As artists we continually struggle to grow and perfect our art, yet harsh self-criticism most always detracts from positive goals. Putting yourself up will endear you to others engaged in similar struggles, and help you find more productive ways to cope with the difficult path of making art anew each day. With self-confidence creativity can be a joyful, personally enriching … Read More
Mindfulness Practices Heal Relationships
Mindfulness practices have the ability to transform our relationships through the power of deepening the capacity for love, compassion, and forgiveness. Even 15 minutes of mindfulness practice a day can begin to direct us towards adopting the tools to enable us to connect on a meaningful level in our relationships. Mindfulness can help us overcome feelings of unworthiness so that … Read More
Women of Abstract Expressionism
The Women of Abstract Expressionism exhibit, currently on display at the Palm Springs Art Museum, delighted its’ guests who remarked freely while viewing the remarkable paintings during a recent Free 2nd Sunday event (April 9, 2017). Although the 50+ paintings celebrated in this collection are certainly abstract, they invoke meaningful events like the edgy tribute painting Martha Graham-Lamentation by Judith … Read More
Cheers to Deborah and the Danes!
It is likely that the performance given by conductor Fabio Luisi and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra set a new standard that will be unmatched by others anytime soon, because of the profound majesty, shimmering softness, exceptional ensemble, astonishing power and eloquent beauty of their rendition of Mahler’s First Symphony. From Nielsen’s Helios Overture to the Mahler finale – there … Read More
The Practice of Stillness
“Sitting still as a way of falling in love with the world and everything in it…Going nowhere as a way of cutting through the noise and finding fresh time and energy to share with others…” – Pico Iyer Find Moments of Stillness in Your Day As Mindfulness practices, including meditation, catch hold and move into prominence in our present culture … Read More
Silence Makes Your Brain Smarter
We see how our cities are becoming louder, more distracting, and increasingly cluttered, and it seems more difficult to find quiet places in our day where we can pause and just breathe. And scientific research tells us that getting an adequate dose of silence each day is important to our brains. What Silence does for Your Brain When our brains … Read More
These 5 Songs Will Make You Happy
Music is deeply interwoven with feelings in all living beings — especially happiness. And, with the experience of music, humans are able to access different mental and emotional states. Research studies explain how this phenomenon of hearing certain music allows dopamine to wash over our brains and release feelings of pleasure. 5 songs were identified in a recent study as … Read More
Well Being Can Be Practiced
Feeling good is a skill we all can practice. And the more you practice, the better you will get. It’s no different than learning to play a musical instrument, says leading neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson. Research shows that well being has four factors that have each received serious scientific consideration. Outlook is one, which should come at no surprise for … Read More
Daily Signs of Emotional Wellness
Have you ever wondered what it really means to be emotionally healthy? Do you wonder how your psychological well being compares to others around you? Are you concerned that your problems are so much worse than what others are dealing with? We all wonder from time to time how we’re doing at life? So let’s consider how to live life … Read More
Visualization as a Key to Success
A recent study tells us that imagining something instead of simply practicing it leads to more success, and Visualization + Imagination = Success is the magic equation. Could that really be all it takes to create a successful outcome? And that visualization could be just as powerful as practice? Professional athletes, who have been using visualization exercises to help reinforce … Read More