The Mindfulness Incubator Blog
It’s almost June, the days are getting longer and the weather (at least in the northern hemisphere) is warming up. For those with school aged kids, the academic year is coming to a close, and summer adventures await. We’ve talked in prior posts about the benefits of goal setting and...
It’s common to believe that the key to success in life is to be more productive, to work harder, longer, and more efficiently. In some cultures, being busy is a status symbol. If the answer to “how are you”, is anything other than “slammed / busy”, what are you even...
Reading is a powerful tool for personal growth, development and happiness. Reading fiction for enjoyment helps us build empathy for others (University of Liverpool, 2016) and enhance cognitive function. And guess what? Reading for as little as 6 minutes can help reduce stress levels by up to 68%...
Spring has sprung in the Northern Hemisphere. That means we’ve spent the last two weeks trying to recover from a one hour time change (how is that possible?), including wrangling kids and pets whose bodies refuse to believe we have sprung forward. It also means it’s time to take a...
In the middle of the pandemic, Eve Rodsky published her second book “Find your Unicorn Space”. In it, she summarizes the common experience that many women share: feeling like something is missing in life. That is, “unless they create and prioritize time for activities that not...
Mindfulness Incubator’s mission is to help you live with more intention and ease. It often feels like life is rigged to drive busyness, stress, and overloaded schedules. That’s why we’re always looking for new ways to create space for what truly matters.
Technology can...
As we turn the corner on the first week of 2023, many of us are still thinking about our hopes and dreams for the year ahead. According to Statista, about 39% of Americans set resolutions in 2022. In 2023, the resolutions we most often intend to make are focused on living healthier lifestyles...
As we prepare to welcome a shiny new year, we can take the opportunity to think about our goals, our habits, and take stock of our lives. We’ve talked about the power and importance of awareness and goal setting in prior posts. After all, if you don’t know where you’re going,...
Welcome back for our second edition of our FAVORITE Holiday Resources (Part 2). If you missed Part 1, check out last week’s blog post here. In it, we covered:
- Resources to get ready to go “out of the office” and set yourself up for success when you get back
- Tools to help you...
The Holidays are right around the corner. To celebrate, we are rounding up some of our favorite “getting ready for the holidays” posts and resources to get you in the spirit of the season, without feeling overwhelmed.
In today’s post:
- How to get ready to go “Out of...
Holidays can be complicated. We talked about the mixed emotions that these occasions can stir up in our recent blog post, Thankful for Boundaries this Thanksgiving. Even with the best intentions, it’s easy to fall into overwhelm, get to the other side of celebrations feeling depleted and...
Thanksgiving is right around the corner. If you haven’t yet, check out our two Thanksgiving focused blog posts: Thankful for Boundaries this Thanksgiving, and Four Practices & Rituals for Better Time Off.
On the heels of a holiday focused on connection and gratitude comes some of the...