It’s my birthday and I am celebrating with the green veggie of practices

For my birthday I’m sharing with you one of my favorite practices again:

Celebrations, Clearings and Desires.
It’s good for all seasons, but it feels especially supportive when marking a transition or milestone like a birthday or anniversary.

Celebration, Challenge, Emotional Release, Expression, Mindfulness, Mindset, Self Love, Self Care, WritingMargot SchulmanMay 20, 2020

You should try a spring cleaning for your beliefs

I have been noticing a hardcore kerfuffle happening in social media lately around beliefs. People are displaying anger, fury, fear and hatred towards folks who seem to have different beliefs than them.

Have you been getting worked up — furious, scared, indignant, anxious about people whose beliefs differ from yours?

Mindfulness, Body Awareness, Writing, Journaling, Self Care, Self LoveMargot SchulmanMay 11, 2020Beliefs, Spring Cleaning, Habit, Desire, Judgement

Are you out of ideas for how to make yourself feel better?

Tantrums are a sure fire way to move stuck energy out of the body. Babies and children know how to do this until they are blocked by adults. Animals do this naturally as well - full body shaking after a frightening event.
Check this video here where I explain more fully and demonstrate.

Activism, Body Awareness, Celebration, Challenge, Commitment, Conscious Relationships, Dancing, Dating, Family Dynamics, Mindfulness, Parenting, Self Awareness, Self Care, Self Love, Soul Work, WritingMargot SchulmanApril 20, 202018, 2020, 50 Days, Article, Awareness, Birthday, Bodies, Calm, Cancer, Celebration, Chick Flick, Children, Choice, Claustrophobia, Clearing, Colleagues, Commitment, Communication, Community, Compassion, Coaching, Connection, Cookie, Corona, Couples, CrossFit, Cranky, Culture, Dancing, Deep knowing, Desire, Dharma, Divine Mother Nature, Donation, Energy, Enlightened, Essence, Family, Father, Fear, Feminine, Feminist, Friend, Game of Thrones, Goodness, Gratitude, Grief, Growth, Habit, Happiness, Hatred, Healing, Heart, Holiday, Hugs, Humanity, Human Suffering, Hurt, Ignorance, Inner Child, Integrity, Interview, Inquiry, Jewishness, Jews, Journal, Joy, Joyful, Judgement, Ken Foster, Kindness, Kisses, Life, Loneliness, Love, Love Language, Magical, Man, Maya Angelou, Meditation, Men, Messaging, Mindfulness, Mind, Mindset, Mother, Mucky, Murky, Nature, Open-Hearted, Orgasm, Pain, Pandemic, Parade, Path, Peace, Perfect, Permission, Pleasure, Potential, Presence, Prince, Punk, Relationship, Resolution, Resources, Responsibility, Revolution, Retreat, Rise, Safety, Self Care, Sculpture, Shaking, Shifts, Shoulds, Society Conditioning, Soul, Soulmate, Soul-nourishing, Spaciousness, Stress, Suffering, Summit, Tantrum, Teenager, Tension, Thich Nhat Hanh, Toni Morrison, Trust, Venmo, Video, Voices of Courage, Woman, Women, Work, Worksheet, Workshop, Wisdom, Writing, Wuwu, Yoga, Yoni, Zombies, woo-woo

Choose Love Challenge - Perform a Non-Random Act of Kindness (and brag about it to me)

Ok, deep breath. This whole lock-down thing is getting pretty old right about now. I’m over it. I want to just fucking walk into a coffee shop, smile at a barista and scarf down a chocolate chip cookie, without worrying about anything more than the cookie’s calorie count.

Is that too much to freakin’ ask?

Screams the frustrated and angry teenage part of me.

Activism, Body Awareness, Celebration, Commitment, Conscious Relationships, Challenge, Dancing, Dating, Family Dynamics, Mindfulness, Parenting, Self Awareness, Self Love, Soul Work, Writing, Journaling, MindsetMargot SchulmanApril 13, 202018, 2020, 50 Days, Article, Awareness, Birthday, Bodies, Calm, Cancer, Celebration, Chick Flick, Children, Choice, Claustrophobia, Clearing, Colleagues, Commitment, Communication, Community, Compassion, Coaching, Connection, Cookie, Corona, Couples, CrossFit, Culture, Dancing, Deep knowing, Desire, Divine Mother Nature, Donation, Energy, Enlightened, Essence, Family, Father, Fear, Feminine, Feminist, Friend, Game of Thrones, Goodness, Gratitude, Grief, Growth, Habit, Happiness, Hatred, Healing, Heart, Holiday, Hugs, Humanity, Human Suffering, Hurt, Ignorance, Inner Child, Integrity, Interview, Inquiry, Jewishness, Jews, Journal, Joy, Joyful, Judgement, Ken Foster, Kindness, Kisses, Life, Loneliness, Love, Love Language, Magical, Man, Maya Angelou, Meditation, Men, Messaging, Mindfulness, Mind, Mindset, Mother, Mucky, Murky, Nature, Open-Hearted, Orgasm, Pain, Pandemic, Parade, Path, Peace, Perfect, Permission, Pleasure, Potential, Presence, Prince, Punk, Relationship, Resolution, Resources, Responsibility, Revolution, Retreat, Rise, Safety, Self Care, Sculpture, Shifts, Shoulds, Society Conditioning, Soul, Soulmate, Soul-nourishing, Spaciousness, Suffering, Summit, Teenager, Thich Nhat Hanh, Toni Morrison, Trust, Venmo, Video, Voices of Courage, Woman, Women, Work, Worksheet, Workshop, Wisdom, Writing, Wuwu, Yoga, Yoni, Zombies

What do you NEED now to feel ok?

