the LTM blog

It’s going to be a great day, what will you create today, I ask myself as the alarm coaxes me awake. My sleepy eyes open, and the first streams of soft sunrise trickle into the room. I fight the urge to hate it and remember that the sun has not risen this morning just to […]

10 Statistics To Prove How Powerful Your Mind Is Meditation can help reduce symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks by up to 70% (University of Massachusetts Medical School) Meditation can help lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart disease by up to 47% (American Heart Association) Meditation can increase the amount of grey […]

When I was a little girl, I used to lay in my bed when I couldn’t sleep and think about the things in my life I couldn’t change, the things I felt trapped by, or had power over me. As you can imagine, as a small child, there was a myriad of things in my […]

Can we talk irreverently about meditation for a minute? Irreverently is my favorite way to talk. Take note of your feelings right now and read this word slowly and with intention. Meditation. There are countless emotions, feelings, beliefs, notions, and rules wrapped up in this one little word. I wasn’t shocked to see the variety […]

At one point, we all ended up with a teacher that confused us, did we not? Maybe I should speak for myself. I have wondered since the moment I met her, as an 8-year-old, why my second-grade teacher decided to teach young children. Perhaps a career with fully-formed adults would have been more her speed? […]

I talked about journaling in a recent IG story and got a bunch of messages with the same question. What do you write when you journal? Good question. I’m glad you asked. In short, I write the truth. I don’t censor myself when I journal. I write whatever I’m feeling.  If I’m feeling like writing […]