Making Your At-Home Retreat Possible
July 12, 2021
Recently, a five-day silent retreat I had booked months before was cancelled. It made total sense given what’s happening in the world, but I was disappointed nonetheless. While I have a regular morning contemplative practice, I was looking forward to fully retreating and experiencing what it would be like to reflect on my life for […]
Mindfulness Habits
July 6, 2021
Mindfulness is a powerful tool for staying calm, centered, and steady―but it can be challenging to remember to stay mindful. Meditation is helpful, but real change happens when we can integrate mindfulness into the everyday living of our lives through habits. In this episode, I’m interviewed by my friend and fellow author, Erica Boucher, about […]
How (and Why) to Create a Daily Meditation Habit
March 4, 2021
Having a daily meditation habit has many benefits. It can calm the nervous system and help us wrangle restless thoughts. It improves our concentration and ability to focus. It can even strengthen our willpower and self-control, as Kelly McGonigal explores in her book, The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You […]
8 Ways to Keep Growing
November 10, 2020
Recently I had the opportunity to interview Nathanael Garrett Novosel about his new book, The Meaning of Life: A Guide to Finding your Life’s Purpose. As he lays out his process for how we each can discover our unique path, Nate begins by explaining that to be alive is to grow. “In short, growth is […]
10 Ways to Make Meditation Easier
November 4, 2020
Just like any new habit we want to create and maintain, meditation takes consistency and patience. It’s simple—you don’t need any special technique or expensive equipment—but it is challenging. Staying focused and corralling the mind each time it wanders isn’t an easy feat but there are things we can do to make it easier. 1. […]
Join Me for a Two-Day Silent Retreat, October 24 & 25
September 21, 2020
You’re invited… … to set aside two silent days to retreat into your inner reservoir of stillness and wisdom. The ancient practice of the silent retreat has made an appearance across spiritual traditions and secular contemplative pursuits for centuries. Retreating is deep work, affording us the opportunity to sink further into our awareness and inquiry, […]
10 Non-News Websites to Visit When You’re Buffering
September 3, 2020
I’ve picked up a bad habit since COVID-19 arrived in our lives earlier this year. I’ve started to check the news a lot, oscillating between four or five major news websites, scanning headlines and clicking on a handful of dread-inducing articles and videos. This most often occurs at the end of the day just as […]
How to Stay Calm When People Aren’t Wearing Masks
July 6, 2020
I am a rule follower. Show me the guidelines, protocols and recommendations and you can be sure I will fall in line. According to Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies paradigm, I am an “Upholder,” which means I have a propensity toward responding readily and openly to outer expectations. If you’re part of this upholder camp, you’ve […]
What’s Your Thrive Plan?
March 23, 2020
Deciding to live intentionally and deliberately amidst the chaos is a game changer. What we’re experiencing right now, across the globe, is undoubtedly something we have never experienced before. In between stretches of calm, peace and surrender, my mind skips across a spectrum of disbelief, fear and horror. This is mind boggling, and for those […]