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Between The Bell & The Break
This space is an ever-evolving love letter to all the beautiful people who have invited me into their lives over the past 20 years.
I believe wisdom to be a co-created process of unfolding.
We move our suffering from life’s challenges into greater understanding and choice when we engage in building a mindful life individually and in community.
In mindfulness practice, the bell is a call to awareness. It brings our attention into focus and helps us settle into the moment as it is. The break is the moment we let go, surrendering resistance to accept the moment as it is. For me the space between is the practice of being human. Between the Bell the Break is where our lives can rush in like a thunderstorm or float in like a cloud and every degree of intensity in between. This space is an inner map of our love, loss, purpose, inheritance, connection, work and the key to our freedom. This blog explores mindfully being human and the practices that can support building a mindful life. I hope you enjoy this offering from the co-created wisdom of thousands of wonderful humans who are on a path of transformational growth.
May you be well, May I be well, May we all be well.
Shelly
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Working with Fear in a Big World Moment
There’s a lot of fear in the culture right now. Fear can be workable. Read this post for a take on fear in our culture, fear as an emotional process and how to best support ourselves when working with this big emotion.
Ok, It’s Time to Read the News
How do we support young people (and ourselves) as we navigate this challenging moment of election week? Read blog for context, resources, and strategies to support you and the people you love.
Reclaiming Our Authenticity
How do we reclaim our authenticity? What does it mean to be authentic and tune into our true nature in a world that pulls our identity in many directions?
Build a Mindful Life
What Does it Mean to Build a Mindful Life? Why we need more than ever to cultivate a life filled with connection and meaning.
How to Have a Mindful Summer
How to Have a Mindful Summer: Mindful planning for a summer filled with what you actually want.
12 Practices for a Restorative Winter and Opening to the New Year
12 Powerful Practices for Working with Winter and beginning your process of opening to a new year.
10 Tools to Mindfully Prep for Family & Holidays
How do I mindfully prep for family and holidays?
Working with Thoughts (especially the unhelpful ones)
How do I work with unhealthy thoughts and cultivate healthy thoughts that contribute to my wellbeing?
8 Ways to Nourish Your Self
How do I nourish my life in a way that supports my most aligned self?
Welcoming Whole Self Home
What happens when we welcome all parts of who we are to the present moment?
I dedicate this blog specifically to the middle school kids I taught for 3 years in Miami.
While fully into adulthood now, I will forever hold them in my heart as my brilliant, vibrant, complex, super funny, super honest mindfulness teachers. Thank you for trusting me early on and going along with the messy ride of us each finding our inner peace amidst the chaos. (Yes, I remember when the table fell and rolling fireball votives flew through our group body scan. 😊)
