top of page
Lessons for a Mindful Life
Search


Apr 22, 20241 min read
Pause and Reset with this MBSR Recentering Practice.
PRACTICE TIME: 24 MINUTES. Mindfulness practice addresses a longing we all share: a desire to be centered, to feel at home with ourselves...
0 comments


Mar 31, 20241 min read
Do Breathing Practices Make You Anxious? Try Adding Poetry.
PRACTICE TIME: 25 MINUTES. Do breathing practices make you feel more anxious? Adding poetry can help. Sitting still and focusing only on...
0 comments


Mar 4, 20241 min read
Ground Yourself with this MBSR Guided Visualization Practice.
PRACTICE TIME: 31 MINUTES. Guided imagery or visualization practices use scenes or images to help you relax, cope with stress or fear,...
0 comments


Feb 8, 20242 min read
This Mindfulness Practice Gives You Many Choices for Growing Awareness.
PRACTICE TIME: 38 MINUTES. Simply put, mindfulness is awareness—mindfulness is being aware, moment to moment, without judgment....
0 comments


Jan 1, 20241 min read
Feel Strong and Stable with this Beginner-Level Mountain Meditation Practice.
PRACTICE TIME: 21 MINUTES. The Mountain Meditation is a formal mindfulness practice that uses guided imagery. This practice invites you...
0 comments


Dec 11, 20232 min read
Feeling Disconnected? Tune Into Your Body with this MBSR Body Scan Practice.
PRACTICE TIME: 34 MINUTES. The most relevant benefit of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) practices is that they each invite you...
0 comments


Nov 7, 20231 min read
Try this MBSR Practice for Widening the Window of Tolerance/Working With Stress.
PRACTICE TIME: 31 MINUTES. What happens when you feel stressed? Do you stop to notice? Do you tune into the feelings and sensations? Do...
0 comments


Nov 2, 20231 min read
Invest In Your Well-being with this Loving-Kindness Meditation Practice.
PRACTICE TIME: 31 MINUTES. Throughout our mindfulness practices, we cultivate a quality of awareness characterized by curiosity,...
0 comments


Sep 22, 20232 min read
Explore Action and Stillness with this Standing Mindful Movement Practice.
PRACTICE TIME: 28 MINUTES. Mindful movement in the context of MBSR includes gentle and accessible yoga stretches that can be modified to...
0 comments


Sep 18, 20231 min read
Do You Have 20 Minutes? Try this Self Guided Practice.
PRACTICE TIME: 20 MINUTES. A self-guided Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) practice offers a flexible and accessible way to...
0 comments


Sep 18, 20231 min read
Tame Distractions with the Awareness of Breath Practice
PRACTICE TIME: 23 MINUTES. This awareness of breath practice is an invitation to cultivate your sustained awareness of the breath....
0 comments


Jun 25, 20231 min read
Cultivating Mindfulness with the Wheel of Awareness Practice
PRACTICE TIME: 20 MINUTES. The critical ingredient in mindfulness is intentional awareness. The Wheel of Awareness practice was created...
0 comments


Jun 18, 20231 min read
Strengthen Attention and Awareness with this Guided Practice.
PRACTICE TIME: 27 MINUTES. Focused attention practices can train you to stay open, curious, and accepting of what is happening around...
0 comments


Jun 18, 20231 min read
Get Your Awesome Move On with this Guided Meditation Walking Practice.
PRACTICE TIME: 18 MINUTES. Mindful movement practices include most forms of gentle and accessible yoga, stretching, and walking, which...
0 comments


May 25, 20232 min read
A Beginner-Level Guide to Focused Attention Meditation Practice.
PRACTICE TIME: 21 MINUTES. Our ability to concentrate on tasks and reduce distractibility can be significantly improved by focusing our...
0 comments


Apr 30, 20232 min read
Cultivate Mindfulness and Self-Compassion with this MBSR Practice.
PRACTICE TIME: 17 MINUTES. Mindfulness practices such as breath awareness and mindful movement have been shown to benefit areas of the...
0 comments


Apr 4, 20231 min read
Don't Sweat It with this Seated Mindful Movement Practice.
PRACTICE TIME: 33 MINUTES. This seated mindful movement practice is not about exercising, flexibility, or skill. It is only about moving...
0 comments


Mar 8, 20232 min read
Make the most of lying down with this Beginner Body Scan Practice.
PRACTICE TIME: 23 MINUTES. The body scan is a foundational MBSR practice that can be particularly accessible to new practitioners. You do...
0 comments
bottom of page