Author Archives: Kim Gold

What are You Feeding Your Mind?

For many years I have had a habit of listening to health, personal development, and spiritual audiobooks. It is a big part of my mindfulness practice. Back before you could download books to your phone with Audible, I used to purchase cd sets from Sounds True (ask me about some of these—they may be available… Read More »

How Stress Can Undermine Your Goals

One of the things I do as part of my work is to monitor the internet for what’s new in the world of weight loss. I have an alert set to receive info on the subjects that interest me: weight loss, obesity, mindfulness, yoga, meditation, etc. I spend a few minutes browsing the headlines every… Read More »

Led From Within

A main part of my job is to facilitate the development of a mindfulness practice for our members, and to support them as they grow in this process. Ultimately, as people become more mindful, they are led from within themselves to make their own necessary choices toward improved health. As people become more mindful, self-care… Read More »

Just Do This One Thing…

Engage (verb): to participate or become involved in. To assume an obligation. We often hear this in our groups “I had a bad week, yet I still lost a pound. I don’t know how that happened.” And then they go on to describe several instances where they made sligthly better choices, or choices that were… Read More »

The Importance of Daily Practice

Practice, noun: the repeated exercise in, or performance of, an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it. A foundational tenet of our program is that in order to change habits, a person must have “a practice.” We borrowed the idea of a practice from the Eastern traditions of yoga, meditation, and… Read More »

Mindful Life Interview: Judy Wine, Artist and Teacher

The Mindful Life Interviews highlight members of the community who are living mindfully. Recently, I had the opportunity to interview program participant Judy Wine. Judy is a lifelong fine artist and teacher. She creates vibrant scenes from nature, specifically the joyous beauty of flowers. However, words and descriptions do not do her work justice—her work must… Read More »