Inner peace or bust
Meditation: Headspace, SleepingLength: 10 minutes Where: In bed, Los AngelesHow It Felt: Relaxing Did a sleep meditation last night! I’m working on a nighttime routine, which is huge for me. I’ve never had a routine, never wanted or needed it. I generally have two modes: one- so exhausted I fall right to sleep, or two-…
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Meditation: Headspace, Finding Focus #6 Length: 11 minutes Where: Office/Guest Room, Los Angeles How It Felt: Good! A little distracted Who Joined Me: Tigre Here’s the thing. I want to concentrate on the meditation. I do. But sometimes a sweet, cuddly cat climbs into your lap and starts purring, and there is no way you’re…
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Meditation: Headspace, Finding Focus #4 Length: 11 minutes Where: Office/Guest Room, Los Angeles How It Felt: Like a needed mental break Enjoying the repetition of this “Finding Focus” series. That’s one thing Headspace does well: practicing the same mental exercises over and over until they become easier. Still doing the “scale playing” exercise where we…
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Meditation: Calm, Relationship with Self Series: Perfectionism Length: 10 minutes Where: Office/Guest Room, Los Angeles How It Felt: Like a relief Okay. This is not my seventh monthly check-in. It’s simply not. If you’ve been reading along, you know I skipped a couple here and there. But it is for the seventh month, and if…
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Meditation: Calm, Relationship with Self Series: Vulnerability Length: 9 minutes Where: Office/Guest Room, Los AngelesHow It Felt: ConnectingWho Joined Me: Steve Back home, back to the Relationship with Self series. The timing of this session was so crazy. The hubby and I went on a long walk just before we meditated and talked a lot…
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Meditation: Headspace, Body Scan Length: 3 minutes Where: Bedroom, Los Angeles How It Felt: Too short! I’m noticing a recurring theme. Most days I find it difficult to want to stop what I’m doing and meditate, to be honest. That’s why I’m so incredibly proud of myself for sticking with it every single day! It…
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Meditation: Headspace, Managing Anxiety #7Length: 11 minutes Where: Bedroom, Los Angeles How It Felt: Made me calm and present Today’s meditation was basically a repeat of the last six sessions in this course, but intentionally so, which I finally understand. The guide talked about how essentially practicing the same thing over and over gives us…
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Meditation: Headspace, Managing Anxiety #4 Length: 11 minutes Where: Office/Guest Room, Los Angeles How It Felt: Centering but a little confusing Meditation: Headspace, Managing Anxiety #2 Length: 11 minutes Where: Office/Guest Room, Los Angeles How It Felt: Clarifying This is not a typo! I did two meditations yesterday. Not spread out, but back to back,…
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Meditation: Calm, 7 Days of Calming Anxiety: Befriending AnxietyLength: 13 minutesWhere: Bedroom, Los Angeles How It Felt: Peaceful Finished the Anxiety series! After all, who wants to think about anxiety on vacation? Not this girl. I tried to be really present this week because I wanted to go on our anniversary trip already in a…
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Meditation: Calm, How to Meditate: The Sweet Spot Length: 10 minutes Where: North Hollywood Park, Los Angeles How It Felt: Wonderful Another beautiful, sunny day meant a few hours at the park this afternoon. So grateful for the glorious weather we’ve been having, and trying to soak it up before it gets rainy later this…
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My Year of Meditation 