We all get to a point in our lives where we ask the question: Am I living the life that I want to live, or the life that I think is expected of me? Is this the pathway that I would have chosen for my life, or did I just follow along because society/someone...Read More
How to Adapt to Change When You Want to Resist
Change can be particularly hard to accept when it is forced upon you. There you were, happily getting on with your life in the key of C, avoiding the black notes and keeping things simple. Then, suddenly a big part of your life is uprooted and you are being asked to do things differently. But…Read More
I Don’t Fit In…
I don’t fit in. Welcome to the club. And I’ll tell you straight off the bat, however you feel right now: however awkward, however outside the circle, however misunderstood, you have two choices. Choice 1: Your first choice is to live your life trying to fit in. You will achieve this to some degree. You…Read More
A Simple Mindful Hack to Take Back Control of Your Mind
Mindfulness is not a complicated therapy or practice that takes years to learn. It’s actually something that you can start with immediately and will greatly benefit your life. In this post I will explain how you can start today, with one simple mind hack that I call ‘the gap between the watcher and the mind’.…Read More
A Guide to Self-Concept: Meaning, Real-Life Examples, & How to Change Yours
Self-concept is a term commonly used in psychology. One’s self-concept is a collection of beliefs about oneself. These beliefs are constructed from experiences and the influences of environment and others. In this post I’ll walk through some real-life self-concept examples, so that you can understand how it applies to your life. The idea of self-concept…Read More
Reviewing the M Word Meditation Quest – with Emily Fletcher
What really interested me about Emily Fletcher was her backstory. Emily went from Broadway actress – Chicago, The Producers & A Chorus Line – to meditation teacher, swapping the glitz and the glamour for what one might say is more of a middle path. Of course like any transition there are a lot of details in…Read More
How the Law of Cause & Effect Controls Our Lives & What to Do About It
The law of cause and effect is a very simple principle: For every effect in your life there is a specific cause. Sometimes it is referred to as the ‘iron law of the universe’. The premise is that everything happens for a reason, that there are no accidents, that we live in an orderly universe…Read More
How Hypnosis Can Help You Access Mindfulness in Difficult Times
The concept of mindfulness is easy enough to understand. The idea is to focus your awareness on the present moment. You acknowledge and accept your thoughts and feelings as part of that presence without letting thoughts of the past, or anxieties over the future, dictate what is real and actually happening now. There’s no place…Read More
The Power of Awareness: Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield
The Power of Awareness course is a 7-week online mindfulness training course developed and presented by renowned mindfulness teachers Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. The goal of the course is to help participants cultivate mental clarity, compassion and overall well-being in their lives. The training is centered around the power of the present moment, which…Read More
Focused Attention Vs. Open Awareness Meditation – What’s the Difference?
There are two main categories of meditation: focused attention and open awareness. In this post I’ll explain the difference between the two, and cover some other related types of meditation you might have come across. Focused Attention Meditation Focused attention meditation, also called concentrative meditation, is when your attention is focused on a single object.…Read More