by Lisa McCrohan | Nov 28, 2016 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life
The “Mindful and Compassionate Reentry” Practices It’s Monday morning. And for us in the States, it’s a Monday after a holiday break. I love my work and I look forward to seeing my clients and spending time writing. But I also miss hanging with...
by Lisa McCrohan | Oct 23, 2016 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life
This past year, I did something I hadn’t done before: I scheduled out my self-care for the whole year. I sat back and saw how I would spend money on my children. I would put their regular activities on the schedule. New soccer team with new uniforms and more...
by Lisa McCrohan | Oct 10, 2016 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life
We were in the middle of Ikea (an hour and a half away from home) when we heard our son broke his thumb. It was Friday and traffic was heavy. We were finally trying to make time for a project in our kitchen to create work space for our children. This project is...
by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 28, 2016 | Following what delights your heart, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Morning in Hawaii Resting here with you, I listen to this moment. Breath, rain, ocean – peace. Lisa McCrohan, © 2016 I stood there on the shore in Kauai, Hawaii, watching the powerful waves crashing onto the shore and then receding back out into the vast ocean....
by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 20, 2016 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Nourishing Our Connections
“I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.” ~Abraham Lincoln This morning we were hustling out the door. We weren’t late (bonus!) and we weren’t hurrying, but we were moving. I...
by Lisa McCrohan | May 11, 2016 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Nourishing Our Connections
A little while ago, I woke up with a heavy heart. Everyone was still asleep. I laid there in the quiet, in bed, noticing what was on my heart. Tears started to well up: I had touched a tender, sad place within me. There’s a reality to motherhood that I haven’t gotten...