Self-care Through Your Breath
Last month’s focus was on the habit of Be Here Now, and we shared a lot of resources on meditation and breath work. There…
Meditation
Transform Your Biases
We have shared a lot this month about the positive effects of mindfulness, but none might be as important as this for the world…
Achieving Clarity of Mind
One of my favorites parts of Chapter 5: Be Here Now in Onward is where Elena shares a personal account that explains how meditation…
What’s Going on In Your Brain’s Default Mode Network?
Do you feel like you have a wandering mind? Ever wonder what actually is going on in there? I loved this very informative video…
Is Meditation Challenging for You?
This month here at Onward, we have been focusing on the habit of Be Here Now. Are you still finding meditation to be a…
Meditation…Just Try It and See What Happens
In Chapter 5 of Onward, Elena Aguilar shares that more on the neuroplasticity of our brains and researchers now believe we have the power…
Mindfulness in Our Schools
If you are reading Onward, you are probably well aware by now of the importance of mindfulness for yourself and you are curious how…
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…
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…
Just Breathe
What happens when we focus on our breath? Well first it is a little uncomfortable. As Elena describes in Chapter 5 of Onward, You…