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

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

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 where the adults stay...

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 organization that saves ...

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 American Pet Products As...

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 booth for the Woman ...

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

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 Smell the Hibiscus. ...

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 really important part o...

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

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 to see this as a musi...

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 frustrating and I tend t...

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 they are Teflon and the...

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

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

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 while, introduce our...

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 recipients of a two-page g...

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 any future books (we w...

I’m embarking upon a journey with you. I am an author and blogger and therefore like many of you, as well as those of you who telecommute, work mostly from h...

If you’ve ever wondered how to approach a city mindfully, join me. I just had a fantastic time exploring parts of San Francisco using an app called Detours ...