Tofu Two Ways – Meatless Somedays
Vegan and Gluten-Free with Vegetarian option With all of the concern about the the meat supply during the pandemic, this is as good a time…
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Maple Siracha Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Vegan “Gratin” with Vegetarian Options This makes a scrumptious side dish – or, if you are doing a low carb or plant-based diet, scoop a…
May I Assume…? A More Effective Strategy for Achieving Your 2020 Resolutions
All transformation begins with an intense, burning desire to be transformed. The first step in the “renewing of the mind” is desire. You…
Golden Milk Latte With an Enticing Asian Twist
Immune and Anti-Inflammatory Support in a Comforting Warm Beverage Vegan and Vegetarian Options Yes, I know – Golden Milk is so “2017”. And while I…
Simple Raw Breakfast Idea
Raw or Raw Fusion – Vegan, Gluten-Free + Morning Routine Idea We just started another 21 Day Raw Foods Challenge with a group of 120…
How I Keep My Kids Eating Healthy During the Holidays
by Jamie Hernandez, M.A. – Co-Educator, Natural Wellness Academy If your family is like mine, the holidays can sometimes mean falling into unhealthy eating habits…
Pass the Paté , Pretty Please
Nut spreads and patés are foundational to sustaining a high raw and/or vegan lifestyle. Prounouced “pah-tay”, they are loaded with protein, good fats and have…
The Zen of Savoring a Young Coconut
Dr. L J’s article also appears in Huffington Post’s GPS for the Soul Mindfulness is about being fully invested in the moment, which is particularly…
The One Mindfulness Exercise You Should Do Every Day (and it’s easy!)
Recipe for Spirit I get it. Mindfulness is something to aspire to, but it’s damn hard to come by. Especially with that non-stop narration “in…
Moving from “Middle Road” to Mindfulness
Recipe for Mind and Spirit Seeking the “Middle Road” is an effective strategy I use with therapy clients and on my own journey to wholeness.…
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Seeking the “Middle Road” is an effective strategy I use with therapy clients and on my own journey to wholeness. Rather than allowing your mind and emotions to take you on the habitual roller coaster ride of excitement and expectation, leading to the inevitable crash and burn -- one strives to rein in the super high and low feelings and center them in the chest area. The thoracic region, from a few inches below the throat to just above the navel is what I call the Middle Road. This is a place of relative neutrality where one learns to avoid extremes of emotions and keep expectation on an even keel. When we get too excited about something, we tend to place our expectations very high, which is an automatic set up for disappointment. Or, to avoid fear of failure, we predetermine something’s not going to work anyway, so we give up before we even start. In these instances, we set expectations too low.
By consciously containing the emotions in the Middle Road, one perfects a kind of balancing act, sidestepping destructive wear and tear on the emotions and adrenal glands. It is also a natural step to gaining more poise, peace and awareness.
Meditation is not the only pathway to achieving mindfulness, according to