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Mindfulness exercises for times of transition

Find inspiration in the fall season In the U.S. (and the Northern hemisphere in general), the month of [...]

Developing a Well-Balanced Approach to Change

Change is inevitable, but discomfort doesn’t have to be. Change. A six-letter word that generates intense feelings for many [...]

Six ways to integrate play into your Mindfulness Practice

Engage your inner child to stay present and grounded Whether with Legos, dolls, or their imaginations alone, children love [...]

In defense of leisure

Why unstructured play is critical to your mental health In our work-obsessed, hustle-based society, leisure is often frowned upon. [...]

Finding the freedom to be yourself

Living authentically without shame or guilt The definition of freedom is the power or right to act, speak, or [...]

Free yourself from negative thoughts and feelings

How to create emotional freedom in your life We all have negative emotions, but how often does shame, guilt, [...]

Finding your Still, Silent Waters

Using visualization to access your inner peace Instead of dwelling on the surface, where I interact with the [...]

The Importance of Stillness

Exploring an underutilized mindfulness discipline Stillness may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think [...]

The Five Pillars of Focus

Improve your concentration with these practices It happens to everyone. You’ve sat down, ready and motivated to finish a [...]

Quiet Your Mind in 5 minutes or less

Calm your anxiety with these simple activities With all the hustle and bustle of modern life, it’s easy for [...]

Best Relaxation Stretches for Every Time of Day

Promote relaxation with these easy moves Your body is how you move through and interact with the world. It [...]

Five Relaxations Techniques to Calm the Body

Relaxation is a key to better mental and physical health Take a deep breath. Now drop your shoulders away [...]

Holding Yourself in High Esteem

Holding yourself in high esteem and continually turning towards self-compassion is one of the powerful elements of manifestation work [...]

Planting Seeds for Manifestation

“Once you have planted this seed in your imagination, do not uproot it by being anxious about how it [...]

Manifesting with the Moon

Everything in life comes in cycles – seasons, tides, and life/death. Your growth likely comes in peaks and waves [...]

Tips for Sustaining a Meditation Practice

You’ve been meditating for a while now, and you know the benefits, but it’s become… boring. Unfortunately, this happens [...]

Welcoming in the New Year

Saying Goodbye to 2021 and Welcoming the New Year Finding closure and setting intentions Written by Margaret Reeb ____ [...]

8 Tips on How to Start a Meditation Practice

When you consider a new habit or hobby, there’s always a moment where you feel like you’ve jumped into [...]

M I N D S E T

Written by: Tiffany Mai Preparing for the holidays is about your mindset, mindful practices and enjoying yourself 🎄⁠ ⁠ [...]

C O N N E C T I O N

Written by: Tiffany Mai As humans we seek connection with others and when to connect That feels safe, mindful and [...]

S P A C E

Written by: Tiffany Mai Where do you practice being your highest self? While this practice is not limited to [...]

Bring the Powerful Tools of Meditation Into Your Life in a Meaningful Way

Imagine this scene: You come home from work after a long day at work; tired and hungry. Walking in, [...]

Don’t let work anxiety hold your career back

Tips and tricks to managing your work-related worries Excessive worry. Unwanted thoughts. Random aches and pains. Overeating. Insomnia. [...]

Anxiety: How to recognize your triggers and ways to cope

Learn how to manage your anxiety and cultivate calm You’ve woken up and had your coffee. Maybe you’ve even [...]

Be Connections: MEDITATION EXPOSED: True Stories from the Front Lines

Wednesday, January 27th 9:15am- 10:45am PST / 12:15pm - 1:45pm EST Calm, peaceful faces. Chimes. A curl of smoke [...]

How to use intentions to set goals for 2021

Try setting intentions rather than resolutions for the new year Can you believe it’s already December? The holidays [...]

Mindfulness tips to survive and thrive this winter

A guide on how to make it through the season There’s a lot to love about winter. Snow. [...]

