You Are Not Alone in Your Stress Reactivity
Are you in the grip of stress? A repeating loop of thoughts keeping you angry & anxious? I thought I was alone in this & it felt like there was nothing I could do. If this sounds familiar, I have good news! A lucky thing that happened to me about twelve years...
Synergy
You are the one you have been waiting for.~ Byron Katie Recently I completed a weekend workshop for yoga teachers. I’m returning to the field after a two-year period of healing, personal reflection and (hopefully) growth after a challenging time in my life. During the...
The Mindful Way To Charisma: Practices for Projecting Warmth & Presence
Some of us are charismatic. Some of us just aren’t. For a long time, charisma has seemed like a magical gift that only a lucky few were given – but research is now showing that charisma is something that we can learn, and that meditation has a lot to teach us....
Mindfulness and the Creative MInd
What do you think of when you think of creativity? Far too many people think of someone other than themselves – art and ideas are for other people, or kids, but not them. But it’s not limited to children and those uncommon individuals like William Shakespeare and...
Can Mindfulness Meditation Really Slow Aging? The powerful link between mind and body
Meditation has a lot of benefits for those who practice regularly. New studies are suggesting that meditation can even help slow down the complicated process of aging. While the work is still new, it’s quite interesting and finds support in a wide variety of studies....
Saying “Yes” to Anxiety: How Mindfulness Lets You Step out of the Whirlwind and Really Take Care of Yourself
Anxiety is worrying about the future. One reason mindfulness helps anxiety is that being mindful means being in the present. The more you practice dwelling in the present moment, the less room you have for anxiety. It sounds simple, and it is – just not easy....
Nurturing a Mindful Mind: Kids naturally take to mindfulness
Talk to any mindfulness practitioner, and they’ll say, “I wish I had discovered mindfulness sooner!” Increasingly, research shows that mindfulness benefits children just as much as adults — maybe even more. Mindfulness practices teach us many valuable skills including...
Going With Your Gut: How Mindfulness Meditation Develops Insight
Call it a hunch, gut feeling, intuition – that immediate sense of truth, without words or reasoning, is one of your most important faculties. It can tell you where you want to move in life, what you need to let go of, and how to best relate to challenges. But how can...
Rx: Meditate in Nature - Wide open spaces are good for the body and mind.
Twenty-five hundred years ago, the Buddha meditated under the Bodhi tree. He was outside, in nature, when he attained enlightenment – not inside a monastery or palace. Whether you believe the story to be myth or history, people have long known that there is wisdom,...
Graduate’s Story: Artist Theresa Girard
Many of you have seen the beautiful art on display in the Integrative Mindfulness studio in Bonita Springs, FL. These are the words of the artist, Theresa Girard, on her experience upon completing the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program - "The discovery...
Client Stories: Wendy Berg
I've been thinking about how your MSBR class has changed my life. One area I haven't heard many people talk about is mindfulness and athletic performance. Your class helped me become more aware of my body and to tune into the messages it gives me. When I used to run,...
Mindfully Managing Menopause
The significant hormonal shift that comes with menopause – bringing with it forgetfulness, insomnia, sweats, emotional outbursts, skin and breast changes, and slower metabolism—can leave women feeling most unhappy! If you are longing for a better way to navigate...
Integrative Mindfulness is located in
The Fountains Professional Park
3372 Woods Edge Circle
Suite 102
Bonita Springs, FL 34134.
