When I was a young man I used to really love riding dirt bikes. I used to ride on logging roads and trails as fast as I could. My attention was so busy trying to go fast that my sights were always focused way in front away from where I was and most of my…
Reducing your Stress Break tasks down – This is one of my favourites. The premise is that even if you do just 1 thing a day, this can help reduce feelings of overwhelm and make things more manageable. That one thing could be work-related or may be something in your personal life, such as doing one…
If you are ever feeling stuck in stress and want to stop this then it may be time to step back to view the bigger picture and adjust your path to where you are wanting to go! This is like being lost in the woods, that if we can get up high above the thick…
I was just thinking of years ago when I was telling my energy healing teacher how I moved past this big emotional block and through the process I had this amazing epiphany. She looked at me and said: It’s amazing what can happen when we get out of our own way! How often in life…
“Mindfulness is paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.”— Jon Kabat-Zinn If the idea of starting a meditation practice feels daunting, there are ways to incorporate mindfulness into your daily life simply and naturally, while doing what you’re already doing each day. Start by paying attention to your…
I like to find special places out in nature that I feel good at. Doing this releases tension and stress, balances my system and leaves me feeling vitalized. How does that happen just be being in nature? We are made of all the elements of the earth, so going out in nature brings harmony to…
Letting go of stress could be as simple as removing clutter that is blocking flow! When we are unhappy or stuck in some area of our lives we can help to release that by cleaning up the physical clutter in our home and work space. Is there some room or area of your home that…
I have become aware of just how many people place their happiness on the weather. On a sunny day you will see way more smiles than on a cold and overcast day. When you ask how someone is they will comment on the amazing sunny weather with a smile, or on the rain with a…
Have you ever been overwhelmed with too much feeling or emotion? To me this is like a log jam in a river. It starts off with one single log that gets stuck, and one by one other debris gets caught on the pile until one day the whole river is cluttered. If something happens to you…
When I was a kid my dad was a carpenter and my mom often took me to the job sites where he was framing a house. The first thing I would do is climb up on the highest part of the house that was built so far, and my favourite was of course the roof.…