Host of the Dandelion Doorways Podcast: focusing on mindful living, exploring practices such as meditation and Reiki, and how simple shifts in perspective can allow us to experience a deeper connection and more blissful life.
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Sidewalk in the sun
I let the baggage drop today. It was getting too heavy, the older I get the more it weighs.So I let it go. I left it on a sidewalk in the sun.It was holey and worn with tatters and frays and no longer suited me. I don’t even remember everything I was carrying around anymore.…
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Kristen Simonds on Insight Timer
insig.ht/1Qn7CUlvfpb Greetings on this beautiful Spring day. I am now sharing guided meditations on Insight Timer. I would be grateful for a follow and feedback. In the future I will have courses and a mentorship program available, however Insight Timer requires 50 followers before I am able to provide these trainings. Please consider following as…
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A Brief History of Reiki
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Ashes
✢I am occasionally asked, as a Buddhist, why I observe Ash Wednesday and Lent. I was raised catholic, and as a child, Lent was that annoying time when I’d have to give up chocolate or ice cream. I did not understand the deeper message until I was older.✢As a Buddhist, Lent has become a time…
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Reiki
Happy now, beautiful souls! It is a crisp, cold morning here in upstate NY- the perfect day to cozy up with a cup of tea, a good book, or get started on a new blog post! I do like to hibernate a bit more in the winter. My body and mind crave warmth, comfort, and…
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Magic
There is ★𝙈 𝘼 𝙂 𝙄 𝘾 ★ in the ordinary. Being present in the moment- 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 -is where spontaneous joy arises. Meditation can help us become comfortable with stillness. It gives us practice being in the moment. As we go about our daily routines, it’s possible to transform each activity into an opportunity…
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Stop doing. Start being.
“Did you read that poem?” Dorrance asked from behind Ralph. “The one that starts ‘Each thing I do I rush through so I can do something else’?” Steven King, from Insomnia How many of us rush through what we must “do” because it is tedious, or we do not feel like doing it? We lead…
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Well-being
As summer begins to wind down, I notice that I haven’t been as mindful with regard to what I am taking in. As the days get shorter, they also seem to get busier, more hectic, and less intentional. I notice this shift in awareness about 4 times a year, usually prior to the solstices and…
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Anahata
I wrote post this back in 2021 when my beloved friend Patty gave me the pendant. Patty passed away Tuesday and my heart breaks for her parents, loved ones and her beloved dog Marley. I am blessed to have known her these few short years. She was one of the strongest, most stubborn, kind hearted,…
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Midsummer Magic
The harvest is upon us as the days slowly shorten, and we begin to prepare for cooler, darker days ahead. Yet now we are in the midst of abundance, a time of plenty as traditionally midsummer was the first harvest of the year. This is a time of gratitude for the nourishment which has been…