we can all be more present and intentional in our lives

 it’s easy to get stuck in a rut.

our thoughts are powerful and can hold us captive to a story. the ruminating mind can feel like a subtle but steady sense of discomfort or a stronger sense of foreboding that something is just not right or that we are not enough.

maybe we tend to linger in the past, with regret or remorse, wishing we had done it differently, or better. or there’s concerned thoughts of the future, worrying or dreading something that is yet to come. there can be stuckness in seeking perfection, in not belonging, or resisting change. some of us, because of some traumatic event or series of events, are stuck in a groove of non-feeling and disconnection. 

these real challenges are part of what it is to be human.

my approach is simple.

when we learn how to sit, to get still and quiet, we can begin to actually feel what now is like.  we learn to meet our breath as a friend, steady and reliable and available. as we strengthen our ability to pay attention to one object or sensation, we begin to develop our innate capacity to focus on the present moment.

with that skill, we begin to feel anchored and rooted. embodied. on solid ground, courage and compassion naturally come forward and we can begin to hold ourselves in a way that is much more tender and loving. the old stories, worries, fears, condemnations, and self-doubt slowly begin to lose their grip on us and there is more space to become and to flourish. to live life more deeply. to know that this moment, not yesterday or tomorrow, this moment of possibility, is right here. 

you are enough. 

mindfulness, meditation, and compassion are the keys to the expansive view.  they are very accessible tools that can help shift your lived experience to something fresh, wide-open and free. not a quick fix, more like a ramp. not magic, but neuroscience. validated techniques that have been shown to support real and lasting change of heart and mind.