Mindfulness in the Youth Garden
I was up unusually early this sunny Saturday morning, having invited myself on a field trip with my daughter, who was meeting my sister for a garden tour. There was a time years ago when I was always up and out of the house early on Saturday mornings. My husband was traveling weekly back and […]
14 Ways to Take Your Mindfulness Practice Outside
Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. -Mary Oliver, poet The beloved Mary Oliver wrote volumes of poems and prose that reflect her intentional and mindful engagement with the living earth. In her poem, Sometimes, she leaves us these instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell […]
Pause. Notice. Adjust. Navigating Transitions
Many of us are drawn to a good transformation story. A dramatic before and after shot can spur in us a bone deep knowing that life is cyclical and changes often. Often we are shown images of a caterpillar transforming into the butterfly to illustrate how change is natural. What we don’t often see is […]
New Music for Summer Break!
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{Im}perfect Now: March Featured Playlist
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A Note from Jen: A “Whole” Approach to 2020
I invite you to join me in this moment. Right here. Right now. Breathing in and breathing out. Breathing in and breathing out. One more breath. In and out. And, Hello! Welcome to February! 2020 is the year of whole living at Mind Body Align. It’s an entire year of exploration and […]
The Road to Wholeness is Bumpy.
We live in a busy world that values busy culture. I’m busy. You’re busy. Every day I think of all the things I should be doing, could be doing, and not to mention all the things I forgot to do.
The Unexamined Life
Many people talk about life as being in balance or, more commonly, “out of balance”, and yet, I’m curious, how many of those same people have defined what balance is, or means, to them? Have you? Are you happy, fulfilled, “living your best life?” Would you consider yourself successful, or “living a life of purpose?” […]
Living Beyond the Blocks
The age-old question of– “If you could go back in time what would you do differently?” has been asked by so many people. I’ve asked myself this question many times and others have asked me more times than I can remember. I have replied that, if given the chance, I would definitely change many things. […]
Showing Up – The Courage to Leave your Mark on the World
What is the courage to live a vital life? What do these words really mean? The phrase sounds good, so what do you really have to do to live a vital life? I googled the phrase, and the words, and began to write. I do not consider myself to be courageous but I do try […]
