A Moment for Mindfulness
Mindfulness is defined as a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique. http://survivorsempowered.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/a-moment-for-mindfulness-with-survivors-empowered.mp4 Is it time to breathe fresh air into your life and home? Try this 5-minute Mindfulness Breathing Practice from the Greater Good […]
January doesn’t have to be a sprint
January. We are told that we need to run at full speed as soon as January 1 hits. Be better. Read more. Lose weight. Get organized. But that’s just the commercialization of January 1. Businesses want you to work harder (as if you could!). Buy an exercise bike or a gym membership. Eat this and do that. But […]
Japanese art of kintsugi proves powerful metaphor for Sandy and Lonnie Phillips of Survivors Empowered
‘Broken & Beautiful’ by Wavecrest Films featured at LA film festival “Broken & Beautiful,” a new short documentary produced and directed by Wavecrest Films, chronicles the journey of Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, whose lives were shattered by the shooting death of their daughter and then rebuilt stronger than ever over the period of a dozen […]
Amid mindless violence, mindfulness provides life preserver
Mindfulness is a puzzle. You don’t fit together all the pieces at once. It takes time to learn and practice the tips and techniques. And it’s not a one-size-fits-all solution. Everyone is different. Every situation is different. Every part of the world is constantly changing, posing new and different challenges for mindfulness to address. AI […]