Watch the latest Sound Healing Meditation. As we prepare for the first day of Fall, we become mindful. The Equinox is about balance, not just of light and dark, but in all aspects of our lives. This marks the beginning of the contemplative time of year. During the meditation, we will experience sounds and vibrations...
Peaceful Wellness Institute has launched a new course membership and we invite you to participate. This membership gives you access to all of the courses available on Peaceful Wellness Institute (except the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training and the Inner Guide Training). If you would like to support your meditation practice with courses from a seasoned...
Our Theme for September is Stress Relief See below what is available both with the Online and the Madison Studios. Online Studio All classes are recorded from the online studio and placed in the Meditation Library or as an online course at Peaceful Wellness Institute. All times listed are in Central Time. This month’s classes...
In a recent discussion at the end of the Mindfulness for Social Change meditation class, we shared about diversity and how it is seen in various ways. The impetus was the excerpts that I read from Sharon Salzberg’s book Real Change in Chapter 7. Our Mindful Book Group will be discussing this book starting in...
Watch this excerpt from Session 3: Building the Habits That Nourish You of my self-study course Mindful Resilience. The full course includes meditations and exercises for each of the five sessions. Transcript: This month, we’ve been talking about mindful resilience and ways that we can be resilient, using mindfulness. And one of the ways that...
In a Yoga Journal article I read not too long ago, the author outlined ideas on stress and the body, including how it affects our energy levels. Most experts agree that the adrenals play a pivotal role in maintaining everyday energy levels. Cortisol is your main stress hormone. In healthy individuals, cortisol runs on a...
See for yourself whether letting go when a part of you really wants to hold on doesn’t bring a deeper satisfaction than clinging. —JON KABAT-ZINN For this session, when we’re in the moment and do our best, we know that the future will take care of itself. During the meditation, we will experience sounds and...
All during August, National Wellness Month focuses on self-care, managing stress and promoting healthy routines. Create wholesome habits in your lifestyle all month long and see how much better you feel! Research has shown self-care helps manage stress and promotes happiness. Whether you challenge yourself to a new yoga pose or try a different spa...
Sound Healing Meditation from July 24, 2022 Watch the latest Sound Healing Meditation. Our session today invites us to breathe, and to foster kindness by using phrases similar to loving-kindness. During the meditation, we will experience sounds and vibrations of the singing bowls and instruments. “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard...
In an article in Yoga Journal, Judith Hanson Lasater shares how you can take a refuge from the busyness and stress. As she says, “(refuge) is not about running away, but rather it is about deciding what you want to move toward. Refuge is not dependent upon a location at all. Rather, it is actually...
I know for me, even with a mindfulness meditation practice since 1980, I can still at times be swayed by habitual actions, chores, and activities without granting too much attention to them. It’s an auto-pilot that we probably all know so well. We become caught up in the “doing” of activities or even in our...
Sound Healing Meditation from July 10, 2022 Watch the latest Sound Healing Meditation. Our session today invites us in meditation to find a quality we would like to embody so that we may facilitate change within to share without. During the meditation, we will experience sounds and vibrations of the singing bowls and instruments. We...
