Tag: mindfulness
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How to start meditating: From 0 to 10,000 minutes of meditation.
Over the last four years, I’ve meditated for a total of 10,000 minutes. Let me break down for you exactly how I went from 0 minutes of meditation to 10,000, how I created a daily meditation practice for myself that has been life changing for me, and how you can too. 10,000 minutes breaks down…
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My life-changing habit of a social-media free weekend
How do you want to spend your time on Earth? According to DataReportal, the average user spends about 2.5 hours per day on social media. That’s 864 hours (or 36 days) a year spent scrolling. Should you live to be 72 years old, that’s 5.5 cumulative years on social media. You’ve heard the adage ‘you…
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Rest is radical.
Rest is a full exhale. It is nowhere to be, nothing to do. No phone, no to-do list. No “checking in on work”. Rest is taking a walk in the woods without taking a phone call, without listening to a podcast, without recording content to use on social media later. Rest is watching sunlight filter…
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Qualities of a mindful leader
Leaders exist all around us. A leader might be the manager of a team, the founder of a company, or the director of a department. But a leader also can be an individual contributor, community activist, or solo-preneur. But what makes a leader great? A great leader is a mindful leader. A mindful leader cares about…
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Mindful tips for job loss
So, you just lost your job. These are the key mindfulness practices you can use to process, grieve, and move forward from job loss.
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What I learned from 365 days of meditation
365 days of meditation has changed my life and outlook in multiple, significant ways. In this post I’ll share with you the secrets of focus, habit formation, and happiness that meditation has taught me over the last year.
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For better travel, travel mindfully
My yoga and meditation practice affect my experience of travel… for the better! My travels this fall in both Morocco (leading my yoga retreat) and in Paris have solidified this belief for me. I started consistently meditating a year ago. Every day my meditation practice asks me to appreciate the good. Even on hard days…