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Meditation for Anxiety: When It Doesn’t Work & What to Do

Meditation for Anxiety: When It Doesn’t Work & What to Do

by Melissa Noel Renzi | May 18, 2022 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Meditation, Yoga

Have you tried to use meditation for anxiety symptoms? Many HSPs who are prone to anxiety turn to meditation to cope. It makes sense that people with sensitive nervous systems would gravitate toward a quiet, inward-oriented, and deeply personal practice. We’ve also...
A Question That Gets Neglected in Contemplative Practice

A Question That Gets Neglected in Contemplative Practice

by Melissa Noel Renzi | May 6, 2022 | Meditation, Yoga

Are you engaging in a contemplative practice? Maybe you have an existing practice or you’ve recently embarked on something new. Whatever your practice may be, I have a question for you to consider on your journey. It’s a question that tends to get...
Nadi Shodhana: A Breathing Technique to Help Calm Anxiety

Nadi Shodhana: A Breathing Technique to Help Calm Anxiety

by Melissa Noel Renzi | Nov 14, 2018 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Meditation, Yoga

Want to learn a breathing technique for anxiety? Breathing techniques may not always work to ease anxiety, but that doesn’t mean that breathing never works. Different tools work in different ways for different people. What’s important is that you have...
A Gratitude for Grief Meditation to Transform Your Loss

A Gratitude for Grief Meditation to Transform Your Loss

by Melissa Noel Renzi | Nov 24, 2017 | Grief and Loss, Meditation, Self Care

Can I share something personal with you? My grandma passed away over the weekend. I’ve lost two grandmas and my stepmom this year. Having lost my mom, stepdad, and grandpa in the last decade, sometimes it feels like the people I love are constantly dying....
A Meditation to Practice Love and Acceptance

A Meditation to Practice Love and Acceptance

by Melissa Noel Renzi | Jun 7, 2017 | Meditation, Personal Growth, Self Care

Photo courtesy of Madeline Northway Photography and Room to Breathe Chicago.  Have you heard of “metta meditation”? It’s an important word everyone ought to know. I’ll get into why, but I’d like to take a moment to talk about judgment and...

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