by Lisa Rigau | Apr 14, 2020 |
With all of the anxiety, fear and suffering surrounding these uncertain times of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), recently I was swept up in the chaos at the local grocery store. As a health and wellness nurse and educator who is married to an Emergency Medicine...
by Lisa Rigau | Nov 26, 2019 |
Recently, I was craving chicken salad. I haven’t had it in many years, and I was visiting a diner that I remember made it deliciously from scratch. As I was eating my mouth wasn’t loving the taste, my mind was saying, “This isn’t what I remember”, yet I kept...
by Lisa Rigau | Apr 9, 2019 |
As I stood in line at the grocery store waiting for the gentleman in front of me to finish his order, I sensed I was mildly irritated. He was taking too long, and I had things I needed to get done. I quickly noticed my mind and body – the tightness in my...
by Lisa Rigau | Nov 27, 2018 |
“We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are.” -Anaïs Nin Awareness shines a light on all that can be felt and known. So often our own thoughts cloud the direct experience of what is truly present in our own lives. Recently, while teaching a mindful...
by Lisa Rigau | Apr 10, 2018 |
Recently I was speaking with my younger brother. We were reminiscing about our childhood and telling old stories. He and I were and are very close. So, when he reminded me that as a child I never shared my food with him, I was taken aback and noticed irritation...
