The Aligned Actor

My mind tends to wander when I meditate and I bet yours does too.

And really that's not a problem because it's just part of your present moment experience.

Welcome to my Substack! I'm Amy Schloerb. I a…

How well do you know your breath?

Have you ever REALLY studied it with wonder and awe?

That’s what we’re going to do today.

So settle in and prepare to observe your experience of breathing with mindful …

What are you putting up with in your life?

😒 The burned out light bulb in the kitchen.

🤪 All the clutter on the dining room table.

😩 The sink that never drains.

How much better would you f…

When we practice mindfulness meditation we choose to place our attention and focus on our breath.

Other things may be present in the moment around us and within us (thoughts, sensations, sounds, etc)…

Today I wanted to share something I’ve really been enjoying in my life recently.

A quiet, mindful walk.

But I don’t want to just tell you about it, but really share it with you by guiding you through…

The only way to get better at anything is to practice.

Practice.

Practice.

Practice.

That’s what we do in these mindful moments.

We practice.

We practice focusing.

We practice noticing.

And practicing here m…

Mindful meditation is a beautiful cycle.

Focus on your breath.

Notice whatever you notice (without attaching to it).

If you notice that your mind has wandered away from your breath and is focused on som…

It’s so easy to get caught up in our thoughts and miss the present moment. The process of thinking is of course part of our present moment experience, but today, we’re going to open ourselves up to o…

Gratitude is a great practice to cultivate in life. The more we pause to appreciate the good things in life, the more good things we tend to find.

Let’s practice gratitude today in our mindful moment.

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This one goes out to all my actor pals. 🎭

But even if you’re not an actor, this video still applies to you. 🤗

I read a Martha Graham quote that at its heart speaks to the unique self expression that we…

When you distill mindfulness down to its most basic elements, it’s just breathing and noticing.

Noticing the breath, noticing the mind, noticing the body, noticing whatever is happening around you.

No…

As you know, mindfulness is my jam. (I especially love it on toast! Ba dum bum. 🤣)

Anyway, this video presents a fun twist on a mindful walk. I’ve been walking like this a lot lately and I’m finding i…

As I say at the top of this recording, this meditation is intended for your evening practice. It’s a bit of a follow up to last week’s session where I guided you to set an intention for your day.

In t…

Today’s MMM was a request from a participant in my weekly mindfulness group. I am always open to suggestions for meditation themes or topics you wish me to explore in another way on Substack. Just le…

Transcript

Okay, so this is a video for anybody who's in the midst of some kind of creative process and wants to f*****g tear their hair out.

I am in that place.

I am creating something and I feel like…

Quick side note: My kid was sick the day I recorded this, so you may hear him coughing in the background. You may also hear the occasional airplane flyover. I invite you to just be present with an ex…

Quick side note: My kid was sick the day I recorded this, so you may hear him coughing in the background. You may also hear the occasional airplane flyover. I invite you to just be present with an ex…

Today we’re back meditating with our good friend the breath to see if it has something to tell us.

Just observing and being in conversation with your breath in this moment.

Get comfortable, press play,…

I’m starting something new, which I hope you will find beneficial. I’m going to be releasing short mindfulness meditations on Mondays.

Like the title says, I’m calling this a Monday Mindful Moment. An…

Okay, so you're super stressed out.

I get it. There's a lot going on in your life right now.

Grab a piece of paper and write down everything that you have going on right now.

What are your responsibil…