You can connect with any energy or mood you are seeking, whenever you want. Using a visualization technique and the energy of peace, allow me to guide you and help you to bring your awareness to a peace that is here, now, in the present moment.

When you think about it, whenever we work with Plan B, we are using the practice of acceptance. Many of us think of Plan B, as something last minute, frenetic, something we usually don't want to do, but have to do it because, what we wanted to do, Plan A, just isn't going to work. And most of us would not associate meditation with moving to Plan B.

We very often to set an intention when we meditate. I like to invite my students to not set an intention for each meditation, as we practice, but rather set an intention for why we practice overall. At a time when so many are setting resolutions, I prefer to set an intention, not only for a long term, but as a means to make me a better person. This practice is a great practice for the new year but can also be practiced at any time.

I like to think of enchantment as a practice of taking mindfulness one step further. Mindfulness invites us to be present; to be aware of our surroundings, our inner body, our emotions and our thoughts. Practicing enchantment along with mindfulness, invites us to be more mindful to all those little things we tend to look past or miss, but that do delight us when we notice them.

When we are moving through uncertainty, it is important to remember that we must work with uncertainty, rather that struggle against it.

Faith is the bird who feels the light, and sings, when the dawn is still dark. ~ S R Tragore

Years ago my mother read this quote to me in one of my darkest times. It resonated so deeply with me that I have regularly used it as my meditation and to remind myself that there is always light ... always.

When we feel emotions like anger, frustration, agitation, and anxiety, we often feel like they are building up to the point of explosion or implosion. We can use our meditation to decompress ourselves, releasing the bulk of these energies, and then gaining the clarity to see our part in them and how we can change that.

Sometimes, the world around us can feel crazy, unsettled and unkind. We sometimes wonder if the practices and the work that we do through our meditations is all for naught. This practice comes from the tenets of meditation and is one that I turn to when the negativity of the information that constantly flows toward me eels like too much. I invite you to sit with me and truly feel the power of love.

Have you ever considered walking for your meditation? We all know that being out in nature can be very calming ... for that matter walking just about anywhere can be calming.

In meditation, the breath is one of the most powerful tools you have. Whether you are looking to center, find peace, settle down, connect to strength or trying to fall asleep, the breath, which is always available, is the perfect go to technique.

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In a world where we tend to categorize everything as eithe good or bad or black or white, we get stuck in thinking fear has only one opposite, courage or strength. In your meditation today, I invite you to consider and meditate on other opposites; wisdom, stillness, clarity and more and how to reconnect with these qualities.

This has long been one of my favorite meditations to both teach and practice. Using our breath as our technique in meditation practices can truly enhance our practice. In this practice, The Space Between the Breaths, we find a deep inner stillness and quietness through our meditation. Please enjoy.

Allowing yourself to be human is one if the most empowering choices you can make. And meditation is the perfect space to begin that practice.

When the root is deep, there is no reason to fear the wind.
~ African Proverb

Join me for this grounding meditation, as we root down into the energy of our foundation and find balance with the energies of our thoughts and our emotions.

The vast blue sky, concealed by storm clouds is theme that is often used in meditations and visualizations. We must think of our mind and our true essence like the vast blue sky and those things that unsettle us, as the storm clouds that sometimes conceal our vastness and true essence.

Have you ever sat somewhere and noticed a speck of dirt on the floor, or dust on the shelf? And your mind wouldn’t let you stop thinking about it? What about remembering an insult you received last week, or last month or last year or overthinking an upcoming event or appointment? They are all specks of dirt, aren’t they? Meditate with me and let the speck of dirt go.

Using an actual candle or simply an image of candle in your mind's eye, sit and watch the aliveness of the flame of your candle. Observe all the colors and parts of the flame and, as you settle and become more still, watch the flame move into stillness as well.

The distractions that come up in our meditations often center around challenges we are currently facing in life, whether they are self-inflicted or have arisen from circumstances beyond on our control. In this space of clarity and intuitive thought, we can more rationally approach the distractions/challenges or know whether we need to let go or let be.

The true purpose of meditation is for us to go within and connect to our inner shelter and the qualities of peace, calm, stillness, comfort, strength and much more.

The theme of surrender or letting go is a common one in meditative practices. Learning to recognize that over which we have control and surrendering to that over which we do not have control is a key practice to living with less struggle.

Today, take the time to do some important deep relaxation and clearing of your inner space. We all need to take time each day to relax ... it is vital to our health and mental wellbeing.

How you perceive events, relationships, experiences, etc., that happen in your life, usually comes from your habits. If you habitually see the negative in these moments, then your reality becomes negativity. Join me in a meditative practice in which we begin to change our habit to one of positivity and begin to change our reality.

This simple, yet powerful, practice will help you use your exhale to balance your energy and settle away from struggle.

Sit and breathe with me as we go within ourselves and reconnect with the peace, calm and love and compassion of who we truly are.

Join me today as we choose to give our mental energy to a visualization, which helps us to bring peace and calm into the present moment. Be aware of how your thoughts make you feel. If you don't like it, change your thoughts.

Join me for this practice of presence and mindfulness as I guide you to what you really see when you close your eyes and how calming and soothing that can be.

When we connect with our subtle body (the level of soul, that sense of aliveness within us), we feel a deep sense of peace and stillness. We also connect with our true knowing and wisdom. Join me on a meditative journey to the level of the subtle body.

In meditation, we always try to use a focal point in our practice. Whether that be the breath we focus on, a mantra or even a breath technique. Today, let's use an actual focal point using our sense of sight.

Connecting to your centered, middle ground in meditation is essential to moving through life from a place of sustainable contentment and stability.

Sometimes, the best thing for you would be to settle down and get some deep relaxation. For this meditation practice, sit back or lie down and let me guide you into a state of deep relaxation within your own being.

Meditate on being with feelings of being overwhelmed. When we resist feelings and sensations of being overwhelmed, we actually create more struggle and difficulty in the situation. Breathe and be with these feelings and sensations and move away from the struggle.

Life is so busy any more and we spend so much of our time 'doing' to the extent that we find ourselves 'doing' our meditation. Today, take the opportunity to let go of the doing and simply be in your meditation. (Note: the meditation practice begins at 3:30)

Join me today as we go back to basics with our meditation; the breath. While there are an infinite number of meditation techniques available to us, turning to the breath is at the heart of meditation and, to effectively practice meditation, we need only turn to the breath as our meditation, nothing more

One of my favorite inspirational quotes for meditation comes from Max Ehrman's Desiderata - "Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence." For me, this inspirational quote sums up why I meditate and how I want to take my meditations beyond my practices and into my whole life.

Breathing techniques can help us to feel calmer, more balanced, less cluttered and much more. In today's meditation, we use alternate nostril breathing to to both cleanse and balance our body.