Posts from the “mindfulness” Category

Breathing Room

Mindy Scime

Posted on February 27th, 2018

Join Mindy Scime, Ph.D. for a relaxing and informative day of yoga, meditation, guided journaling, and group discussion! :: Learn yoga poses and meditation practices for preventing and managing anxiety. :: Identify your anxiety triggers and create a comprehensive plan for preventing and managing anxiety. No experience necessary! Tree of Life Yoga Studio 1517 Main Street Niagara Falls, NY 14305 Friday, March 23 10am – 4pm $99 includes lunch Pre-registration is required, contact Mindy at 716-939-0892 or mscime710@roadrunner.com to reserve your space today.

Categories: mindfulness

My Sacred Slowdown: The Art of Being Here, Now

Mindy Scime

Posted on September 20th, 2016

On any given day this time last year… I am walking my daughter the two blocks to pre-school. She is taking her time, pausing to look at flowers and marvel at squirrels. I gently pull her along, saying, “Come on sweetie,” every other minute. She is right there, content in the moment. I am nowhere to be found, my mind running in a dozen different directions much like the squirrels she is watching flit from tree to tree. My breath is in my chest, my shoulders are tight, my stomach in a knot. Some part of me is aching as I watch myself half-drag my little one to school. There has to be another way. The feeling of hurrying stays with me throughout…

Categories: Badass Self-Care, mamahood, mindfulness, online courses

Are you paying attention?

Mindy Scime

Posted on August 9th, 2016

Pause. Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Let your breath carry you home to who you are, that place of inner stillness that lies beneath it all. Are you paying attention? When is the last time you really tasted a strawberry? I mean looked at it and saw the sun, the soil, and the rain that grew it, as well as the hands who picked it and then smelled it and inhaled the whole universe before gratefully taking a bite. When is the last time you saw the sunset? I mean really took it in, your eyes welling up with tears as you not so much saw with your eyes, but really felt with your heart, the glory of the sun setting in the sky. When is the last time you…

Categories: Badass Self-Care, mindfulness

My Greatest Spiritual Teachers

Mindy Scime

Posted on January 28th, 2015

I have two daughters, age 17 and age 3. I am driving to pick my daughter up. As I make my way through the streets of Niagara Falls I practice my favorite informal meditation. It’s simple – as I drive I send lovebeams and positive thoughts out to people I pass on the street. So I’m driving along thinking about what an enlightened person I seem to be today spreading love all around the city. I start to think I’ve got it all figured out. I even begin to write a Facebook update in my head so I can share my amazing lovebeams-while-driving idea with all my friends. Surely they will like and comment away on my status, reinforcing my awesomeness. I pull up to my daughter’s…

Categories: mamahood, mindfulness

Do Yourself a Favor – Let It Go!

Mindy Scime

Posted on April 8th, 2011

I once read a story about a Zen master and his student. I can’t remember exactly, but it went something like this: They were walking and came across a very grumpy and rude woman who demanded the Zen master carry her across a puddle of mud so that she didn’t get mud on her shoes. The Zen master happily obliged and then he and his student continued on their way in silence. The student looked extremely annoyed and when the Zen master inquired his student furiously asked, “Why would you carry that awful woman across the mud? She was mean and ungrateful!” The Zen master replied, “I put her down miles ago, why haven’t you?” I thought of this story this morning. I was…

Categories: mindfulness, parenting, perspective

Discipline (even on the crappy days)

Mindy Scime

Posted on January 29th, 2010

Hello Dear Readers! It has been too long since my last blog post… I have been working on some special projects these past few weeks, but they are wrapping up now and I am looking forward to getting back to my “regular” schedule. I began drafting this blog post in my mind last Saturday during Spinning class… It all started when I woke up last Saturday feeling not so hot and discovered a giant cold sore on my lip. I feel like everyone has their own unique physical manifestation of stress and this is mine for sure. Lovely, eh? Needless to say, I wanted to crawl right back into my comfy bed and whine to my husband about my stressful life. But I didn’t.…

Categories: discipline, mindfulness, self-care