Inspired by the Jewish new year for trees or Tu B’Shvat, this blog invites you to explore change and growth through the gentle lens of mindfulness. Using the metaphor of planting seeds, it offers a calm and compassionate way to approach change. It includes a short guided practice to support you in setting an intention and nurturing it over time.

We are in the season of looking inward, reflecting on our behavior, and mending our ways. It may seem daunting. ...

How Mindfulness Can Help Us in Planting a Seed and Growing New Habits In this week’s Torah portion, Tazria-Metzora, we learn about...

In this week's Torah portion,Toldot, we are told that Yitzchak marries Rivkah at age 40. He is comforted from the loss of his mother,...

Mindfully S-T-O-P: Creating a Mindful Space to Choose and Parsaht Re'eh In this week’s Torah portion Re’eh, we are given two paths to...

We all know the feeling of disappointment. Sometimes it is experienced as an emotional blow to the stomach, or in the chest– literally taking your breath away. Other times it might make your throat become tight. Whatever your experience is like for you, disappointment can range from letting go of mild hopes to crushing your deepest life’s dream. No matter what form disappointment may take in any given situation, how you choose to handle an emotional experience makes all

How To Start An Informal Mindfulness Practice Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten what you were looking for? Have you ever...

Overcoming Obstacles in Meditation* Meditation isn't as easy as it looks. Like most things, it takes practice. We are taught to see our...