by Lisa McCrohan | Nov 25, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Before you peel the apples for your famous apple pie, run to the store to pick up last minute munchies, or vacuum the house (again), this holiday season, make a P.A.C. with yourself. What’s a P.A.C.? It’s your intention, cue, prompt, wake up call to getting grounded,...
by Lisa McCrohan | Nov 4, 2013 | Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life, Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Soulful Poetry
There is a beautiful Taoist adage that I have carried with me over the last several years of being a parent: “When in doubt, do less.” I have found that when I do less — when I come into stillness, when I’ve done enough of asking for advice...
by Lisa McCrohan | Oct 7, 2013 | Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
This past weekend I taught the midday yoga at the Achieving Optimal Health Conference at Georgetown University sponsored by GUWellness (where I work!) and BB&R Consulting (Therese Burch, Doro Bush Koch, Patricia Reilly Koch and Patrice Brickman). Beautiful,...
by Lisa McCrohan | Oct 3, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
I softly whisper it to myself every day. Several times a day. A hundred times a day on the harder days – days I’m super triggered, feeling alone, feeling like I’m messing up, feeling like I’m carrying the world on my shoulders. I whisper it softly in my head to remind...
by Lisa McCrohan | Oct 1, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
She felt lost. She didn’t know who she was anymore. She came to compassion coaching feeling overwhelmed and lost. She felt scattered – pulled in a hundred different directions — all before 9 a.m. Where was SHE in all this? She wanted to figure...
by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 17, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion
Every new school year, I feel like it’s the start of a new year. Many of us might set intentions for the year, like “I’m going to have a place for all those school papers” and “I’m going to make sure our mornings run smoothly” or “I’m going to make really good...