by jayme | Jul 12, 2011 | Compassion, Mindfulness
Whenever a client begins working with me, she is ready and excited to move forward. She’s ready to turn around the habits that have been holding her and her life down. This readiness to begin anew is usually accompanied with energy, enthusiasm, and also some...
by jayme | Jul 1, 2011 | Mindfulness, Smart Women Don't Diet, Women's Self-Care
Mindfulness: A Girls’ Best Friend Mindfulness might sound like something only yogis should care about but that assumption is dead wrong. Being mindful is the antidote to living on autopilot. Our daily lives and general way of living have spun out of control with the...
by jayme | May 17, 2011 | Blueprints, Happiness, Meaningful work, Michael Bergeisen, Mindfulness, Physical Activity, Smart Women Don't Diet, Srikumar Rao
I just read Michael Bergeisen’s blog post where he interviews Srikumar Rao about getting happier at work. Rao suggests that most importantly we all need “to recognize that we do not live in a real world; we live in a construct, and we made it.” As we rush through our...
by jayme | Mar 29, 2011 | Individuals, Meditation, Mindfulness, Strategies
Here’s the deal: to make changes that last you have to find the benefits you receive from doing your desired behavior compelling. There’s a huge chasm between what we believe is important and what is truly compelling enough to fit into our daily lives. We easily...
by jayme | Mar 22, 2011 | Compassion, Individuals, Jon Kabit-Zinn, Mindfulness, Physical Activity
Most of us have heard about ‘mindfulness’ and know that it is supposed to be really good for us. In fact, research keeps coming out supporting the idea that mindfulness improves outcomes in many areas of our lives, including our health. But what does that...