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Recently, I had a holistic massage that incorporated an ancient Chinese healing modality called Chi Nei Tsang. This is a deep, gentle abdominal massage during which the practitioner provides feedback. Read more
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Catching the Light: An Incredibly Easy Mindfulness Habit
/0 Comments/Posted in: Enjoying Now /by Virginia Kravitz/Reading Time: 3 minutesHaving a Hard Time Quieting Down?
/0 Comments/Posted in: Listening and Trusting /by Virginia Kravitz/Reading Time: 3 minutesLet’s go further with the theme of Listening to Your Life. In the introduction to this series, Turn Off the Static, I asked you to think of one way you can practice filtering out the noise. And last month I suggested using the Change of Season to observe what’s being stirred up for you. Today, I have some easy tips for quieting down – a primary way of listening. Read more
Did You Blow It?
/0 Comments/Posted in: Moving Forward /by Virginia Kravitz/Reading Time: 2 minutesSound Familiar?
You turned over the proverbial new leaf and pledged your commitment to a new habit. Maybe it’s about eating healthier, exercising better, or working smarter. Whatever it is, you know it comes down to being consistent. So how’s it going so far? You’re in good company if this sounds familiar: Read more
Ease Into It
/0 Comments/Posted in: Moving Forward /by Virginia Kravitz/Reading Time: 2 minutesEight Minutes is a Start
Paula, a seasoned executive who puts her all into her job, recently hired me to help carve out her next career move. She’s sensing something new on the horizon but is pretty worn out from the constant surge of adrenaline that spikes over the course of her 13-hour-plus workdays. Even before her next career direction emerges, one top priority is abundantly clear: taking better care of her health. Paula would like to return to her yoga practice, but she is concerned about how she’ll find the time and has had difficulties with being able to settle down. Read more
How Do You Make Time?
/0 Comments/Posted in: Owning Your Time /by Virginia Kravitz/Reading Time: 2 minutesTake It Back
We all wish we had more time for something: to relax, to exercise, to make progress on that important project, to spend time with someone. As you manage the demands of daily life, it’s easy to fall into the trap of waiting for big chunks of time to miraculously become available. A better approach is to look for smaller windows of opportunity that are within each day waiting to be tapped. Read more
Your AM/PM Routine
/0 Comments/Posted in: Owning Your Time /by Virginia Kravitz/Reading Time: 2 minutesSunrise, Sunset
The spring birds have been waking me up earlier and earlier over the last few weeks, along with the sunlight seeping through the blinds. Being a morning person, I welcome the invitation to rise earlier than felt natural during the winter months. This necessitates, however, that I go to bed earlier, as I do like my sleep. Read more
The 15-Minute Difference
/0 Comments/Posted in: Owning Your Time /by Virginia Kravitz/Reading Time: 2 minutesMorning, Noon, or Night
You can do it before rushing out the door in the morning or at the office before turning on your computer. You can do it during the day or before going to bed. It doesn’t matter when, as long as you do it. Giving yourself 15 minutes of quiet time each day is a small habit with a big impact. Read more
Allowing the Space Between the Notes
/0 Comments/Posted in: Owning Your Time /by Virginia Kravitz/Reading Time: 2 minutesMusical Metaphor
Miles Davis, as quoted by Adam Shatz in a New York Times Book Review (1), often said that the biggest challenge in jazz improvisation is “not to play all the notes you could play, but to wait, hesitate, let space become a part of the configuration.” Likewise, in a television profile, Placido Domingo commented that one of the singers he most admired was Frank Sinatra because of his talent for phrasing and pausing in between the words he sang. Read more
That’s History
/0 Comments/Posted in: Moving Forward /by Virginia Kravitz/Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat I Needed To Hear
At the end of this year, I’ll be celebrating one of those ‘big decade’ birthdays. A goal I have is to arrive at my birthday in the best physical condition ever. Part of what this means to me is taking my exercise routine to the next level. I’m on track now, but a couple of months ago this wasn’t the case. I heard myself lamenting to a friend about how disappointed I was in my efforts for the first half of the year. I was mid-sentence when he interrupted me and said, “Yeah, but that’s history.” Read more