The Talk: How stress can actually be beneficial to us, using fascinating research on the stress of wind on trees.

The Meditation: A meditation to notice and honor our stress. Imagining an ancient tree swaying, shifting in the wind.

The Talk: Stress can make our minds stuck in rigid (vs flexible) thinking. When we are stress stuck, we can’t easily navigate the little ups and downs of our day.

The Meditation: When we are stress stuck, we can use the mind-body connection to help us out of the trap. Imaging a warm breeze traveling through the body, unfreezing our body and our mind.

The Talk: We use muscle memory as a tool for so many things in our life. Why not begin using muscle memory as a tool for our mental health?

The Meditation: Use this to create a mindfulness routine around a movement you do often, like washing the dishes.

The Talk: Moments of deep peace are wonderful, but we don’t gather in the peace with the goal and hope of having a more peaceful year. Peace-grabbing will always lead to disappointment. Instead, we use our deep peace moments to notice the big truth of life.

‍The Meditation: A meditation for noticing our connection to the supported universe. ‍

Tapas

Sense-memory meditation

Connecting mind and body

Using the mind/body connection

The handling of daily setbacks

Freeing ourselves from reacting