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You Can Manage Your Attention in a World of Distraction
Knowing you, you’ve engaged a mindfulness routine, and now you’re NEVER disrupted by noise or distraction, right?! Lol! Just kidding. Focusing your attention amidst life’s constant distractions is incredibly challenging, even for advanced practitioners. Hour to...
Why Your Mindset is Worth Your Attention
Your mindset is your collection of attitudes, your established approach to life in all ways—how you respond to challenges, how you express gratitude, how you manage your time, and how you take care of yourself are just some of the parts of your life that you can...
Emotional Health for the Win
For so long, I would sweep my emotions under the rug and avoid dealing with difficult feelings that came up. I didn’t want to create conflict with my loved ones, and truthfully, I didn’t want to create conflict internally. I was lucky enough to get some guidance from...
Break the Bad Habit Loop
Habits are hard to change. I know. In some ways, I love my routines and rituals because they make me feel cozy, secure and happy. But when they turn into habits that no longer serve me, I am faced with learning how to let them go. Over the years, I’ve managed to put...
A Better Pause
As a longtime meditator, I thought I had a pretty good grasp of the value of taking time to pause during a busy day in a formal and intentional way. Most recently I took a second look and I wanted to share a distinction with you that I think makes a difference. Let’s...
It’s Safe to Change
Given that I’m a Coach specializing in transformation, you can imagine that I hear a lot of stories around impossibility. Statements like: “I’ve read all the books, listened to all the audios and I just can’t focus my mind!” “I know what to do but I can’t find the...
Life Unrehearsed
I was invited last Sunday to an interview on CJAD 800 Life Unrehearsed with Corrie and Matt. The request was to talk about the hype around meditation and mindfulness and get clear about the benefits. So, I said, “Sure!” and off I went to their offices Sunday...
5 Minutes to Train Your Attention
For your mindful pleasure, I’ve got a simple 5-minute Mindfulness practice to train your attention. It’s never too late to start and I promise that if you take 5 minutes to practice everyday, you will start to notice a difference in your ability to focus. It’s a...
Awakening to Your Feminine Power Along the Journey Through Motherhood, Womanhood and Careerhood
I wanted to share a few photos from my recent trip to Costa Rica and the wonderful retreat lead by Deepak Chopra. The photos are of the location, some flora, landscape and a capture of our animators, Deepak Chopra and Roger Gabriel, as they “held court” for us with...
Plan To Do Nothing
I have to admit I’m wiggling in my seat right now. I am so excited for my upcoming week off! Yes, I am unplugging and off for a meditation and yoga retreat. My treat! The kind that feeds my soul! How about you? Any plans coming up? Perhaps you’re already on vacation…...
Small Steps to Brain Health
In a recent conference on longevity, I was impressed by a doctor and functional medicine doctor by the name of Dr. Datis Kharrazian. Although everything that came out of his mouth was highly technical (not so for other doctors) I was impressed by how he intertwined...
The Yin and the Yang of Things
When you’re looking to become more conscious in your life, there are two kinds of modalities that are worth observing: Yin and Yang. To be mindful in all we do, these two “guides” can be helpful in navigating how we show up, whether what we face is a blessing or a...
Be Well? Practice this Emotion…
I was working with a client the other day talking about emotions and how powerful life can be when we learn how to understand and relate to them. My client then asked me which emotion I thought was most powerful in wellness. I told her, gratitude. To give more...
Grey Matters!
I know there are many times, like now, where I want to make sure my brain health is in it’s best working order. I rely on my beautiful grey matter a lot and I’m sure you do too. I mean the brain is your “grand conductor” that is constantly working for your mind and...
You Need a Time Out
You may be the person who has back-to-back meetings all week, or you are the person who is rushing yourself and others to appointments, training, or classes. Whatever is the case for you, it seems this might be the new norm in the 21st Century. Socked in with...
Does it Bring You Joy?
I read a book last year called The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. One of the main questions she guides us to ask ourselves about anything we are de-cluttering is, “Does it bring you joy?” After the floods in Montreal, I had to go through an area of...
Misconceptions About Meditation and Mindfulness Practices
I was recently interviewing a potential client and during the discovery session she asked me about meditation and mindfulness practices. She was genuinely concerned that she would have to become religious and she was stressed about the effects it might have on her...
Deep Work
The other day I decided to note how often I reach for my phone, read emails, check texts, or scroll through social feeds. I counted 56 times in one day! I had to stop in my tracks when I looked at my total and wonder, “How is this impacting my focus and productivity?...
The 5 Most Meaningful Benefits of Coaching
There are really many different styles of coaching and coaching relationships. Some target specific actions like training for a marathon, writing a book, how to develop your business, and many more wonderful topics that cover the human experience. The kind of coaching...
Are You Being Mindless?
One common factor for all my new clients who are confused by their situation is… they are not present most of the time. They either live heavily in the past or neurotically in the future. When you are not present (attention in the life occurring now), the consequences...
Why Travel is Good for You
I love my routines. I like to make sure I am doing good things for my mind, body and soul. And then there comes a time when my mind, body and soul says, “Hey, let’s shake things up a bit!” (I have a cheeky side and she’s usually quite fun!) When she strikes, I like to...