At the end of a week-long yoga and mindfulness retreat, I was standing outside the yoga room looking out over the expanse of the canyon that lies outside of San Jose, Costa Rica. There was a light wind blowing, as is often the case in the mountains at this time of the year. There were
I made myself sit today. It wasn’t an option. I was going to sit there whether I liked it or not. It’s not always like this. But, the last couple of days have taken all the skill developed over years of meditation practice to make it happen. If you want to develop a daily meditation
Saturday, October 6, 9 am -4:00 pm Daylong Retreat at Unity Center, 1600 West Broadway, Columbia, MO “Know yourself so well that you will grow into your wholeness and greatness.” Catharine Larsen “I have always been a seeker and I still am, but I stopped asking the books and the stars. I started listening to
There is no better time to go to Costa Rica than February and there is no better reason to go than to experience your best self emerge from the spiritual practices of yoga and mindfulness. This year will be my fifth year of retreating at the Pura Vida Spa in the mountains outside of Alajuela,
Mindfulness meditation and yoga have both given me lots of practice at slowing down and paying attention to the effects of being too busy, in a hurry, and striving too hard. These mindfulness practices have also given me tools for shifting my relationship to the present moment so that I can include within it the
Mr. Rogers is making a comeback in the new documentary about his life—“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” I never watched Mr. Rogers as a child because he wasn’t around yet, but I have gotten to know him as an adult. As far as I can tell, adults need Mr. Rogers as much now as little
Join me in a ten-week LIVE online program to a better relationship with food, your body and your entire life. Whether you are someone wanting to better understand your own habits and patterns with food or you are a professional wanting to know how to present mindful eating to your clients, this mindful eating program
Have you ever inhaled a cookie, or two, (or three – oops) — and then realized you didn’t even enjoy them and now— they’re all gone!? You ate the entire coveted treat and hardly tasted it at all! If this sounds familiar, you were eating mindlessly. I know, because I’ve been there too. What if you can learn to be present to the rich, delicious experience of eating without negative associations, or impact
There will be three great opportunities to practice mindful living and eating with me in March at some great destinations. These professional trainings would be helpful for any health or wellness professional who is interested in improving their knowledge of mindfulness and mindful eating. I hope you can attend one of them. And, if you
Please join me for a Two Day Intensive Training Seminar: Mindfulness Retreat for Health Professionals –Learning from the Inside Out at the Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference, March 26 & 27, 2018, in San Diego, California. No experience with mindfulness practice is necessary. This intensive training program is designed for beginner to advanced practitioners to
