Is this a Problem?
With mindfulness practice we get to know the ways that our mind automatically reacts. There are often patterns around the ways we frame...
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Jaime Rossfeld
- Jul 24
- 2 min
Loosening the grip
A meditation teacher once asked me to pay attention to how I hold onto life. This question has become a powerful practice in noticing the...
Jaime Rossfeld
- Jun 13
- 2 min
When Rest Isn't Easy
In our day-to-day life, the fullness of our schedules, the demands on our attention and the sheer effort we exert in a moment-to-moment...
Jaime Rossfeld
- Jun 1
- 3 min
I'm too Restless to Meditate
In every sitting practice a different landscape of emotions, thoughts and sensations arise. How much do you let that energy decide the...
Jaime Rossfeld
- May 19
- 2 min
Living from a place of wonder
Wonder is one of my favorite words and states of being. It activates a beginner's mindset, motivates curiosity and allows new information...
Jaime Rossfeld
- Mar 23
- 3 min
Wandering Minds Want to Know...
How to stop the thoughts. How to make the worry go away. How to quiet the mind when we lay our heads to rest at night. Our minds are busy...
Jaime Rossfeld
- Mar 11
- 3 min
Slow Down
Slowing down is a part of practicing mindfulness. It is challenging to be aware in our lives when we're rushing so quickly that we're...
Jaime Rossfeld
- Feb 24
- 2 min
Resistance - It gets in the way
Are you resisting this moment's experience? When we push away the present moment experience, we are not present. We're wishing our...
Jaime Rossfeld
- Feb 11
- 3 min
Self-Compassion in Parts
Pain is here - Bringing mindfulness to the experience. We have to notice the pain to respond to it. This pain is part of something bigger...
Jaime Rossfeld
- Feb 2
- 3 min
Bracing against life
Is resistance in your body more familiar than ease? Are you relating to life with an attitude of no more than yes? When we brace against...
Jaime Rossfeld
- Jan 21
- 3 min
How am I relating to _______?
With the clarity that mindfulness provides we tend to see the joy, goodness and gratitude in a moment that without the practice, we tend to
Jaime Rossfeld
- Jan 10
- 2 min
Begin Again
Awareness helps you begin again - over and over in life. Whether it's a habit you're trying to form, a new routine, a relationship or...
Jaime Rossfeld
- Dec 17, 2021
- 4 min
Peeling back the layers
When you practice mindfulness meditation, in some ways it’s like peeling back the layers of consciousness - more and more becomes...
Jaime Rossfeld
- Dec 3, 2021
- 3 min
A tangled mind
I remember when I would experience a mind that felt like it was racing, jumbled, like I couldn’t quite get a hold of the activity inside...
Jaime Rossfeld
- Nov 23, 2021
- 3 min
Your love is worth the effort
Jack Kornfield talks about how we get so caught in trying to perfect our lives and how far this takes us off course - when really it is...
Jaime Rossfeld
- Nov 17, 2021
- 2 min
Generosity - It’s more complicated than you think…
You’re asking me to give more? But I’m depleted, my reservoir is dry, I have no energy to be generous right now. Does any of that...
Jaime Rossfeld
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
Bringing in Gratitude
Practicing gratitude brings you into presence, decreases negative thoughts and increases the joy experienced in life. It's well...
Jaime Rossfeld
- Nov 3, 2021
- 2 min
What is balance anyway?
In mindfulness balance feels like the heart of equanimity, the skill to be with whatever is in life and not be consumed by it; to retain...
Jaime Rossfeld
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
You decide
Mindfulness can be practiced in many different ways. Come and see what works for you.
Jaime Rossfeld
- Oct 20, 2021
- 3 min
Remembering
Remembering and beginning again - that is the bulk of mindfulness practice. Most folks I talk to think mindfulness is a good idea, a...