by Joelle Lazar | Aug 3, 2016 | Emotional Wellbeing, Families, Uncategorized
Mindful parenting helps parents to remain present, and compassionate when our children become emotionally explosive. Rather than succumb to the impact of stress, and negative reactions such as yelling, withdrawing, or using threats or bribes, mindful parenting helps...
by Joelle Lazar | May 29, 2016 | Emotional Wellbeing, Nourishing Thoughts, Uncategorized
Radical acceptance allows us to see ourself and the situation we are in as we/it truly is so we can live life to the fullest. Rather than avoid situations that may trigger difficult emotions, distress tolerance increases confidence and self-esteem. As we learn to...
by Joelle Lazar | Feb 5, 2016 | Emotional Wellbeing, From the Heart, Meditation, Nourishing Thoughts
Self leadership happens the moment we live life to the fullest. Curiousity, confidence, clarity, compassion, playfulness, and love all blossom in the presence of Self Leadership. Case in point: today I stood beneath a raging waterfall at the foot of a cave. The water...
by Joelle Lazar | Feb 2, 2016 | Emotional Wellbeing, Meditation, Nourishing Thoughts
In the soundscape of this remote Guatemalan village, the Lago D’Atitlan, I sit and contemplate the awareness response. The awareness response is responding rather than reacting to the steady flow of thoughts, feelings, and sensations that arise from moment to...
by Joelle Lazar | Nov 25, 2015 | Emotional Wellbeing, Meditation, Nourishing Thoughts, Video
A guided mindfulness practice to bring the present moment into focus. Harmonize with breath, body awareness, and 5 sense perception. Take a step back from unhelpful thinking, cultivate loving kindness, and re-wire the Critic to be a more helpful thinker.
by Joelle Lazar | Nov 24, 2015 | Emotional Wellbeing, Nourishing Thoughts, Recovery, Video
The Critic is a reflection of unhelpful beliefs, judgments, and patterns that we have internalized from our role models, and early relationship dynamics. Using mindfulness we can pause, take a step back, and train the Critic to be a helpful thinker that supports us to...