Everyone has moments of pain and distress. We all have the tendency to struggle in those difficult moments. When the demands of our lives stretch us to our limits, when we feel the searing grief of a loss or we are overcome with anxiety, depression or hopelessness –...
This past week has been one of the hardest weeks of my life. A week and a half ago, we got the news that there had been a death in the family, (my partner) Matt’s Uncle Keith. It was a shock, and we were making arrangements to travel to Sydney to support the...
A couple of years ago, I discovered a 4-step mindfulness process that offers ‘in-the-trenches’ support for working with intense and difficult emotions. It has been an ally for me in the moments I needed mindfulness the most. It’s called RAIN (which...
There are moments in life that are hard, painful, scary and difficult to endure. There are times when we feel anger, anxiety, grief, embarrassment, stress, remorse or other negative emotions. In these trying times we often want to escape the pain, drown it out or push...
This morning I went for a walk with a close girlfriend of mine and we had a frank and refreshing chat about the kinds of fears and insecurities that sometimes plague us. It felt good to be so real and open with each other. We weren’t protecting our ego’s...
I’m driving along the city streets at night. It’s late but I feel alert because I’ve just come from a meditation class. Suddenly the car in the lane next to me starts to merge into my lane. In two seconds we’re heading for a collision....
“It is one thing to talk eloquently on the subject of mindfulness and it is another thing to actually practice mindfulness. Melli is one of those select few who walks her talk.”
"Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence." - Henry David Thoreau - Thursday Aug 16 - 1:00am
One way you can practice mindfulness today is through #mindfuleating. Take notice of each bite you take and really… https://t.co/0byGqAQ8Wa - Wednesday Aug 15 - 9:30pm
"Universal mind is like a great ocean, its surface ruffled by waves and surges but its depths remaining forever unm… https://t.co/frfVhlZZy5 - Tuesday Aug 14 - 1:00am
