Day 6 of the Mindful Lessons finds you smack dab in the middle of a stressful situation and struggling to find a way to respond without going off the deep end!

Emory presents you with the final lesson in this series of Mindful Lessons on how to pause and observe the situation before you respond.

We all have stressful situations in life that trigger us to just react without thinking and often times we regret our reactions.

Listen to this lesson as Emory presents to you a great tool to help you respond in a wise manner.

Pause before you respond. Today is a good day to not just react immediately to things that come to you.

In situations that would typically provoke you, remember these 3 things:

Step away mentally from the situation

Experience the situation

Do not evaluate the situation

So we look into the situation and evaluate your thoughts and feelings towards the experience and do not rework the narrative (but he placed the wrong order)

This way you can observe the situation without reacting to it immediately.

Join Emory on this lesson for more details.

Lesson 4 of the 7 day series in Mindful Lessons brings you a practice of Mindful Eating.

When you sit down to a meal, find a quiet place, turn off your cell phone, and really be in the moment with your meal.

Take note of the temperature, the smell, the taste, and the site of the meal in front of you.

Emory encourages you to practice Mindful Eating everytime you have a meal. And over time, you will be able to do this practice even when you are with others at a meal.

Emory brings you day 3 of the Mindful Lessons in a 7 day course. On this episode, you will think of 10 things you are grateful for and why.

This lessons appears to be simple, and it is meant to be simple, however, thinking of 10 things you are grateful for and WHY can sometimes be a challenge - particularly when you are not living a mindful life - in the moment - in the present.

Do not be discourage if you cannot think of 10 things to be grateful for - if you only get 6 or 7, then keep repeating this lesson until you get to 10.

Enjoy and share with your friends - and stay tuned for the next lesson!

In this lesson, Emory asks you to be mindful throughout your day by being thankful for all the little things in your life. From your morning coffee, to that hot shower, to being thankful you have a car that gets you from point a to point b.

When we can pause during our busy lives and take stock of all the little things we usually take for granted, we are bringing ourselves back to present - back to center - back to a mindful state.

Stay tuned with each lesson and on day seven, Emory presents a guided Mindful Meditation.

Day one of a seven part series with Emory where he presents one simple mindfulness technique each day.

Today's lesson is setting the intention for your day from the moment you wake up to when you place your feet on the ground.

Thank you

Thank you for this day

Thank you for another opportunity to experience my life

And remind yourself a few times throughout your day of this mantra so that you stay centered and focused.

Stay tuned each day for another lesson with a guided mindfulness meditation presented on day seven.

Namaste.

The beginning of a refresher of the back to basics of mindful living. Emory speaks of some techniques you can incorporate into your daily life to bring you back to center, to be focused, and to be mindful.

My Soul Dances

My Soul Sings

With the joy of becoming me

Each year, on my birthday, I remind myself of this saying and reflect upon my journey.

Listen in as I reflect upon my life with fondness for the people that have known me and the events that shaped me.

Let's get back to the basics here and chat about what mindfulness is, and how we can improve our mindfulness practice.

Emory shares with you some techniques that will help you bring your focus back to the present during those times that you get caught up in emotions, the past, or worries of the future.

We even discuss how to ground yourself during meditation so you can come back to the present and continue with your meditation.

This week, Emory speaks about how no matter how centered and mindful you are, there could be events and people from your past that you still carry around with you. Emory instructs you how to drop the past drama, how to avoid the drama today, and encourages you to stay centered.