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Motherhood is an exhilarating spiritual journey of epic proportions where each day we are faced with the privilege of witnessing our most creative project flourish. That’s on a good day. On a bad day it’s an exhausting, frustrating ride where we are tested beyond our limits through sleep deprivation, mastitis, stress, relationship tension, and self…
Read More If the United Nations gave you a chance to vote for your special “international-day-of [fill in the blank]” what cause or passion would you choose to bring to people’s attention? Working out what we most value sometimes only happens when we lose it, or when we witness how little others in the world have.…
Read MoreIf the United Nations gave you a chance to vote for your special “international-day-of [fill in the blank]” what cause or passion would you choose to bring to people’s attention? Working out what we most value sometimes only happens when we lose it for a while or when we witness it through another persons…
Read MoreJust as you anchor your attention to the breath of sensations in the body, you can choose to place your attention on sounds. This mindfulness of sound practice is one that still enables you to train your attention but this time moving it from the inside to the outside world. Just as the sensations and…
Read MoreThe concept of International Women’s Day was born during the turbulent 1900’s, as a way for women around the world to celebrate their solidarity while pushing for social change. Initially scattered over different dates in different countries, this Friday marks the hundredth year that International Women’s Day has been globally observed on the 8th of…
Read More#instameditate is a creative and mindful way of using instagram to connect with a community of people who value self-expression, mindful living, technology and community. It slows instagram down and creates a mindful trigger to remind you to tune in to your senses and take in the moment. 5 steps to #instameditate: 1. Bring an…
Read MoreMy fascination with human beings led me to pursue a career in psychiatry. At medical school I remember holding the brain of a cadaver in my hands and wondering how the multitude of human emotion and thought could be contained within a kilogram of white and grey matter. Recently, I was reminded of this while…
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