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In this blog, you’ll find posts and articles, how-to’s, tips, and stories to help you dig deeper into self-discovery and expand your awareness; elevate to a higher level in your own personal and spiritual growth. Includes our Occupy Sanity Tool (OST) series monthly.
Your Guide To Beginner’s Meditation During COVID-19
Have you always wanted to try meditation but never knew where to start? Though a beginner's meditation practice may seem mysterious and complicated, it's not as difficult as you may imagine. It's no secret that regular meditation can provide you with various physical,...
Use Laughter To Quickly Optimize Your Health And Instantly “Lighten Up”
Occupy Sanity Tool (OST): Laughter
I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable even hopeful. – Bob Hope
In a year, seemingly filled with many reasons to cry, I have been using the OST: Laughter daily. It might seem crass or cruel to even think of laughing with all the shock, pain, trauma, suffering, angst, and grief, to name a few feelings we’ve experienced. Yet, I learned in my 20s that I needed something to counterbalance my seriousness and my growing tendency to be depressed.
Winter Solstice – 2020 Grand Conjunction
In an average year, many of us are aware of the Winter Solstice but this year is special with a Grand Conjunction…
Gratitude 2.0: A Habit To Turbo-Charge Your Happiness
Occupy Sanity Tool (OST): Gratitude 2.0
I first introduced the OST: Gratitude with a 3 step exercise in my blog post “5 Minutes of Gratitude Attitude Raises Your Vibration”. As I mentioned in that article, I continue to find: “…that a daily Gratitude Practice has improved my ability to move from a negative state into a positive one quickly.” In 2020, there have been times when I needed to ‘turbo-charge’ my practice; thus I’ve created the OST: Gratitude 2.0.
Imagine The Life You Want In 3 Simple Steps
Occupy Sanity Tool (OST): Imagine
“To bring anything into your life, imagine that it’s already there.” ― Richard Bach
As a child, I spent countless hours in my imaginary world, where everything was possible. I suspect many of you did as well.
I would imagine traveling around the world or that I was living on…
The Power Behind Your Smile
I can be happy, and my smile mechanism can be in neutral. But when I smile, which is frequently, it lights up my face and my eyes. Some people appear to be smiling, whether they are happy or not, but a genuine smile is hard to fake.
How To Mobilize Fear As Your Friend
At first, I was skeptical that I could include FEAR in my Occupy Sanity Toolbox. After all, I have spent most of my life attempting to get rid of FEAR. A shortlist of fears I have struggled with…
4 Affordable Self-Care Measures That Will Guarantee You a Great Year
There’s no better time to start new self-care practices — even unusual ones at that — or at the very least…
5 Ways Movement Can Boost Your Overall Well-Being
“Exercise is optional. Movement is essential. Exercise is a modern invention. Movement is ancient…”
5 Easy Ways To Advance Your Yoga Practice
Whether you’re a beginner, intermediate, or advanced yogi, you know of the many benefits it provides for…
The Gift Is In The Giving AND Receiving
It’s the holiday season! It’s the time to think of your loved ones and friends and what might be a special gift for them.
Stretching: A Key To Growth Through Challenges
“You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage. Instead, it’s important for you to…”
Strengthen Mind, Body, and Spirit With Meditation
As a 17 year old learning Transcendental Meditation, I found sitting still and being in silence to be a challenge. Maybe it was because I was…
Meditation and Mindfulness – Is There A Difference?
Lately, people have been asking me what the difference between mindfulness and meditation is. Believe it or not, I was…
Mindfulness: Your GPS To Greater Health
Mindfulness means different things to different people. While there are many ways to define it and practice it, I find this OST is my GPS…
How Using LOVE As An Action Improves Your Life
Love as an action…involves choosing to apply love as THE solution to every problem before taking the next step or…
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