Using Mindfulness to Understand Emotions
When we think of mindfulness as a way to understand our emotions, we begin to understand the interconnectedness of all the habits and dispositions…
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Bringing More Joy Into Your Life
What if we experienced joy more often at school? What might be possible? Might it be possible to have little moments of joy everyday?…
The Power of Mindfulness to Interrupt Implicit Bias
Mindfulness can be a tool that enables us to notice the unconscious bias that we all have and to begin to interrupt it. But…
Boosting Resilience Through Shared Laughter
In Chapter 5 of Onward, Be Here Now, Elena Aguilar shares the disposition of humor: Humor helps you be here now. It yanks you…
Mindful Emailing
So I think I am writing this post just so that I can read it myself:) I have definitely been known to press send…
Connecting Intentions to Meditation
A couple months ago, we shared the post Give Your Life Meaning: Set Intentions. We talked about how the power of setting intentions can…
Anchoring Your Mind to The Present
In Chapter 5 of Onward, Elena makes the following comparison: practicing mindfulness is like hitting an internal pause button on the drama of life….
Rage In the Here and Now
After learning that an accused rapist was appointed to the Supreme Court, a volcanic rage surged through my body. Then tears erupted from a…
Reminder of the Importance of Humor
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. – Victor Borge The disposition for this month at Onward is humor. As Elena shares in…
Explore Walking Meditation
As the air becomes a little more crisp as we head into fall, this is the prefect time to try a walking meditation. This…