Category: Mindfulness

He was a man in his early 60’s who earnestly asked the question. “What is yoga?” I was doing a presentation for a large accounting firm in Philadelphia. At first, I wasn't sure if he was serious, but I answered the question as best as I could. After the presentation, we talked further and...

Mindfulness is getting a lot of buzz in the last year, and sometimes it is hard to tell what is media hype and what is real. There are many people, myself included, who could sit with you for hours and cite the benefits of having mindfulness practices in their life. I will also tell you, they...

In mindfulness, we learn that in everything there is a beginning, a middle, and an end. In life, in relationships, in conversations, in thoughts, in feelings, and in every breath. Even in a pandemic. Right now, we are somewhere in the middle. As I talked with friends and family, colleagues,...

Christmas in October? I walked into Home Depot yesterday to get some supplies for a window restoration project and was surprised to see they already have their Christmas merchandise on display. On October 13th? Christmas? It had the desired effect.  The lifeless artificial blinking Christmas...

The last few weeks I’ve done quite a bit of driving. Not only driving but driving through Connecticut. For me, traversing Connecticut seems to involve a lot of traffic. I’m not sure if WAZE letting me know, moment to moment, exactly how long I am going to be in traffic helps. On my first drive,...

I'm just finishing an intense 5-day Breathwork Training Workshop. It's been an intense week with conversations about bodywork, philosophy, psychology and the breath. My mind was stretched to experience new ways to process my life's experiences so far and other vantage points from which to view what...

I knew today was going be tough. Friday was the drop off of my son to his new college 2 hours north and yesterday we did the same routine but headed 3 hours west to drop off my daughter. I did not cry at either goodbye. Perhaps it was shock that this moment was actually here. In preparation for...

This week as I was preparing the writing for a week of our BrainFIX programs, I was struggling with my own brain, specifically my amygdala. As summer moves into full swing I am acutely aware that my daughter, and last little bird, will be heading off to college this fall. In addition, my son who...

Have you ever had that moment when you can feel, in that one moment, that it ALL is working? It is a wave of peace and happiness deep within that rolls through your body like a magnificent wave. You notice details about where you are and who you are with, in minute detail and it feels as if...

These days I can hardly keep up with the health tech devices exploding into the market. Many come across my screen and I must admit I am engaged and often I am about ready to press the button to buy another one and then realize that just might be the moment I need to click another button. The one...