There are many natural ways to reduce anxiety and increase a sense of calm. It's wise to lessen anxiousness, not just because it's unpleasant, but also because it has a detrimental effect on your overall health and wellbeing. These 10 natural practices will help you do just that.  Read More

We live in a time where productivity and determination are needed to succeed and accomplish the things that are important to us. That applies whether you're self-employed, volunteer, work for someone else or are achieving goals around the home.  Read More

What concerns me more and more with the advent of new Mindfulness apps is the reaction from the clients who explain how they’ve practiced mindfulness through an app but concluded that it “didn’t help” them  Read More

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” ~ Albert Camus We are starting the most colourful season of the year and it comes and goes in a flash. Most of us recognize the changes in our scenery but how many of us truly immerse ourselves in the changes we see in nature at this time of year? So many of us are overwhelmed with our day-to-day responsibilities that we end up defaulting to...  Read More

Copycat suicides, also referred to as suicide clusters, can happen when high profile individuals tragically end their lives. These suicides are widely covered by news media outlets such as the cases with the tragic recent suicides of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade. Copycat suicides can also be triggered when there is a suicide of another person known to him/her, particularly if that person had ex...  Read More

Every generation is said to be shaped, influenced and molded by the major world events that they experience. These events hit us so deeply that most of us can remember where we were when we “heard the news”  Read More

I’ve been teaching MBCT courses for just over 10 years now.  Honestly, it is a true honour and privilege to be able to run these groups.  I’m always so amazed when I get to the end of the 8 weeks, and, without fail, after hearing the participants’ main take-aways, I always walk away thinking and knowing “this program really works”.   

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​This morning started off as a typical Tuesday morning, following our usual routine for the most part. But then a mindful moment turned my morning mood state from relatively neutral mood to a joyful mood.  

I had just dropped my daughter off at school and just as I was pulling into the driveway, my phone rang with the school's number on display. I knew it was probably my daughter saying that she ha

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The complexity and stress of our everyday lives seems to be soaring at a rapid pace. Of course our stress levels go up and down depending on the circumstances of our lives, but life seems to serve up difficult moments on an almost daily basis!  I don’t think I’m alone when I think to myself: “How do people do it…How do they keep all of those balls up in the air and still maintain some quality of l...  Read More

When I found out that Tara Brach, Ph.D., was going to be featured in a webinar hosted by The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM), I immediately scheduled it into my google calendar so that I wouldn’t miss it.  Dr. Ruth Buczynski, President and Licensed Psychologist at NICABM, interviewed Tara about her latest book called True Refuge:  Finding Peace and F...  Read More

I don’t always look forward to my bi-monthly day long mindfulness meditation retreats.  In fact, once upon a time, my mind used to come up with any old excuse to avoid going.  It wasn’t hard to find a whole host of good reasons not to go; being a busy mom, wife and business owner and trying to squeeze in a whole day of practice is not as easy feat.  I’m very lucky that my husband regularly reminds...  Read More