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 | 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...
by Erin Joosse | Nov 2, 2017 | Insight, Mindful Living, Mindfulness
Today I got lost – almost literally in my backyard. Well, almost the backyard of the yoga studio, that is. I had heard about a park just down the street from the UP studio, Paradise Pond Park. A couple of people had told me about it some time ago, and it took me more...
by Erin Joosse | Sep 19, 2017 | MBSR, Meditation, Mindful Living, Mindfulness
One of the conversations we have been having in our current Yoga Teacher Training is about the value or detriment of mindfulness hitting the mainstream. When Jon Kabat-Zinn introduced the word and concept of mindfulness to health care in the 70’s, with the...
