What do antarctic penguin mating habits and connection have in common? This week, Beck finds out the story behind the latest social trend of “pebbling'“
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Coherent Breathing: Your Stress-Busting Solution Is Two Bells Away
Beck shares a simple and effective breath work cue to help focus your mind and reduce stress - led by a simple audio cue.
In Favor of the New: Beginner’s Mind, Again
Cathy gets curious in meditation from the perspective of a newbie meditator to discover new ways of doing things, unearthing some gorgeous gifts along the way.
Putting Sanity Back into Your Wine Studies - A Guided Meditation Series
Thanks to the generosity of community, here a re five meditations to help soothe an anxious wine study mind.
The Thing That Keeps You Sane
Feeling overwhelmed? This week, Cathy offers a simple way to keep your mind from being scrambled.
Beyond the Glass: Mindfulness and Sensory Training
This week, Guest contributor Chiara Shannon considers how mindfulness tasting training can set us up for success at the tasting table, and beyond.
The Antidote to Anxiety, and How to Use It in Our Everyday Lives
For Cathy, this past week was a first for Beck and I, twice over. The “first first” was co-leading a wine tasting in North Carolina, and the “second first” was co-presenting a mini-workshop to teenagers and parents on how to manage anxiety. Know what they had in common? Taking a pause.
What An Old Watch Has Taught Me About Meditation
A sidewalk sale wasn’t exactly the most obvious place to find a new meditation teacher, but it was an old watch that taught Beck new reminders about meditation.
2 Big and Completely Unexpected Upsides to Meditation
The thing about meditation is that no matter how many times you do it, there's something else to uncover. So this week Cathy shares why this week's focus on meditation is worth returning to. If there's ever been a time to uncover the quieter, still parts of ourselves, it might be right now.
Mindful Drinking: Time for a Mid-Year Tune Up?
Is it me, or are there a plethora of mindful drinking, consumption reduction and/or “sober-lit” articles lately? With a ton of online stories swirling, I revisited the story I wrote for ABG in January, on How to Put Mindful Drinking on Your 2021 List. I ran a scorecard on how I’m doing with my own consumption habits.
So I'm Officially a Mindfulness Teacher. Now What?
This past weekend, Cathy graduated (virtually) from the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certificate Program, a two-year program facilitated by Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. It was all the things, especially inspiration about sharing mindfulness in the world as we know it today. What happens now?
Four Quirky Wellness Ideas to Shape Your New Habits for the Year Ahead
In her first post fo 2021, this week Cathy considers some of her new habits that fall outside the category of alcohol consumption while still inside the realm of wellness, mindfulness and health.
Edging from Mud to Lotus: Revised to Bloom
“No mud. No lotus.” It’s a quote that’s usually attributed to Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, but any one of us can recognize the formulation: first the challenge, then the reward. It’s safe to say, I think, that we’re all fairly mud-slicked right now.
What To Drink When You’re Not Drinking – Discoveries from the Global Mindful Drinking Festival
This past weekend, Guest Contributor, Martha Wright attended her first Global Mindful Drinking Festival and made some exciting discoveries she wanted to share.
Five Bright Stars For These Dark Times
This week my mental health got hit by a truck. Like “holy s**t, I’m not sure where to start to get outta this one,” kinda hit… But through the angst and anxiety, there have been five bright stars I have looked to help keep me on track, and I hope they can help you, no matter where in the world this finds you.
Stepping Up and other ABG Updates
In these most uncertain of times, we are doing a few things to keep people connected and community strong, including sharing stories from our initial 30 days of practice. Check it out:
Launching ABG on the Cushion: A Meditation for Busy (and Anxious) Wine Professionals
With all that is going on in the world, and our collective anxiety heightened, we thought it timely to launch ABG On The Cushion four-week meditation program led by Cathy. Curious? Click through to learn more.
Fear of the Unknown: Staying Mindful in a Time of Uncertainty
What do we do when fear arises in our hearts? With a big hat tip to meditation teacher Tara Brach, this week Beck explores the topic for wine pros in these most trying of times.
When Food is Too Much: 4 Tips for Navigating the Menu When You’ve Already Had Enough
Food writer and guest contributor Sara Kay shares simple tips on how to navigating smart menu options when you just can’t face another plate of abundance.
Ground Down in 2020: 5 Lessons from the Yoga Mat
As we kick off 2020, Cathy shares her five favorite lessons learned from teachers over the decades to help keep you grounded in what can be a hectic start to the year.