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Enhance Your Health with Inner Smile Meditation

by Amy Pattee Colvin | Dec 6, 2019 | Acceptance, Compassion, Meditation, Qigong, Wellness

Often life is fraught with both exhilaration and exhaustion. It is essential to maintain balance as you navigate daily obligations—some enjoyable, some not—with time to rest and recharge. A Taoist technique I often use—to bring myself back into the present moment, and...

9 Reasons to Go on a Spiritual Tour

by Amy Pattee Colvin | Oct 30, 2019 | Acceptance, Compassion, Meditation, Qigong, Wellness

In today’s world, we often live life at high speed. Continual low-grade stress or anxiety is our constant companion. Often we’re worried about work, finances, or family life. This sense of pressure, both internal and external, leads us to shove more...

9 Tips for How to Beat Holiday Stress

by Amy Pattee Colvin | Oct 28, 2019 | Acceptance, Compassion, Wellness

How to Beat Holiday Stress Holidays often bring twinkling lights, the scent of baking cookies, gatherings with friends and family, and stress. A recent survey by the American Psychological Association, Stress in America, showed that even without the upcoming holidays...

How Mindfulness Supports You as You Age

by Amy Pattee Colvin | Oct 25, 2019 | Acceptance, Meditation, Qigong, Wellness

Mindfulness is the secular practice of intentional, present moment awareness of our thoughts, bodily sensations, and feelings without judgment or distress. Mindfulness counteracts the times your brain is on autopilot. It is a practical tool that supports you as you...

10 Scientific Benefits of Compassion Meditation

by Amy Pattee Colvin | Sep 6, 2019 | Acceptance, Compassion, Meditation

In western culture, during previous decades, meditation was once considered to be a new-age, mystical practice. However, mindfulness has grown in popularity, and meditation has become more mainstream. Over the past ten years, researchers have studied and validated the...

How Deep Breathing and Qigong Reduce Anxiety

by Amy Pattee Colvin | May 14, 2019 | Acceptance, Compassion, Qigong

At one point or another, all of us experience anxiety. How we choose to respond to anxiety determines whether we sink into disaster fantasies or rise to a place of peace. One reason I love to teach deep breathing techniques and qigong is because of the benefit...