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Wordy Wednesday
Let’s kick off 2026 learning a few new words!
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Mindful Monday
How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Feeling the Breath This is a breath awareness practice, which means we do not need to change our breath in any way. We simply observe our breath as it is, without judgment. Here’s how! Bring your attention to your breath as a whole for…
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Welcome January
This month, focus on what matters to you.
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Happy New Year
As we step into 2026, try making a New Year resolution to be a “compassionate mess”. This means that instead of focusing on getting it right, we focus on opening our hearts. It is important to try to alleviate our suffering by making needed changes in our lives. However, we can also fail over and…
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Make Christmas Special for You
Merry Christmas from my heart to yours! Spend the holidays the way YOU want to. If that means not going home, or eating pizza (or a vegetable frittata) instead of the ham (or turkey) everyone else always eats, whatever it is, just do what makes you truly happy. — A. Pawlowski Which tree are you this season?…
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Mindful Monday
How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Healing Breath Take a comfortable seat and get ready to learn this beautiful breath practice to compassionately connect with your body, process emotions, and dissolve pain and tension. Here’s how! Close your eyes or lower your gaze and take a scan through your body.…
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Therapy Thursday
How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Boundary Sensing For this exercise, you will need to find three (3) objects: an object you love (a ‘yes’ object), an object that you feel neutral about, and an object that you strongly dislike or that disgusts you (a ‘no’ object). For example, you might…
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Wellness Wednesday
How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Somatic Sensations In order to process emotions and regulate our nervous system we need to be connected to our body. This means: noticing the sensations we are experiencing; describing and sitting with them as their witness; and breathing into them and allowing them to pass…
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Welcome December
This month, focus on seeking out joy together.
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Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is not about a huge turkey and more feast or the big consumer discounts. While these (external) things can make us happy, will they bring us long-term happiness or immediate gratification? Thanksgiving is about the quality time shared with friends and family (fur babies included), counting our blessings and being grateful for all in our lives, no…
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