Tips for Managing Stress

What is EQUANIMITY? It's a word that began to be used in the 17th century, although I had not heard it until I began Buddhist meditation in my 20's. Merriam-Webster Dictionary describes it surprisingly well: 1: Evenness of mind, especially under stress 'nothing could disturb his equanimity'. 2: Right disposition: balance physical equanimity. Keep Things Balanced With the Definition of Equanimity - If you think "equanimity" looks like it has...
Are you feeling a little Dull? Rusty? Burned out? Here are some great practices to help you find your light and center again.     Enjoy this Present Moment: view each day is a Field of New Possibilities. Allow yesterday to remain there without pulling into today. Make a Fresh Start. Each Day Do Something DIFFERENT, Out of Your Regular Routine or Habit: Surprise Yourself! Drive a new direction, eat...
It's never easy to Begin Again. And yet, life keeps asking us to do just that. Change is also what keeps us young, alert, and has the potency to strengthen us physically, mentally and emotionally. Imagine yourself as a flexible reed, bowing and bending with the wind and its changes of direction. Here are 7 Tips to help you embrace change, allowing you to return to 'Beginner's Mind' for a...
Enjoy these simple meditations for Short Pauses. You can do them anytime, from 1-minute or more, or all day long!         Gaze into a FLOWER. Notice and savor your time inside this flower. Use all of your senses: See the colors, patterns, geometric forms; Smell its fragrance; Feel its texture; Sense it opening like wings out to the Universe and the stars and planets... BREATHE for 3-minutes...