Kale is a weird thing. I mean, it's just a leaf, but it can be really hard to work with.

It's so stiff and tough, certainly not as easy to tear apart as lettuce—you need something more aggressive to break it down.

I'm bringing up kale because it wasn't that long ago that I learned how to work with this superfood. 

Picture it: Toronto, 2020. I'm pregnant and in my kitchen making a kale salad with my sister when she gives me a piece of plastic that looks like a leaf with four different hole sizes. This seemingly simple tool would, in one swoop, separate the leaves from the hard stems. That alone was a game-changer. But they were still too tough to eat raw—that's when she told me to massage the leaves, and like magic, they softened and got greener, almost like they were glowing.

Here's how this story relates to you and your practice.

Image your mind is like the kale in its raw state. It can be unruly and inflexible, but meditation is the tool, and the more you use it, the more you ca...

I’ve been meditating my whole life.

Every long walk, I took in nature to clear my head.  Each workout that changed my mood. Or all the journaling I did to get things off my chest, were all different forms of meditation.

Something to remember…

You don’t have to be good at it, and you can’t get it wrong. 

Don’t worry about quieting your mind or trying to feel as still as a leaf falling from a tree on an autumn day. Merely showing up to observe what you’ve been thinking is the first step towards changing how you’ve been thinking.

The more you show up for your daily meditation practice, the less you will worry in your life.

Meditation is less about getting it right and more about getting wrong.

(Record scratch)

Say what now?! …

Getting it wrong means you’re trying, which is why it’s called a mediation “practice.” Strive for progress, not perfection.

Even as little as five minutes a day can begin to steer your mind back on course.

So don’t let the mess stop you from cleaning up. ...

We’ve all experienced worry and anxiety at some point or another. Some of us much more frequently. But mindfulness and meditation could be just the ticket to help you stress and worry less.

Raise your hand if you’ve ever found yourself worrying about things you have no control over. 

As much as we’re told not to worry, that stress is bad for us, most of us have dropped out of a perfectly good moment, only to worry. 

Ridiculous, right? But you know what’s even more ridiculous? Not using a FREE resource like meditation.

When it comes to using meditation to manage anxiety, studies continue to come to the same conclusion. Mindfulness can help you to stop worrying.

Millions of people all around the world experience ‘Generalized Anxiety Disorder,’ and many more have occasional bouts of fretfulness due to pressures at work or home or both. While you can’t remove all the stress from daily life, there are some steps you can take to feel more at ease. 

Focus on the present

Most anxiety te...