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15 hours ago
5 min

Knowing when to let go of a relationship that no longer serves you

In life, sometimes, one of the toughest decisions to make is knowing when to let go of a relationship that no longer serves you. Getting trapped in relationships that have passed their used by dates are not fun places to be, and the longer you over-stay, the worse things tend to get. Are you feeling trapped in a relationship that no longer serves you? How long have you been making excuses, cutting slack and treading water? These relationships can be with family members, fri

How I learned the transformative super power of allowing myself to cry

Jeanette Peterson

2 days ago
3 min

How I learned the transformative super power of allowing myself to cry

Crying is a superpower! There it is. Now I've let the proverbial cat out of the bag, I guess I have some explaining to do right. As a Mindfulness Coach, I have had the delightful good fortune of sharing this pearl of wisdom with many people. However, I thought it timely that I write about it through my own lived experience, so that you too may grow. I'd like you to consider the concept that your tears may water the very soul of your being. Whether you are male, female, don't

Discovering beneficial patterns through refined awareness

Jeanette Peterson

5 days ago
2 min

Discovering beneficial patterns through refined awareness

Life sometimes can feel like endless cycles of misery, suffering and filled with things that no longer bring us joy. Discovering the patterns through refined awareness has the potential to change your life completely. Are you sick of waking up feeling like groundhog day is on an endless loop? If you would prefer to wake up filled with purpose and a sense of joy, you need to read on. The mindfulness practise of discovering patterns in life through refined awareness, is a whole

Understanding how you can be calm in any storm

Jeanette Peterson

6 days ago
2 min

Understanding how you can be calm in any storm

When a storm rolls into your life, it is easy to get caught up in the flurry of it all. Feeling like the strong pull of the storm happens, with or without your desire to support it. If this is you, know that you are not alone, and it is more common than you might think. Do you feel the pull of the storm in your life? Whether it be when someone cuts you off in traffic, each time you have the same argument with your partner or frustrations set in for a job that no longer excite

The powerful practice of surrender during the grieving process

Jeanette Peterson

Apr 2
3 min

The powerful practice of surrender during the grieving process

Rarely do we get the opportunity to prepare for grieving the loss of someone special from our life. Even when we know it is coming, the inevitable feeling of loss still hits us hard when the day finally arrives. For many of us, even years later, we are still deeply grieving the loss of a loved one. Loss is felt differently in everyone. However, the holding of that loss is relatively the same in us all. When we hold loss, deep within our heart for extended periods, our hea

The power of redesigning your relationship with your past through mindfulness

Jeanette Peterson

Mar 28
4 min

The power of redesigning your relationship with your past through mindfulness

Are you living, haunted by your past? For many of us, this is what can so frequently hold us back in life, often without us even realising it. When we are in a position in life that we are not happy with, it becomes commonplace to either, escape to the past or dream of the future. Life isn't perfect, so we are all prone to this at times. The trick in mindfulness is, to first become aware of our habit to do this because the most joy in life only exists in the present moment

How the Yogic practice of surrender can expand your life creating wonder and joy effortlessly

Jeanette Peterson

Mar 24
3 min

How the Yogic practice of surrender can expand your life creating wonder and joy effortlessly

For many years I swam a lot and loved it. However, for some reason, over time, I drifted away from it and focused on other pursuits, particularly yoga. Recently, however, I was inspired to get back in the pool, and I discovered something quite remarkable. The five-year gap, and my extended practice in yoga during this time, has changed the way I feel about swimming completely. I always found swimming relaxing, however, now it is meditative in the most beautiful way. This ch

Mindfulness - How I uncovered the deadly relationship trap of lost independence

Jeanette Peterson

Mar 21
4 min

Mindfulness - How I uncovered the deadly relationship trap of lost independence

Dependence! Now there is a word that can easily stir up a whole lot of trouble. Just like many other words in the English language, the word dependence certainly has not gone unscathed. If you have become a regular blog reader of mine, you will be beginning to realise just how significant the depth and breadth of which social and cultural conditioning has indeed become entangled within our lives. So what is the big deal about dependence in a relationship anyway? For nearly

How mindfulness can help you navigate the end of a relationship

Jeanette Peterson

Mar 16
3 min

How mindfulness can help you navigate the end of a relationship

Our lives are full of endings and beginnings that we apply labels to, some we believe are good and some bad. However, these are just labels of social & cultural conditioning. For anything new to begin, something must end. A perfect example of this is for the beautiful sun to set, the day must end. We don't question these kinds of endings, because we assume another day is coming. However, Do we really know? Enduring the end of a relationship is likely one of the most difficult

The complexity of the father-daughter relationship

Jeanette Peterson

Mar 11
3 min

The complexity of the father-daughter relationship

Some of us have experienced a beautiful and loving relationship with our father. However, for others, their relationship with their fathers have been marred with difficulty, ultimately causing the relationship to break down completely. If you are a daughter, what is your relationship with your father? If you are a father, what is your relationship with your daughter? As a daughter myself and a mindfulness coach, I have learned of the difficulties one can face, within the co

