Four Mindful Ways to Manage Your Stress During Exams
Four steps to help students decrease stress during exams. Following these steps will help you feel more relaxed and get better grades.
Mind Body Align Dec 8, 2022 4 min read
Finding a Foundation of Happiness
Recently, my sister asked me to join her for a celebration, which is what she calls her afternoon coffee break. Coffee in hand, we stopped into River & Road, a little gift shop, where we noticed a book on finding happiness – it had a shocking, not...
How to Practice Mindfulness with Pets
Who are your teachers? One of mine is Mavis, my one year old Australian Shepherd/Collie canine mix. At 35 pounds, and mostly hair, this wiley young pup teaches me the most about being in the moment, letting things go, and finding time to rest. Mavis did not...
Activate Your Senses With Cooking
“It’s around the table and in the preparation of food that we learn about ourselves and about the world.” - Alice Waters, chef, author, and pioneer of the farm to table movement Most of us have some memory of a meal that delighted our senses in every way. A meal...
Acknowledging the Land
Original airdate: November 24, 2021 Guide: Caryl Opening Song: Remember by Joy Harjo Featured focus This practice is called Connect In because our vision was to create a space for people to connect into themselves and one another. Today’s invitation is to...
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Guided Mindfulness Practice: Focus on the Positive
Original airdate: November 3, 2021 Guide: Linda Opening Song: New York Riopy Connect In is a guided mindfulness practice that happens every Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. EST. This community event is virtual, free, and open to all levels of mindfulness practice. 15 minutes...
The Best Meditation and Mindfulness Apps to Help Teens De-Stress and Think Positively
Do you know a teen who is struggling with school work, having trouble focusing, or can’t seem to find a way to stop the negative thoughts? Many, if not all of us, know a few overwhelmed teens. Let’s face it, being a teen is stressful! I live with two teens and I...
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Guided Mindfulness Practice: Bee Breath
Original airdate: October 27, 2021 Guide: Caryl Opening Song: Holocene by Acoustic Heartstrings Featured practice: Today’s practice is inspired by the phrase “resting my eyes.” Rest is revolutionary and necessary. By choosing rest, we choose the present...
Audio Mindfulness Practice: Body Scan
Original airdate: October 20, 2021 Guide: Linda Opening Song: My Universe by Coldplay Featured practice: The Body Scan is a foundational mindfulness practice to cultivate the ability to notice what is being experienced in your body. It is designed to help you...
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Boost your productivity with sound: a playlist for calm and focus
Productivity is a hot buzz word in the world today. But how can one actually increase their output? One survey found that sound is key when it comes to productivity. According to a 2021 Spotify survey,” 87% of people believe productivity touches every aspect of...