Inner peace or bust
Meditation: Headspace, Transforming Anger #3Length: 11 minutes Where: Couch in the sitting room, MichiganHow It Felt: WonderfulWho Joined Me: Steve Writing this on Xmas Eve! Got the house ready, Christmas dinner picked up for tomorrow (catered, because I do not love cooking enough to cook all day only to eat in twenty minutes, nor does…
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Meditation: Calm, 7 Days of Happiness: Live in the Now Length: 12 minutes Where: Bedroom, Los Angeles How It Felt: Happy & Joyful After a very restful and wonderful introvert day yesterday, I’m back at it! I just had an interview for a cool new gig, which went well, and tonight I have what I…
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Meditation: Balance, RelaxLength: 5 minutes Where: Office/Guest Room, Los AngelesHow It Felt: Like a release Yesterday was one of those tricky days where you really need to rest and turn your brain off (and get off your foot, in my case!) but there is too much to do, so you end up half trying to…
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Meditation: Calm, Emotions Series: BurnoutLength: 10 minutesWhere: Office/ Guest Room, Los AngelesHow It Felt: Transitioning Yesterday I did a meditation about “burnout” as I felt myself coming dangerously close to that condition. It inspired me to find a few places in my life that can “give” a little in order to create more mental space.…
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Meditation: Balance, Sleep StretchLength: 10 minutes Where: Bedroom, Michigan How It Felt: Wonderful Last night I meditated after the party, before bed. My body felt pretty cranky! I was sore from the days of party prep. I was tight all over from skipping yoga for close to a week. I was definitely feeling the drinks…
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Meditation: Headspace, Wind Down: Switching OffLength: 5 minutesWhere: In bed, Los Angeles How It Felt: Relaxing Finally stopped for a minute. Or a day. Resting tonight. Meditation in bed last night, yoga toes in. Was lovely. Resting my little brain tonight. Some beautiful quiet alone time. Hubby getting ready for a trip up north with…
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Meditation: Balance, Immersive Forest Length: 5 minutes Where: In bed, Los Angeles How It Felt: SO relaxing The third day in our “getting myself to bed” series, I decided to try get another sleep time meditation. There was one more immersive “before sleep” meditation left on the Balance app that I hadn’t tried yet, so…
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Meditation: Calm, Deep Sleep Length: 5 minutes Where: In bed, Los Angeles How It Felt: Sleep-inducing! I’m really in an introvert hole. It’s post-COVID “Omg all the stuff I used to do is exhausting” burnout, plus the week leading up to my “lovely lady days,” plus simple social exhaustion, all wrapped into a tidy package…
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Meditation: Calm, 7 Days of Calming Anxiety: The Present Length: 12 minutes Where: Home Office/Guest Room, Los Angeles How It Felt: Cleansing Yesterday I had to drop off my hubby at LAX to go back to Michigan until next week, which is always sad, but I now have nine days alone and I plan to…
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Meditation: Calm, How to Meditate: Strong Compassion Length: 11 minutes Where: Noho Park, Los Angeles How It Felt: Like a mental shift Another nice, warm day, another walk in the park. Literally. So nice to soak up that sunshine and fresh air. I’m acutely aware that I’m not going to have this much downtime maybe…
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My Year of Meditation 