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1) Limit Access It will be hard, and in some ways, you will feel uninformed, but the abuser is the trigger for how you feel. Use media...

Meditation has been shown to dramatically affect concentration, emotional regulation, memory, and executive function. Functional MRI...

"In mindfulness one is not only restful and happy, but alert and awake. Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with...

The Science of Meditation. What happens in your brain while you are meditating and what long term effects occur with regular meditation.

Jon Cabot-Zinn, Ph.D. founder of UMass Medical School's Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Clinic, defines Mindfulness as "The awareness...

To Maintain a Wide Window Of Tolerance, We Can Engage in Practices of Self-Care -- Deliberate Interventions That Support Our Overall...

Hello Dear Readers: this is a love note. First for our Sur-Thriving news! As of March 11th, 2023, I am now a certified Meditation Teacher...

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” - Audre Lorde What is...

There are many articles about boundary setting and how to stick to them. However, when is a boundary not a boundary? When is a boundary...

From Surviving to Thriving, Meeting You Where You Are At: this is the motto of Sur-Thrive Wellness, which I take seriously in my...

Happy Friday the 13th, my dear friends and readers! What is the history of Friday the 13th? How did this day become so unlucky? In...