by Erin Joosse | Apr 12, 2018 | Insight, MBSR, Meditation, Mindful Living, Mindfulness
When we first begin to meditate, we might notice that there is very little space inside our minds. It might seem like just as we are trying to sit down and settle down, our brain goes into hyperdrive. We might be making to do lists, we might be replaying something...
by Erin Joosse | Mar 1, 2018 | Community, Compassion, MBSR, Meditation, Mindful Schools, Mindfulness
I stood at the front of the room, my breath a bit shallow, a little nervous to look at the sea of young faces in front of me. I am not used to teaching children – a room full of adults is far less intimidating to me. I took a breath and let it out slowly,...
by Erin Joosse | Feb 5, 2018 | Compassion, Impermanence, Insight, MBSR, Meditation, Mindfulness
My whole young life, I remember my father getting up before dawn and going for his daily run, long before any of the rest of us in the house were up. When I would stagger to the kitchen a couple of hours later, he would be whistling and humming, happy and energetic,...
by Erin Joosse | Jan 16, 2018 | Being, Insight, Inspiration, MBSR, Meditation, Mindful Living, Mindfulness
When I taught on New Year’s Day morning, I was happy to see my regular Monday morning crowd. I am not a rah-rah kick butt yoga teacher, and if you come to my class regularly, you probably know this about me. I just couldn’t get fired up about inspiring my class to do...
