Shaking my balls is my go-to happiness, feel good, snap out of a bad mood or funk practice. It instantly helps me to connect with my silliness. Get goofy and let loose.
The Art of Embodiment
A practice that I have recently been doubling down on is something that I like to call embodiment. To me, that means living in the body. Maintaining awareness of your physical feelings. Try it right now. Close your eyes and feel yourself. You can scan through your body. Feel your face, your chest, your belly … Continue reading The Art of Embodiment
Removing the flies of the mind
I like to look at thoughts as the flies of the mind. Each thought is a fly that is buzzing around in my ear trying to get my attention. As I go through the day I accumulate these thoughts, which then become the flies that circle around in my head. Scientifically this is known as … Continue reading Removing the flies of the mind
Why you should start practicing Visualization (as backed by scientific evidence)
Visualization - it’s one of those terms that brings up a lot of connotations of woo woo hippie communities, spiritual practices, and the law of attraction. “If you want a better life just visualize it and manifest it!” (Eye roll) I’ve always been very skeptical of visualization practices and their ability to bring the future … Continue reading Why you should start practicing Visualization (as backed by scientific evidence)
Meditation is a lot like the Powerball lottery
Imagine that your mind is like one of those lottery bowls. Like this - via GIPHY Each ball represents a thought. Swirling around and around inside of your head. When we sit down to meditate, thoughts, like lotto balls, will rise to the surface. I like to imagine that if I engage with the thought … Continue reading Meditation is a lot like the Powerball lottery
The mind is a good fisherman – don’t take the bait
The mind always needs to be thinking about something. Solving some problem. Remembering some memory or envisioning the future. It’s always coming up with some new thought. Trying to bait me into thinking. This was one of my biggest takeaways from the first time that I did a 10-Day Vipassana retreat - when you … Continue reading The mind is a good fisherman – don’t take the bait
The Feel Good Feedback Loop
Throughout my journey of meditation over the last few years, my biggest realizations has been that every memory has a feeling attached to it. When we think about a memory, when we visualize that experience, we FEEL it as well. So if we look back on a traumatic experience, we feel all of the emotions … Continue reading The Feel Good Feedback Loop
Emotional Roulette
Today I want to share with you a game that I recently learned from the book, “The Diceman” by Luke Reinhart, called “Emotional Roulette”. To set some context, The Diceman is the story of a Psychiatrist who decides to make all of his decisions by a roll of the dice. For every decision he lists … Continue reading Emotional Roulette
Now is the only moment that exists
I believe that from an experiential perspective, time is an illusion and it doesn't exist. The only moment in time that exists is NOW. Right here. This moment you are currently within, that blends into the next. and the next. and the next. The "past' and the "future" don't exist. They are just words to … Continue reading Now is the only moment that exists
Self inflicted Stress
The art of creating problems for ourselves It fascinates me how the mind can cling to a topic like a magnet and not let go of it. You read or watch something, have a frustrating conversation, perform badly, etc, and afterwards your mind is left reeling. Attached to the story of what just took place. … Continue reading Self inflicted Stress