by Nicole Havelka | Dec 29, 2021 | Advent & Christmas, Community, Mindfulness, Self Care
Happy New Year, wonderful humans! I had a wonderful, restful Christmas holiday. I didn’t travel to see family, though we did share a Zoom meal together on Christmas Eve. I didn’t even attend a party, just one church service. On Christmas Day, I made some cookies and...
by Nicole Havelka | Dec 22, 2021 | Advent & Christmas, Antiracism, Community, Social Justice
Pay attention, and tune into hope. That’s what I’ve been asking people to do in my weekly yoga classes and my Mindful Advent Yoga Series. So I thought I’d put my hope-filled reflections out there, too. Here are five things (plus an honorable mention) that have...
by Nicole Havelka | Dec 15, 2021 | Advent & Christmas, Mindfulness, Ritual, Self Care
In the past few weeks, I’ve been trying to make exercise a higher priority than it’s been in the past year. My gym location closed due to COVID, which meant my master’s swim group lost its space to gather. The pressure of starting a business ate into the time I would...
by Nicole Havelka | Dec 8, 2021 | Healing, Mindfulness, Ritual, Self Care
“When your mind turns to judgment, instead turn to wonder.” This was one of the guidelines for behavior at a retreat I attended years ago. It really grabbed my attention and caused me to reflect. My habit of judging others’ behaviors, choices and mistakes is deeply...
by Nicole Havelka | Dec 1, 2021 | Advent & Christmas, Creativity, Mindfulness, Yoga & Church
I am having to work double-time at hope this year. Fall was busy for my business, so I hopefully embarked on building an online store (with the help of at least two other people). I promoted holiday gift ideas for weeks, and then: There were no sales during my Small...
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