Did you know that one of the best ways to lower anxiety is to practice interoception; the skill of paying attention to the sensations in your body? This simple practice of shifting your awareness from your mind to your body can calm your nervous system and reduce ruminating thoughts and anxiety. It also strengthens a part of your brain called the insula which is the center of the mind/body/brain connection.
Read MoreBesides teaching Your Brain on Mindfulness, I’m doing a video challenge this month. Every day I receive a prompt that I have to answer in a short spontaneous video and send off to my group. Today’s was, what's your guilty pleasure?
Read MoreI’m reflecting on what a gift this year has been, how thankful I am to have so many choices in my life and how we made the choice to move to Spain in the first place. The question takes me back through the countless moments in time that finally ushered me into this one life-altering action.
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