I feel like our world is changing like that right now - sudden, dramatic shifts are happening all around and more truths are coming into clear and stark relief.

With the shit hitting the fan the way it has been, people’s true natures are becoming more and more obvious.

Activism, Body Awareness, Celebration, Conscious Relationships, Dating, Family Dynamics, Mindfulness, Writing, Self Love, Self Awareness, Parenting, DancingMargot SchulmanApril 6, 202018, 2020, 50 Days, Article, Awareness, Bodies, Calm, Celebration, Chick Flick, Children, Choice, Clearing, Colleagues, Commitment, Communication, Community, Compassion, Coaching, Connection, Corona, Couples, CrossFit, Culture, Dancing, Deep knowing, Desire, Divine Mother Nature, Donation, Energy, Enlightened, Essence, Family, Father, Fear, Feminine, Feminist, Friend, Goodness, Gratitude, Grief, Growth, Habit, Happiness, Healing, Heart, Holiday, Humanity, Human Suffering, Hurt, Inner Child, Integrity, Interview, Inquiry, Jewishness, Jews, Journal, Joy, Joyful, Judgement, Kindness, LifeLoneliness, Love, Love Language, Magical, Man, Maya Angelou, Meditation, Men, Messaging, Mindfulness, Mind, Mindset, Mother, Mucky, Murky, Nature, Open-Hearted, Orgasm, Pain, Pandemic, Path, Peace, Perfect, Pleasure, Potential, Presence, Prince, Punk, Relationship, Resolution, Resources, Revolution, Retreat, Rise, Safety, Self Care, Sculpture, Shifts, Shoulds, Society Conditioning, Soul, Soulmate, Soul-nourishing, Spaciousness, Suffering, Summit, Toni Morrison, Thich Nhat Hanh, Trust, Venmo, Video, Woman, Women, Work, Worksheet, Workshop, Wisdom, Writing, Wuwu, Yoga, Yoni

LOVE > FEAR ( and How to Stay Sane in a CoronaCrazy World)

What do you need now, right in this moment to feel safe and loved?

Can you find that centered, courageous part of yourself?

I have been on a roller coaster of emotions myself - working through all sorts of emotional and mental swampiness.

Activism, Body Awareness, Conscious Relationships, Dating, Family Dynamics, Mindfulness, Parenting, Self Awareness, Self Love, WritingMargot SchulmanMarch 15, 20202020, Article, Awareness, Bodies, Celebration, Chick flick, Choice, Clearing, Communication, Compassion, Couples, CrossFit, Culture, Deep knowing, Desire, Energy, Enlightened, Family, Father, Feminine, Feminist, Friend, Goodness, Gratitude, Growth, Habit, Happiness, Healing, Heart, Holiday, Human Suffering, Hurt, Inner Child, Inquiry, Integrity, Interview, Journal, Joy, Joyful, Judgement, Kindness, Life, Love, Love Language, Magical, Man, Meditation, Men, Messaging, Mind, Mindfulness, Mindset, Mother, Open-Hearted, Orgasm, Pain, Path, Peace, Pleasure, Potential, Presence, Prince, Punk, Relationship, Resolution, Retreat, Revolution, Rise, Sculpture, Self Care, Shifts, Shoulds, Society Conditioning, Soul-nourishing, Soulmate, Spaciousness, Suffering, Summit, Thich Nhat Hanh, Toni Morrison, Trust, Video, Wisdom, Woman, Women, Worksheet, Workshop, Writing, Wuwu, Yoga, Yoni

F’*K the SHOULDS

… but only very recently have I discovered, to my horror, that the seemingly enlightened, feminist “wu wu” culture that I now spend a good amount of time in - has its own devious set of “shoulds” - especially in the area of love and relationships!

Mindfulness, Self Awareness, Self Love, WritingMargot SchulmanFebruary 3, 2020Article, Chick flick, Choice, Culture, Feminine, Feminist, Goodness, Habit, Inquiry, Integrity, Joyful, Judgement, Life, Messaging, Pain, Potential, Punk, Shoulds, Soulmate, Women, Worksheet, Writing, Wuwu

Ditch the Resolutions. Do this simple 3 Step Practice instead to stick with your Goals

I did not make any resolutions this year. But I did take time to “take stock,” so to speak. I spent time examining and writing about myself with the goal of celebrating my own accomplishments and awesomeness, acknowledging my failures in order to see where and how I can expand further into integrity, compassion and confidence, and clarifying my goals.

Body Awareness, Mindfulness, Parenting, Self Awareness, Self Love, WritingMargot SchulmanJanuary 18, 2020Awareness, Bodies, Celebration, Clearing, Desire, Growth, Inquiry, Journal, Judgement, Man, Men, Mindfulness, Relationship, Resolution, Self Care, Summit, Woman, Women, Writing