Pandemic parenting—holiday edition

Parenting tips and tricks for the pandemic holidays How long has it been since social distancing became the [...]

Gratitude, meditation, and mindfulness for the holiday season

Increase your physical and mental health with these holiday exercises The end of the year is a time [...]

13 Ways to Grow More Confident

Feeling insecure? Nervous about that meeting coming up? How about the first class at your new MMA gym that [...]

How to manage election anxiety

The 2020 U.S. election is nearly here, and we’re all on the edge of our seats. We’ve endured months [...]

The importance of self-care

Self-care. Treat yourself. Me time. These concepts have been around for a long time but have skyrocketed in popularity [...]

Quick tips for staying focused while working from home

Six months after the first COVID shutdown, we’re still in quarantine. How do we continue to practice self-care, so [...]

Uncertainty: Friend and Foe

“When you become comfortable with uncertainty, Infinite Possibilities open up in your life.” — Eckhart Tolle I’m hoping you, [...]

How to identify roadblocks

“Obstacles are detours in the right direction.” – Gabby Bernstein Roadblocks—challenges that prevent forward progress at work or in [...]

Finding your center, the quiet voice of peace and hope

Are you feeling out of balance? With the pandemic, we are all navigating a new environment. The order we [...]

Mindfulness and Meditation for Men

Mindfulness and meditation have swept across the western world, but despite the growing number of people turning to these [...]

Creativity Blocked?

Have you been working on a project for hours, days, maybe even weeks and not made progress? Many of [...]

5 quick mindfulness exercises

We’re all extra busy these days. Work projects and school assignments pile up. Getting food on the dinner table [...]

Mindful eating: a how-to guide

Between chores, answering emails, and taking care of our families, it’s a miracle if we have time to think [...]

Join Yoga Nidra instructor, Sabah Tahilraman for a deeply relaxing meditation for the body and mind.

Tell us a bit about you - your name, where you are from, what are you most proud of, [...]

Defeating the Sunday scaries

It’s Sunday evening and the sun is dipping below the horizon. You’ve finished dinner and are lounging on the [...]

Why You’re Struggling to Stay Motivated

By Graham Norris, Be Meditation Teacher “I just can’t get going in the morning.” A lot of people I’ve [...]

How Managers Can Help Teams Overcome Perfectionism

Managers have a tough job. From dealing with unmotivated employees to mediating conflict, there are many things that keep [...]

Breaking Free From Perfectionism

Perfectionism, at its root, is about two things: control and value. Insisting on doing everything perfectly is unrealistic but [...]

The Dangers of Perfectionism

If you’ve worked in a corporate environment, you’ve no doubt encountered perfectionism. Maybe a manager edited every inch of [...]

Truth, love, and harmony fuel Tom Gigliotti, a new Be Meditation teacher

Forty-two years ago. That’s when Tom Gigliotti, a new teacher for Be Meditation, started his meditation practice. He’s [...]

Letting go of worry in an uncertain world

Pandemics, presidential elections, postponed plans, oh my! When things look bleak and the future feels uncertain, worries can [...]

Victoria Spelman, new Be Meditation teacher, helps students find self-love

Victoria Spelman has joined Be Meditation, bringing her background as an actor, passion for building communities, and deep [...]

Move out of the head into the heart with Linda Tinson

A new teacher has joined the Be Meditation Virtual Studio—Linda Tinson. She brings decades of meditation experience and a [...]

Find joy and laughter with Anahi Russo Garrido, a Be Meditation teacher

Anahi Russo Garrido has joined the Be Meditation Virtual Studio. She has a background in feminist movements and genders [...]

How to detect and prevent Burnout

Burnout—constant stress that leads to uncomfortable mental and physical symptoms—is real. It creeps into your life, making you detached [...]

The importance of the mind-body connection

From a demanding job, to family obligations, to chores that always seem to eat up the weekend, it’s [...]

Meet Troy, a stock trader, cloud-based business owner, and meditation teacher

We’re excited to bring you an interview with Troy Aylesworth, a teacher at the Be Meditation Virtual Studio. [...]

