EXPERIENCE YOUR LIFE
Practical Mindfulness
for midlife Women
Mindfulness Starts with A Moment
Is it just me, or does it feel like the last two decades flew by?
Midlife can arrive quietly, then suddenly you’re asking big questions: How did I get here? What matters now? Where do I go from here?
At Small Steps, Big Joy, you’ll find brief, do-able mindfulness-based exercises, reflective prompts, and self-directed learning paths designed to help you slow down, reconnect with your senses, and build a more peaceful relationship with your life.
What This Site is About
Why Mindfulness Exercises?
Binge-watching TV shows, endless scrolling, inhaling comfort foods:
these activities only leave you feeling empty.
Mindful practices can help. You don’t have to spend your free time recovering from your workday or stressful situations.
The active meditations in this blog are brief, do-able, satisfying ways to get more out of the present moment.
Relieve Stress Naturally
Among the most immediately rewarding byproducts of mindful practices? Stress relief. Mindfulness exercises are proven to be as effective as common medications in helping to regulate stess.
Regulate Emotions
Emotions can be powerful tools for experiencing your life more fully. Yet, when emotions run wild, they cause friction. Learning to manage emotions through body-based techniques can help.
Improve Ability to Concentrate
As we age, we are more concerned with mental sharpness. Mindful practices like active meditation are easy to do daily for gradual improvement.
All the Benefits of Meditation
. . .without the frustration! With so much research showing the benefits of meditation, you know you “should” do it.
Yet, when you sit there, your thoughts pop like popcorn. Honestly, for many of us, traditional meditation can feel like torture. How exactly do you meditate?
I’ve carefully curated active mindfulness techniques on this website with midlife women in mind. Enjoy tailoring the exercises to your unique lifestyle and situation.
As a bonus, did you know that when you slow down and increase your awareness it’s easier to respond to hormonal fluctuations?
Brain fog, hot flashes, irritation . . . all of these goodies come with midlife, it’s true. But you don’t have to let them derail you.
If you’re curious about how the exercises on this site will help, read on.
Mindfulness Exercises and Resources
Pause the Fight Or Flight Response And Feel Better Instantly
Fight or flight is real, and it happens every day. You’re driving to work. Out of nowhere, a car drives up behind you, uncomfortably close to your rear bumper. You try speeding up a little, but they’re on your tail. Thankfully as you approach a light, they accelerate and swerve…
5 Creative Ways to Boost Your Mid-life Mood
If you’re like me, you sometimes have a hard time getting out of bed. Not to mention, getting out of bed in a positive mood.Sometimes your initial thought in the morning is about the stuff you don’t want to do. With so much to navigate in a day, doing what…
Try These Exercises Today to Improve Mental Focus
What Is Mental Focus? Mental focus is your ability to put your attention fully onto one thing in your immediate environment. If you think about it, you might hold the belief that multi-tasking means you’re more productive.Have you ever asked yourself where that belief comes from? Think about that for…