Learning To Stand In One Place Telling someone who is in the grips of anxiety to stop and be present it like telling someone who is being chased by a tiger to slow down. Feeling like you want to run away from anxiety is natural. The only problem is the longer we run, the longer … Continue reading
Stop Wishing You Were Somewhere Else Recently someone emailed me to ask about working with anxiety. They told me that they struggled to overcome their fear about the future and their guilt about the past. They said they just wanted to get back to the way things were before. As soon as I read this … Continue reading
Stop Trying to Fix Yourself We tend to think we are broken. It’s a natural instinct really, we see other people and imagine that their lives are better, that their internal mechanism is somehow created more perfectly. We long for that sense of wholeness, for that sense of competency, and for that sense of happiness. … Continue reading
Helping My Readers and MindFitMove Group Coaching With Name Your Own Price Until April 21st I’ve been thinking a lot about how I can help my readers, and while I always do my best to write openly about what I’ve learned, and offer help through my posts, I know that reading articles is one thing, but taking … Continue reading
How to Put Your Worries To Bed – Developing a Mindful Bedtime Routine Not too long ago a client came to me with a problem. Her story is one I’d heard before. She’s a family doctor, has two kids, and she plays roller derby. By the time she takes care of everything in the day … Continue reading
The One Email You Should Write Everyday About a year ago I watched a TED talk that outlined some very simple things you could do to make yourself happier. Some of them I had heard before, like exercising and meditating. But one idea that stuck out was when they encouraged everyone, to do one daily … Continue reading
The Simple Life For the last few days, I have been relaxing and vacationing in the beautiful San Juan Islands. I did my best to stay off the Internet, to answer my phone, and to spend time with my family. Time moves slower when you’re away from home. And especially when you are in a … Continue reading
Punch Drunk Mindful – 5 Life Lessons I Learned From Boxing 1. Move and attack In boxing, I’ve learned to step on every jab. The reason is that your target is rarely standing still and it gives your punches more power. In life, if there is something you want to get, you can’t just stay … Continue reading
Snowmageddon 2014: A Mindful Snow Survival Guide Here in Portland we are undergoing a twice a decade event we like to call Snowmaggedon. For many parts of the country, this amount of snow would be laughable, but here in Portland it frightens and delights us. We are used to snow’s cousin rain, but snow itself … Continue reading
The Illusion of Success When we begin to exercise or eat better or meditate we develop some idea of where we want to go. We imagine ourselves with six pack abs, serene faces, and the ability to pass up a doughnut without a second thought. We set this picture in our mind and begin working … Continue reading
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