by Madeline | May 29, 2025 | communication, Connection, kindness, Mindfulness, relationships, Uncategorized
Some of us are charismatic. Some of us just aren’t. For a long time, charisma has seemed like a magical gift that only a lucky few were given – but research is now showing that charisma is something that we can learn, and that meditation has a lot to teach us....
by Madeline | Jun 20, 2025 | anxiety, Children, Connection, Mindfulness, Practice, relationships
Talk to any mindfulness practitioner, and they’ll say, “I wish I had discovered mindfulness sooner!” Increasingly, research shows that mindfulness benefits children just as much as adults — maybe even more. Mindfulness practices teach us many valuable skills including...
by Madeline | Dec 12, 2025 | Connection, Health, Mindfulness, personal growth, relationships
The best advice I received when learning to meditate was “Be kind to yourself.” This was challenging, since my mind drifted (a thousand times!) during meditation practice. How could I be kind to this frustrating, unruly, disobedient mind? Through mindfulness practice...
by Madeline | Nov 21, 2025 | Connection, Health, Mindfulness, personal growth, relationships
By now you’ve probably heard that mindfulness is good for you. A regular practice in moment-to-moment awareness can make us happier, healthier, and kinder. Recent studies linking mindfulness and women’s sexual response are garnering a lot of attention. (More on this...
by Madeline | Oct 10, 2025 | Behavior Change, Change, communication, Connection, Mindfulness, personal growth, relationships
One of the significant characteristics of mindfulness training is that once you begin to feel confident in your practice, and start to notice the benefits of mindfulness in your daily life, you begin to see relationships evolve and change. Mindfulness “ripples out”...
by Madeline | Jul 23, 2025 | Acceptance, adversity, Change, Connection, despair, grief, Practice, relationships, sadness
I’ll be sending my only child, my son Jordan, off to college in a few weeks. The moment I’ve dreaded since he was born will soon be upon me. I don’t know what the actual moment of “Good-bye” will be like. At orientation the college...
