Just 6 Seconds Of Mindfulness Can Make You More Effective

I led the creation of a Google training program called “Search Inside Yourself,” which was designed to help people put down that mental baggage and approach each new situation with a present, focused mind. It quickly became the most highly rated course in all of Google, with huge waiting lists. Search Inside Yourself works in three steps. It begins with attention training to create a quality of mind that is calm and clear....

April 17, 2023 · 5 min · 853 words · Chelsea Ellis

Lights Camera Meditation

Parlan McGaw, who leads Meditation for Actors in New York City, has been acting since he was a child. When he started practicing meditation in 1988, he began to see how complementary the two practices were. “I had an instinctual feeling,” he told me,” that meditation and acting fed each other—that meditation could enhance acting, and any artistic pursuit for that matter.” McGaw looked into contemplative theater but decided that he was not so interested in creating theatrical productions based on contemplative philosophy....

April 17, 2023 · 3 min · 454 words · Marilyn Marks

Long Distance Dating Ideas To Stay Connected To Your Spouse

Everyone’s spouse (or self :)) has to travel away from each other every once in a while, right? If it’s for a business trip, family emergency, etc. there would be an occasion where you would be apart. Well that’s what happened to me this week. My hubby is gone on a business trip but I still wanted to be able to ‘hang out’ with him. So, I wanted to plan a ‘date’ while we were apart....

April 17, 2023 · 4 min · 827 words · Jessica Smith

Lucky In Love Framed Art

A big thanks to Tasha of Whimsicle Design Studio for sharing her talent of blending typography and gorgeous design with this set of printables! Can’t you see this print on a wall of your home? …Instant DIY art! LUCKY in LOVE Printable Set Links {BOTH 5×7 and 8×10 sizes} I loved the contrast of pairing Tasha’s 8×10 version against a crisp, white frame to really set off the sentiment of this print....

April 17, 2023 · 1 min · 129 words · Joshua Ruiz

Mothers And Transitions

Perfectly Ordinary Days Childbirth and Beyond Adoption 8 Mindful Practices for Parents Barbie Dolls and Bottom Lines Grandmother Mind Love is the Measure of Our Practice Sprouting Seeds of Compassion The Art of Losing: On Writing, Dying and Mom Death Don’t Have No Mercy: A Memoir of a Mother’s Death

April 17, 2023 · 1 min · 50 words · Karen Ramirez
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