining a Sense of Safety: A mindfulness exercise
It’s easy to get caught up in feeling powerless. All it takes is dwelling on something in your life that is not going your way. Even if things are going pretty smoothly in your life right now, you might be thrown off kilter by looking at the events that the…
Yoga: Easy Deep Breathing Exercises
Feeling stressed? Deep breathing is the best way to feel better, FAST! Follow along as Karen Fabian, Founder of
Lonely? Be Yourself
Having the courage to be your true self can be terrifying, yet we often block opportunities for true intimacy because of this fear. Never letting your guard down might give you the illusion of safety, but the armor we wear can also lead to isolation, a sense of loneliness, and…
Mindfulness in a Crisis
We all face them. Small bothersome ones and big earth-shattering ones. Those sudden, unexpected events that change the natural order of our world. Mindfulness can help during these times, helping us make better decisions, and trust in the unfolding of life. Check out our new worksheet about using mindfulness to…
Holiday Money Stress
Mindfulness can bring ease to every part of your life – including your financial life. Download our latest worksheet for tips for fighting back against the urge to overspend around the holidays – and take a look at Mind Over Money – an article posted last spring that addresses impulsive…
Over the River and Through the Woods – With Balance!
The holiday season is here, and for many of us, this means travel. By plane, car or train, it gets us where we want to go but often we feel depleted before we reach our destination. Here are a few tips to keep you healthy and happy on the road:…
40 Days of Letting Go: Day 35 ~ Letting go of drama
We humans will go to great lengths to stay out of the present moment. The present moment terrifies us. We can be very ingenious with the variety of drama we create and cling to in order to stay away from the here-and-now. Today’s letting go exercise: What kind of drama do you create…
40 Days of Letting Go: Day 33 ~ Let it go or let it be?
Some life events cause a distinct chasm – on one side stands “before,” on the other side “after.” The deeper the chasm, the more desperately we my try to get back to “before.” Chronic illness, a break-up, addiction, the death of a loved one. When we can’t accept a situation…
40 Days of Letting Go: Day 28 – Just for now, want nothing
Just for now – want nothing Don’t wish to be someplace else Be where you are Don’t wish for more energy, or less Watch your breath rise and fall and watch your energy settle to where it needs to be Stop planning and remembering let thought disperse Like autumn leaves…
40 Days of Letting Go: Day 16 ~ Let go of an old identity
This is not about a beauty make-over, But rather an inside make-over that might be long overdue. It might be time to let go of labels that you don’t want anymore, and maybe never even asked for. How do you identify yourself? You might say “I’m the mother of two……
40 Days of Letting Go: Day 14 ~ Let go of planning
A health crisis, a job loss, a rejection letter….rejected love. We can tantrum, “it’s not fair”… “I don’t want to relocate!”….. “I can’t accept that it’s over!”…… The ideas of equanimity and acceptance are central to mindfulness meditation, and can help us welcome life’s detours. “Consider that not getting what you…