Tag Archives: Focus
Gliding into Stillness after Thanksgiving
Black Friday. Deals extended!Cyber Monday. Cyber week!Lights flashing in our eyes. Our eyes darting to find great sales and our minds jumping from desire to desire – from a new phone to a new outfit.Sweets and food stimulating our taste … Continue reading
Posted in Focus & Clarity, Observation, Preparing the Mind, Self-Regulation, Stillness, Uncategorized
Tagged calm, clarity, Focus, mindfulness, Observation, Overwhelmed, Stillness, thankgiving
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Self-Regulation II: Begins Before Bedtime
The world of sleep is mysterious and vast. We are conscious of ourselves just before we drift off to sleep. However, in between falling asleep and waking, we intentionally or unintentionally place full trust in the world around us – that … Continue reading
Posted in Focus & Clarity, Preparing the Mind, Self-Regulation, Sleep, Stillness
Tagged Anxiety, Balance, emotions, Focus, monkeymind, Relaxation, Self-Regulation, Sleep, Stillness
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Practicing Distraction & Practicing Focus: Part I
Distract your mind and it will frantically wander. Focus the mind and it will become still. Imagine yourself using Facebook. (If you don’t use Facebook, imagine yourself using another social media platform; if you don’t use social media, imagine yourself … Continue reading
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Tagged Balance, Focus, Meditation, Mind/Body, monkeymind, Self-Regulation
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Test Anxiety Meditation II: Decluttering the Mind and Heart
NOTE: Those of us who are not students can use this by substituting test anxiety with extreme nervousness during high pressure situations (public talks, meetings with a boss, high-pressure deadlines at work, etc.) In high pressure situations, such as exams … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety & Struggle, Math Anxiety, Self-Regulation, Test Anxiety
Tagged Exam, Focus, NewSchoolYear, OldHabits, Test Anxiety, ViciousCycle, WhatIf
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Exam Anxiety Meditation I
NOTE: Those of us who are not students can use this by substituting test anxiety with extreme nervousness during high pressure situations (public talks, meetings with a boss, high-pressure deadlines at work, etc.) I had promised that I would post … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Anxiety & Struggle, Math Anxiety, Preparing the Mind, Test Anxiety
Tagged Breath, Focus, Meditation, Relaxation, Test Anxiety, WhatIf
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A New School Year…An Old Habit: Test Anxiety
NOTE: Those of us who are not students can read this article by substituting test anxiety with extreme nervousness during high pressure situations (public talks, meetings with a boss, high-pressure deadlines at work, etc.) As summer begins to point towards … Continue reading
The Art of Observation
If we travel back to our birth, we realize that learning did not take place through formal instruction – nor was there a handbook available to us on how to recognize qualities that made up our new environment: new parents, … Continue reading
Posted in Beginner's Mind, Observation, Preparing the Mind, Stillness
Tagged Beginner's Mind, Focus, Meditation, mindfulness, Observing, Stillness
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Learning In Stillness 