Caring for your pet can bring calm to your life
Watching our pets play can feel almost meditative. There's a certain calm that comes from seeing them absorbed in their activities,...
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Imee Contreras
Oct 32 min read
The mindful way to carry our pain
All of us have various forms of pain that we carry—some people are good with it, but you’d never notice that they are overwhelmed or...
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Imee Contreras
Sep 122 min read
How mindfulness enhances well-being as we age
We all know that aging brings challenges, but dwelling on things that we can’t control can prevent us from enjoying the present. Shifting...
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Imee Contreras
Aug 222 min read
How to cook with presence and love
Most of us are familiar with the practice of mindful eating, but have you taken a closer look at mindful cooking or mindful food...
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Imee Contreras
Aug 162 min read
Mental wellness for a healthier workforce
These days, it's increasingly common to hear about workers feeling stressed or falling ill due to overwork and other work-related...
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Imee Contreras
Jul 242 min read
Are you a mindful parent?
One of the hardest jobs in the world is the job of a parent. From taking care of infants to running after toddlers, from navigating the...
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Imee Contreras
Jun 142 min read
Unplugged: How to do a digital detox
Technology, like computers and the internet, helps us do our work and connects us with our family and community. But the other side of...
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Imee Contreras
Dec 18, 20212 min read
The Right Way to Rest
Our society has conditioned most of us to glorify busyness, equating it with success and fulfillment. This is one of the reasons why many...
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Imee Contreras
Oct 14, 20212 min read
How to build a healthy relationship with money
Many of us have a money problem—not knowing how to use it responsibly, not having enough, being pushed around by it, and so on. Because...
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Imee Contreras
Sep 19, 20212 min read
Is Stress Making You Angry?
This is a difficult time, there’s no doubt about that. In the workplace, everyone from the boss to the rank and file employee is often...
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Imee Contreras
Jun 18, 20212 min read
Healing the Divide
This time -- more than any other in recent memory -- is rife with division. The pandemic made it more obvious as we struggle to mend the...
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Imee Contreras
Apr 15, 20212 min read
Spring Cleaning the Mind and Heart
It's spring in some parts of the world and for many people it is a time to celebrate beauty, freshness, abundance, and hope. Mother...
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Imee Contreras
Mar 16, 20212 min read
Empathy isn't just good for the spirit, it is also good for business!
Empathy is the ability to perceive and relate to the thoughts, emotions, or experiences of other people. Empathetic people are able to...
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Imee Contreras
Feb 13, 20212 min read
Mindfulness Creates Better Relationships
As we celebrate love during this beautiful love month, I would like to share something that can help all of us form healthy...
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Imee Contreras
Sep 11, 20205 min read
Mindfulness Amidst the Pandemic
Mindfulness is deep awareness of our thoughts, feelings, sensations, and our environment.
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Imee Contreras
Apr 7, 20136 min read
Forest Meditation in Suan Mokkh
What a gorgeous place Suan Mokkh is! And the food, glorious! A couple of the PIMC peeps and I went for a ten-day meditation retreat in...
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Imee Contreras
Nov 3, 20124 min read
My 2012 Halloween Adventure
We’ve made it quick and convenient for you to manage your blog from anywhere. In this blog post we’ll share the ways you can post to your...
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