by Marianne | Apr 22, 2021 | Health, Life, Mindfulness, Sophrology
Finding Fulfillment Through Non-Judgment “Mindfulness is paying attention, on purpose, non-judgmentally, in the present moment.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn Practicing Non-Judgment Have you ever assumed something about someone that ended up not being true? Maybe you met...
by Marianne | Apr 15, 2021 | Health, Life, Mindfulness, Sophrology
How Body Awareness Can Help Reduce Stress “Body awareness not only anchors you in the present moment, it is a doorway out of the prison that is the ego. It also strengthens the immune system and the body’s ability to heal itself.” — Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth Body...
by Marianne | Feb 21, 2021 | Courage, Creativity, Life, Mindfulness, Spirit, Work
Getting Unstuck “If you can’t do what you long to do, go do something else. Go walk the dog, go pick up every bit of trash on the street outside your home, go walk the dog again, go bake a peach cobbler, go paint some pebbles with brightly colored nail polish...
by Marianne | Jan 18, 2021 | Creativity, Explore, Health, Life
Embracing the Seasons “Winter is not a season, it’s a celebration.” —Anamika Mishra, author I have a confession to make: winter has traditionally been a difficult time for me. Growing up on the west coast of Canada, it wasn’t unusual to go a whole month without seeing...
by Marianne | Nov 19, 2020 | Courage, Health, Life, Mindfulness, Sophrology, Spirit
Inner Support, Outer Support “The best way to get rid of the pain is to feel the pain. And when you feel the pain and go beyond it, you’ll see there’s a very intense love that is wanting to awaken itself.” – Deepak Chopra What kind of support do you need right now?...
by Marianne | Oct 8, 2020 | Creativity, Life, Mindfulness, Writing
On Change (and the power of writing) What was a host of giant purple poppies is now a bundle of flaxen coloured seed pods. The poppies were glorious, but I find these pods equally as beautiful, just as they are. Add in the fact that they contain the potential for so...