Jeanette Peterson

Mar 8
4 min

Golf and the yogic art of surrender

Recently I began to learn the sport of golf. Some people who know me will read this blog with a grin and an element of surprise. Whether you are old or young, man or woman, like me, golf might surprise you. I have been an active sporting person all my life, and I humbly admit with a little hesitation that at one time, I did not see golf as a sport at all. I once saw golf as a form of mindless suffering that people inflicted on themselves. Where it seemed people chased a ti

The power of breathing life into your every day

Jeanette Peterson

Mar 5
3 min

The power of breathing life into your every day

Do you take your breath for granted? It just happens right! Is there any need to think about it? If you leave your breath to its own devices, you won't stop breathing, but you also won't maximise your breathing potential either. The reason for this is quite simply because, for most of us, our breath has become somewhat shallow, and well, kind of lazy. So we breathe the bare minimum required for survival. It's kind of like being average instead of being great at something. W

The gift of expressing your truth in written words delivered nowhere

Jeanette Peterson

Mar 3
3 min

The gift of expressing your truth in written words delivered nowhere

Have you ever thought about writing a letter to yourself? Would it be to the younger version of yourself or the future you? What would you say? Writing letters has now been replaced by email and text in the modern world, where we deliver the written word at high speed. Have we then lost the art of the long written letter, or have we simply made communication much easier? The answer may be different based on your age and experience in life. Whatever it looks like, as technolog

The simplicity of the healing powers of nature right before you

Jeanette Peterson

Mar 2
3 min

The simplicity of the healing powers of nature right before you

Do you yearn for that sense of calm that you see in others, yet it feels as though it has alluded you for what seems like forever? Connecting to this sense of calm can be incredibly beneficial to all areas of your life. When you feel calm, you can relax more, make better decisions, and are less likely to be triggered by negative interactions with others. Who doesn't want this in their life right now? We all have a natural yearning for happiness. The answer to your longing fo

Jeanette Peterson

Feb 25
1 min

Redesigning Relationships Mindfully - a brand new pilot program

Do you wish you had better relationships in every part of your life? Has your marriage hit a bump in the road and are you struggling to see a way forward? Are you single and sick of hitting dead-ends in the dating world? Is your work-life no longer fulfilling you but you don't know how to change it? Have your relationships with your children been fractured and you'd like to rebuild them? If you answer yes to any of these questions then the 'Redesigning Relationships Mindfully

Redesigning relationships series part 7 - understanding the healing potential of everyday people

Jeanette Peterson

Feb 25
3 min

Redesigning relationships series part 7 - understanding the healing potential of everyday people

Looking beyond the woo-woo and understanding the healing potential of everyday people has the capacity to transform your life completely. Not only do we have untapped potential to heal ourselves, but we also have a significant capacity to heal and be healed by the inputs of everyday people all around us. In the world that we live in, this idea may feel like a big claim. On the contrary, it is something that is greatly understated in our lives. The relationships that you dev

Redesigning relationships series - part 6 - the power to re-invent future generations of children

Jeanette Peterson

Feb 25
3 min

Redesigning relationships series - part 6 - the power to re-invent future generations of children

The position of parenting can be both powerful and fearful all at once. It does not matter whether you have cared for your own children or someone else’s. The role of the parent is where you can potentially cast a wide net of influence. Your children are born in a state of complete reliance on you from the moment of birth to survive. Most parents will tell you that this is both their proudest and most daunting task in life. It is a role lived out like a roller coaster ride, w

Gender Equality - could divide and conquer be hurting our collective humanity

Jeanette Peterson

Feb 18
3 min

Gender Equality - could divide and conquer be hurting our collective humanity

I recently read another story of a human being failing another human being in an allegation of sexual assault. In processing this, I felt compelled to open a dialogue between gender equality and collective humanity. I am sure that I am not the only person wondering how we went so very wrong. I’ve spent my entire career working in male-dominated environments where I discovered some truths about gender equality that I found particularly alarming. Interestingly many will be t

Redesigning relationships series part 5 - the transformational power of understanding your enemies

Jeanette Peterson

Feb 18
2 min

Redesigning relationships series part 5 - the transformational power of understanding your enemies

The word enemies itself is steeped in social & cultural conditioning and often long-held suffering in our lives. Yet we all know that the greatest enemy is the enemy within because we habitually get in our own way of success. Who are your enemies? Are you focused on them right now? Is your focus on them holding you back in life? What you focus on, you feed right! So by focusing on any relationship in this negative way, we simply attract more of the same. So potentially thi

Redesigning relationships series - part 4 - the art of creating fulfilling friendships

Jeanette Peterson

Feb 16
3 min

Redesigning relationships series - part 4 - the art of creating fulfilling friendships

In life, the special friendships we have developed over time, frequently become our saviours when times get tough. Those special people who swoop in and pick us up when it feels like all hope is lost. These are the special friendships that should be nurtured, with care and compassion. When these friendships are fulfilling, we feel supported and enriched, giving us the backing to be courageous and authentic even when it scares us. You know, those besties that know just how

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