April Halprin Wayland wrote several picture books, the most dear to her being her books on the Jewish holidays: “New Year at the Pier”...

I interviewed Giulia for my podcast, Mindful, Happy Kids and she agreed to have her pieces linked to the blog. Go Tell Aunt Rhody May...

Mindful, Happy Adults has been created to introduce adults to mindfulness in an accessible, interesting, and comprehensive way. it will...

Mindful, Happy kids Petitations, mindfulness and self-compassion for kids Featuring the reading of Elisabeth's books and sharing of...

It is possible to practice mindfulness with very young children. I’ve been working at a children’s center for infants to six-year-olds ...

If you are a dog lover, like I am, the series Dogs on Netflix is definitely worth your time. The episodes range from the story of an...

The simple answer is a lot. The statistics range from 49% of households in a study by the US Census Bureau to 68% in a survey by the...

Going to a Writer’s Conference WOW! I just came went to the San Francisco’s Writer’s Conference. I spent a lot of my time wo-manning the...

Instant HAPPY journal: 365 days of inspiration, gratitude , and joy By Karen Salmansohn https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Happy-Journal-Insp...

I never knew sloths could be so cute until I started looking at the pictures in Lucy Cooke's book: Life in the Sloth Lane: Slow Down and...

I’ve been reading a book, You Can Be a Winning Writer, by Joan Gelfand. She highly recommended that writing down your dreams can be a...

The best exhibit I’ve ever been to at a museum…of course, featuring animals! Modern Menagerie: Sculptures by Loet Vanderveen at the...

What movie is more uplifting even to those of us who tend to be grinches around the holidays than A Christmas Carol? I was lucky enough...

How to deal with writer’s block…Find inspiration! I’m one of those writers that goes in and out of writing spurts but I find it very...

Dr. Rick Hanson introduced an idea to me that has really stuck--the negativity bias. Most of us tend to deal with the positives as if...

You've tried meditating on a cushion....watching your breath, only to find that you have monkey mind--with your mind going everywhere....

Another technique I’ve used is zooming with a friend. She just moved from my the Bay Area to Southern California and now she...

Shut Up and Write It’s just like it sounds. We meet, anywhere from 2 to 20 people, at a coffee shop or library to socialize for a little...

Thanksgiving is a day for giving thanks as the name suggests. I have a ton to be thankful for. Just ask my therapists who were the...

Well, day one certainly helped me launch the blog! My mother just sent me an email saying she doesn’t want to be a coauthor with me on...