by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Oct 10, 2020 | Mindfulness
If someone suggested stopping your work as a way to make it go faster, what would you think? It’s counter-intuitive, right? How could stopping something possibly help the doing of it go faster? The “I don’t have time to stop,” refrain is blaring in working parent...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Aug 8, 2020 | Mindfulness
Early on in the pandemic, I found myself saying with some frequency, “when life goes back to normal…” Or “after COVID, I will…” It strikes me these were reasonable things to say at the time. A time when we thought life would return in a matter of weeks – or...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | May 16, 2020 | Mindfulness
Having trouble finding joy in these socially-distanced days? I admit, I’m a hugger…and not being able to reach out and squeeze so many people I care about has brought me profound sadness. Today, I am so pleased we are joined on the blog by Mia Durairaj –...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Apr 18, 2020 | Mindfulness
Burnout. It’s here. It’s real. So many of us are sinking. Now that we’ve been in this crisis for 5+ weeks, it’s setting in and taking hold. We’re holding on. But sometimes, just barely. I find I’m tired these days in ways sleep can’t fix. Sleep is its own issue,...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Mar 21, 2020 | Mindfulness
Knowing not what to say to you in this moment, I offer you an image: I am holding pain and joy in my pockets today. A dear friend once opened a yoga class with the teachings of Rabbi Simcha Bunim, a nineteenth-century Polish Hasidic master. He is credited with saying...
