The Mindful Breath: A Simple Form of Self-Care

The Mindful Breath: A Simple Form of Self-Care

You’ve probably heard that controlling your breathing, and practicing mindfulness are great ways to beat stress. But what does that really mean? How does a mindful breath help you psychologically and biologically? A Simple Breathing Technique The Breath Project,...

The Mindful Art Studio

(Note: 5/27/15: I have changed my site name to www.mindfulartstudio.com in order to separate my art therapy practice from my online art business and to avoid any confusion about what services I am providing. Mindful Art Studio and its blog will now focus solely on...

Self-Care Challenge Day 1: Finding Beauty

By: Amy Maricle One of the things that I try to do regularly is to look out for beauty. If I find it right in front of me, that’s wonderful, but if I find it in unexpected places, like in the color combination of the food on my plate, or in the shadow on the...