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The Lessons of Positivity

The Lessons of Positivity

by Maria Sirois Just about the time when we finish our formal education, most of us have figured out that our deepest learning has occurred through the process of being educated rather than the...

Finding Grace Within Grief: Dance Prayers

Finding Grace Within Grief: Dance Prayers

by Megha Nancy Buttenheim Welcome to the continuation of this blog series, Finding Grace within Grief: Seven Healing Ways. In this series, I offer Positive Psychology and Let Your Yoga Dance tools...

The Choice of an Open Heart

The Choice of an Open Heart

by Maria Sirois There are moments in life when the forces that be hit us over the head and say, “Here. Now. Pay attention. This is important.” Infants arrive, towers fall, homes burn, lost ones...

Finding Grace Within Grief: Meaning and Creativity

Finding Grace Within Grief: Meaning and Creativity

by Megha Nancy Buttenheim Welcome to the continuation of this blog series, Finding Grace within Grief: Seven Healing Ways. In this series, I offer Positive Psychology and Let Your Yoga Dance tools...

Developing Resiliency From Within

Developing Resiliency From Within

by Maria Sirois We often get caught up in thinking about what’s not working or what needs improving in our lives, especially when we face difficulties. This piece invites us to look within for...

5 Tips for Embracing Midlife

5 Tips for Embracing Midlife

by Maria Sirois The fields of Positive Psychology, mind-body medicine, yoga, and the spiritual disciplines offer wisdom—culled from research and centuries of experience—that can sustain our unique...

Finding Grace Within Grief: A Loving Community

Finding Grace Within Grief: A Loving Community

by Megha Nancy Buttenheim Welcome back to my series on seven healing ways to find grace within grief. If you missed the first entry, I invite you to return to the beginning in order to get the most...