12 Minute Meditation
Gratitude Practice: Savor the Moment by Tapping into Your Senses
Cultivate gratitude for life's small delights and savor the moment as you move through the senses. Read More 
Elaine Smookler has been a mindful practitioner for over 20 years and is on the faculty at The Centre for Mindfulness Studies in Toronto. She is a Registered Psychotherapist and teaches mindfulness to corporate clients through eMindful. She's also a comedic writer and performer and is the singing host of Mindful Martinis, a cabaret/mindfulness class mash up.
Mindful Living Skills
Grief & Loss
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Resilience
Bring Back Your Spark
How do you let your inner light shine, even when things get tough? It begins with a spirit of curiosity, writes beloved mindfulness teacher Elaine Smooker. Read More
Audio
A Guided Walking Meditation to Connect With Your Senses
Mindful walking can be a way to awaken our delight as we notice the sights, smells, and sounds in our surroundings. Read More
Difficult Experiences & Emotions
New Life, Who’s This? Rediscovering Who You Are When Everything Has Changed
Grief can take so much from us—including our identity. After a loss of any kind, mindfulness can help us develop the stability we need in order to explore what we might become next. Read More
12 Minute Meditation
A 12-Minute Meditation for Navigating Grief Anniversaries
This week, Elaine Smookler invites us into a practice that gently supports us in honoring and processing our feelings during these tender times. Read More
Anxiety
Please Die Soon: Finding Compassion for Unimaginable Thoughts
When someone you love is dying, there could be a secret moment, when things are really bad, when you hear yourself silently whisper the unimaginable thought: Please die soon. Say what??? It is with a brave heart, writes Elaine Smookler, that we look at this whole journey of death and make peace with the wild currents that threaten to pull us under. Read More
12 Minute Meditation
A 12-Minute Meditation for Embracing Your Inner Mountain
This week, Elaine Smookler invites us to explore the Mountain Meditation, where we will embody the mountain's steadfast calm amidst the swirling winds and shifting clouds of life. Read More
Anxiety
After the Funeral: When Grief is Part of Daily Life
Once all the hubbub dies down…now what? Mindfulness can help us be with our grief, and ourselves, with self-compassion. Read More
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