Self-care also can play a role in the joy and celebration that can come in honouring each season and help us to re-connect with ourselves and the earth and universe. And then when we are with our loved ones we can be more fully present for them. Read on for five self-care tips for the fall season….
Read moreGardening is Creativity and Mindfulness
…I’m interested in the creative, mindful, and spiritual aspects of gardening. Gardening nourishes the soul, expresses your creativity, and encourages mindfulness and living in the moment. I feel strongly that we should consider our gardening activities as a part of our creativity and mindfulness practices, whether you are gardening with fruit and vegetables or flowers or other plants…
Read more7 Tips on How to Have a Beginner’s Mindset
A beginner’s mindset is when you have the open attitude of a beginner, no matter how much you already know or how expert you already are on a topic. It’s looking at our task at hand (or even the whole world!) through childlike or beginner’s eyes, with a sense of wonder and excitement, and with a fresh new view.
Read moreGive Affirmations a Chance
If you haven’t already tried it, give affirmations a chance and reap the benefits they can bring. An affirmation, or a positive short phrase or sentence that we say to ourselves and then repeat throughout the day as needed, is reassuring. It provides reassurance to us that we have some control over our realities and that by repeating the affirmation, we can affect a very real outcome.
Read moreSummer Arrives in Rural Ontario
Marsh Roses, also called Cascading Roses
Well summer has begun a week ago up here in our neck of the woods …
Read more5 Ways to Take Exquisite Care of Yourself During the Holiday Season
The festive season is usually such a busy time of year. Now, with the pandemic ongoing and Christmas fast approaching, I thought I’d share with you 5 Ways to Take Exquisite Care of Yourself During the Holiday Season.
Read moreFive Self Care Tips for the Fall Season
As we’re into the fall season in the northern hemisphere, the weather is changing and we don’t want to become sick with colds and flu, which it is easier to do when we are run down and exhausted. Self-care is vitally important in these months to protect our physical, emotional, and spiritual health so that we remain healthy, especially leading up to the winter. Self-care also can play a role in the joy and celebration that can come in honouring each season and help us to re-connect with ourselves and the earth and universe. And then when we are with our loved ones we can be more fully present for them. Read on for five self-care tips for the fall season.
Read moreThankful: On Gratitude and Giving Thanks
This weekend is Thanksgiving here in Canada. At this time of year many of us think about the things that we have to be grateful for as part of giving thanks to the universe. It is so important to take time to do this. Feeling and expressing gratitude has health benefits both physical and psychological, not to mention spiritual.
Read moreFall Forest Bathing in Rural Ontario
I took a picture of an oak leaf….
I love this time of year. As September turns into October, without the sluggishness of the heat of summer to slow me down, I feel more energetic and enterprising. I love walking outside in nature with my dog, and also just being outside, even if I’m not walking or working but am just “being”.
Read moreFall has Arrived
This past week we welcomed the fall equinox and with that, fall has arrived up here in the northern hemisphere. Whether you are welcoming in fall or, in the southern hemisphere, the start of spring, take a moment to pause and reflect on what this particular season means to you.
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