Waking up to power

Waking up to power is amazing, fulfilling and challenging. It is amazing and fulfilling because when I am outside my element (and my power is almost always most evident when I’m outside my comfort zone) and I do something that I never though possible, I feel...

Waking up to all there is

Through my mindfulness practice I wake up to all there is to be known in my life. That sounds pretty amazing, right? But as long as I’ve been writing, I haven’t written about what mindfulness is. Let’s rectify that, shall we? Jon Kabat-Zinn famously defined...

Waking up to love

Let’s look at how one might be loved, be more loving and express love more deeply. Isn’t that what we all want? I’ll start by looking at one of the more challenging aspect of love, which I call the “stupid” argument. You know the ones where after it’s all over you...

Waking up to patience

Last year I attended a silent meditation retreat and the theme was waking up in every moment. The idea is that in every moment, through meeting the happiness, the sadness, the joy and the pain that arises in our own bodies, minds and hearts with compassionate...

5 Mindful tips to navigate the holidays

The holidays are a time when we can reap the benefits of our dedication to our mindfulness practice because living mindfully is an on-going practice that ultimately makes life easier. Think of your favorite athlete, musician or anyone who is great at doing anything,...

3 keys to living fully

Mindfulness, inner game and mindset are the 3 keys to living fully, or you could say foundations that I rely on to achieve all kinds of successes. I’m a firm believer that when they are cemented in place they make it much easier to reach our full potential on...