Notes from the EcoSpiritual Muse

Female shadow meditating at sunset over mountains

Are you doing meditation right? anxiety inner critic internal witness meditation mental focus racing thoughts self-compassion self-love Jul 16, 2024

When you meditate, is your mind still racing with thoughts--maybe even negative thoughts that you can't turn off?

You're not alone! I often hear from clients:

"Jeanell, I think I'm meditating wrong. I can't stop my thoughts!"

My reply? "That's great, you don't need to!"

A common...

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There are three heirloom fruit trees in my yard. They are tall, tangled, and half-wild. I love them, and I dread them.

These trees were old and established when my husband bought the house over twenty years ago, in a subdivision that used to be an orchard, and they haven’t been...