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Do you remember the last time you were able to completely quiet your mind?

I’m asking because this is probably the most common myth about meditation.

People often tell me “I can’t meditate because I can’t stop thinking.” You’re not failing at meditation just because you still have thoughts running through your mind!

The truth is, your mind produces thoughts just as naturally as your heart pumps the blood through your veins! When you sit down to meditate, just like your heart keeps beating, and your lungs keep breathing, your mind keeps thinking because that’s what minds do!

Meditation is a way to retrain your mind so that you can control what it pays attention to, and so that your thoughts no longer control you.

Through daily practice, you can learn to anchor your mind in the awareness that notices your thoughts and emotions – without getting swept up in them.

It is from this space that you can:

- Turn chaos into calm, busyness into...

Have you heard the story about the Mexican fisherman and the American investment banker?

Some sobering statistics recently came out from the CDC:

• Nearly 3 in 5 (57%) U.S. teen girls felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021 (double that of boys and the highest level reported over the past decade)
• 24% of girls have seriously thought of suicide
• 13% of girls have attempted suicide

Data is clear that children develop the capacity to regulate through the process of being co-regulated by a safe, consistent, loving caregiver.

I recently listened to an excellent Rich Roll podcast and teen whisperer Lisa Damour, Ph.D. who is a Yale-educated psychotherapist with a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Michigan who specializes in education and child development. She is the author of three New York Times bestsellers: Untangled, Under Pressure, and The Emotional Lives of Teenagers—the latter being the subject of the podcast. Here is the key takeaway:

"The best gift we can give our teenagers is to try to be a steady presence. teenagers experience their own...

It's finals week for my teenagers and the stress is real!

I put these signs around the house to remind them that no matter what test scores say, they are enough.

All of our issues stem from the fact that we don't feel good enough, smart enough, pretty enough, loved enough, you name it. We then criticize ourselves harshly and say hurtful critical words to ourselves.

The way to reverse these patterns is to nourish, praise, and uplift ourselves with phrases like "I am enough."

These three magical life-changing words hold more power than we might imagine!

"I am enough. I know I'm enough. I've always been enough. I will always know I am enough.

I am enough now, I was enough then, and I will always be enough.

I am enough. I have enough. I do enough.

Yes, I can have this, I am enough. Yes, I can do this, I am enough. Yes, I will, I am enough. Yes, I deserve this, I am enough.

Everywhere and anytime I am enough."

Repeat these words until you truly feel that there is...

I get a lot of questions related to how to have inner peace and a sense of ease amidst the craziness of the world.

Of course, meditation is an essential daily practice that is 110% the foundation of having inner peace and ease. And, here I outlined my other  favorite resources to help make it easier for you to shift into a state of relaxation and feel calm and centered, no matter the circumstance or situation. 

These products are beautiful gift ideas for yourself and the loved ones in your life to support you in being present, being well mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically, to ritualize daily life, and celebrate!

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Hi, I'm Kelly. Your Empowerment Coach and Mindfulness Mentor. I am an experienced wellness leader, a former 18-year veteran of a successful...

Aligning with nature as a practice can be transformative. Connecting with the energy of a new moon is a great place to start.

Breathwork is one of the most powerful ways to shift our energy, our frequency, and open to new ways of thinking, being, and navigating the world.

In New Moon Breathwork we will release whatever is ready to be let go of - anger, resentment, fear, stress, anxiety, limiting beliefs, blocks, self-doubt, inner turmoil, tension, judgment, sadness, lack, and scarcity. In this manifesting workshop, you will set intentions, breathe actively, open your heart, receive love, and vibrate higher through a breathwork experience that encompasses deep, rhythmic breaths curated to a musical playlist.

Here are some journal prompts and a short visualization to whet your appetite.

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Take a nice, long, deep breath and visualize the new.

You’ve let go of what no longer serves you and set new intentions for what you truly desire.

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Have you had a chance to watch the replay of Thursday's live workshop? It's coming down tomorrow, so be sure to find some time to watch before it's gone. In the Q&A at the end, we answer some very specific questions about what IS and IS NOT working online and we share our best advice for how to get started with an online offering from scratch.

You can watch the replay here.

And along the lines of what is NOT working, we see so many people making false assumptions about what it takes to meditate. They talk themselves out of it before they even start!

We're debunking the 4 BIGGEST MYTHS ABOUT MEDITATION, right now..

Do you believe these four major myths about meditation and what it takes to enjoy  daily meditation practice?

I see so many people making false assumptions about what it takes to have a daily meditation practice. They talk themselves out of it before they even start!

I’m debunking the 4 BIGGEST MYTHS ABOUT MEDITATION, right now...

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Over the last few years, I’ve had the pleasure to work with a lot of women who struggle with worry, anxiety, and self-criticism. They’re smart, driven, wonderful women who do so many things right.

And you know what I’ve noticed? They are all making the same mistakes that are jeopardizing the most important relationship in their lives, the one with themselves. You spend more time with the voice in your head than anyone else in your life, so you might as well make the relationship a loving one.

So today, I want to discuss the three most common mistakes in the hopes that discussing them will help you recognize the behaviors in your own life! And offer some alternatives that just might feel a whole lot better.

1. Worry 

We tend to worry about the future and project all of the “worst-case scenarios” playing out in our minds. Instead, imagine how everything could work out better than you ever imagined. Your mind literally doesn’t know the...

The holidays can be a stressful time of year - especially in a year like 2020! Whether you’re dealing with re-arranging travel plans or taking care of family members, you may be wishing for nothing other than just some peace of mind. But how do you find that amidst all the hustle and bustle of daily life? 

First, remember that lasting inner peace can’t come from anything or anyone outside of you. It must be cultivated within. Just like any other mental state or skill, you have the ability to strengthen the “peace muscles” in your brain.

The more you practice intentionally creating a peaceful state in your mind, the easier it will be for you to feel it next time. Your brain will create neural shortcuts to navigate life from this space of calm rather than through overwhelm and stress - whether through the holidays or any other time of year. And when you gain that sense of peace, it will be much easier for you to become a source of it for others!

“Set...