Meet Catalina Danila, Director of Operations at Be Meditation

There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes at Be Meditation, from organizing class schedules, to meeting [...]

Together, Connected, As One: Meet Shauna Gullbrand

The Be Meditation Virtual Studio has been open for a week and plenty of busy professionals are taking [...]

The importance of community care

“Shouting ‘self-care’ at people who actually need community care is how we fail people.”- Nakita Valerio Unless you’ve [...]

Mom, meditator, and yogi: Meet MaryBeth Murphy

We’re excited to share an interview with MaryBeth Murphy, a teacher at the Be Meditation Virtual Studio. The [...]

Meet Graham Norris, a Be Meditation Virtual Studio teacher with a PhD in mindfulness

The Be Meditation Virtual Studio opened this week, and we are excited to share an interview with talented teacher, [...]

Be Meditation’s Virtual Studio Is Open, Meet teacher Rick Gage

We have exciting news to share—the Be Virtual Studio is now open! This online studio will provide quick and [...]

Meditation: A scientifically proven tool for stress relief

This year has been a doozy so far, and many people are experiencing heightened stress as they balance their [...]

How meditation can make you healthier, happier, and more productive

We all know meditation is good for us, but what does it do exactly? Meditation is an ancient practice [...]

The women of Be Meditation discuss mental health

This is a strange time. Much has been written about the COVID-19 pandemic and how it will change our [...]

Today is National Say Something Nice Day

Today is National Say Something Nice day, a lesser known holiday with the goal of spreading happiness and encouragement [...]

How meditation can increase creativity in the workplace

Meditation has countless benefits, and one that’s often overlooked is increased creativity. By training your mind to focus and [...]

Practical mindfulness tips for coming out of quarantine

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended our lives, and while many are eager to loosen stay-at-home orders, coming out of [...]

How to use affirmations at work

Many people have dabbled with affirmations—positive statements designed to challenge negative feelings. While saying something positive to yourself in [...]

What is judgment?

Ah, judgment. A thorny and uncomfortable topic for many. By definition, judgment means assessing data and coming to a [...]

How we build a better “normal”

Right now, the world is embroiled in a conversation about when and how to end quarantine and resume business [...]

Gratitude on International Nurses Day

Today is International Nurses Day, and this year, it feels especially important to celebrate. Nurses around the world are [...]

Practicing Gratitude this Mother’s Day

Sunday is Mother’s Day, a time of celebration for all the maternal figures in your life. While many eagerly [...]

How to cultivate resiliency

COVID-19-related challenges are not going away any time soon, and even as states begin to relax stay-at-home orders, the [...]

Mental Health Tips for Small Business Owners

Small businesses are on a roller coaster. The pandemic is forcing many to shut their doors temporarily and even [...]

Family Wellness Month: Mental health tips for your crew

May is Family Wellness Month—a reminder to pause, take stock of your family’s habits, and consider positive changes, big [...]

How to calm a wandering mind

If you’ve just started meditating, you might have run into a completely normal, sometimes frustrating phenomenon—the wandering mind. Just [...]

Meditation for when you can’t sleep

Racing thoughts. Anxious chatter. Stressing about the next day. These are hallmarks of a mind unable to unwind and [...]

Six common types of meditation

A wonderful yet intimidating thing about meditation is the many different ways you can practice. In fact, techniques often [...]

Why mindfulness is more important than ever

With stay-at-home orders, cancelled plans, and closed schools due to COVID-19, the world can feel very small. Many of [...]

Mindfulness for virtual meetings

“Are you there?” “You’re breaking up.” “Sorry, who’s speaking?” Virtual meetings can get awkward fast. With the corporate workforce [...]

“I don’t know myself here” “I can’t be myself right now, I feel frozen” These are the words of a family member caught on the other side of the world during the COVID-19 pandemic.

No one on our planet really knows themselves right now. There has never been a version of you that [...]