I successfully defended my presentation of findings to my dissertation committee. Here is my pdf document. Mindfulness came in practicing with as many willing friends and clients as I could schedule. This presentation when I actually did it went far … [Read more]
mindfulness and choosing
I finished my last two chapters of my dissertation last Thursday and sent the draft to my editor. I almost feel a sense of loss because of my own changing academic identity now. You would think I would be anxious to finish and move on but there is a … [Read more]
mindfulness and failure
Churchill said, "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Mindfulness and failure consists of maintaining this enthusiasm, of letting things be what they are, of doing without doing. Mindfulness in this context … [Read more]
mindfulness and angst
I am in between going through a new research door with my accumulating research and realizing that I need to let everything go before I can actually walk through. My research up to this point has become part of my own academic identity and letting go … [Read more]
mindfulness and choosing non attachment
This morning in the pool while I was under the water, the thought of unattachment surfaced in my liminal space. I am thinking about and through my remaining 8 themes; mind/body integration, mindfulness, effortless awareness, conscious breathing, … [Read more]
mindfulness and thinking under water
Over the last couple of months I have spent consistent time in the pool. I feel that as a result of some brilliant coaching and my own consistent effort, I have become a decent swimmer but with technique to master. I enjoy my time in the water. In … [Read more]
mindfulness and my altered self
So I am in the process of revisiting the 9 themes of my dissertation. I am torn to delete heart rate but feel that because of my altered self, this theme is no longer relevant to my chapter 4. Since things are always changing and I am in the process … [Read more]
mindfulness and cange
Today I am entering in my first blog entry with my new MacBook Pro computer. I have been trying to figure things out. I lost documents when my old computer's hard drive crashed. I'm still not sure how to navigate this new machine very well. I feel … [Read more]
mindfulness and marketing during economic downturn related to COVID 19
During COVID 19 I am currently able to offer full body sport massage along with mental coaching according to local governing jurisdictions. I sell these services using Venmo, Paypal or Square in both my Georgetown studio, 1070 Thomas Jefferson Street … [Read more]
mindfulness, conscious breathing and meditation
After swimming and running my next activity on Mondays is to breath with a client but to breath consciously and deeply. I let her decide how long we breath in this manner. We start with the deep, conscious breathing, inhaling and exhaling and then … [Read more]