Carol Robin http://carolrobin.com Just another WordPress site Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:24:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A New Year and a New Bridge… http://carolrobin.com/a-new-year-and-a-new-bridge/ http://carolrobin.com/a-new-year-and-a-new-bridge/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:24:16 +0000 Carol http://carolrobin.com/?p=1640 I am so pleased and relieved to be beginning the new year with a new bridge connecting my home and office to the outside world. Enjoying the simple pleasures of pulling into my driveway to unload groceries instead of carting them over the footbridge and though the mud in a wheelbarrow, the security of . . . → Read More: A New Year and a New Bridge…]]> http://carolrobin.com/a-new-year-and-a-new-bridge/feed/ 0 The Gratitude is Greater Than the Grief… http://carolrobin.com/the-gratitude-is-greater-than-the-grief/ http://carolrobin.com/the-gratitude-is-greater-than-the-grief/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:45:11 +0000 Carol http://carolrobin.com/?p=1621 My beloved companion dog Satika died 2 weeks ago of a very aggressive cancer. We had 5 bittersweet weeks to enjoy together after he was diagnosed. We woke up each morning grateful for another chance to gaze into his dark soulful eyes and bask in the the calm joy and deep love that radiated . . . → Read More: The Gratitude is Greater Than the Grief…]]> http://carolrobin.com/the-gratitude-is-greater-than-the-grief/feed/ 12 Water, Change and Hurricane Irene http://carolrobin.com/water-change-and-hurricane-irene/ http://carolrobin.com/water-change-and-hurricane-irene/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:50:57 +0000 Carol http://carolrobin.com/?p=1619 It’s been months since I sent out a newsletter, months since I felt like life was sort of normal. When Hurricane Irene blew through the Northeast it changed my life. In a matter of hours, the rising, chaotic waters washed out the bridge that connects my home and office to the rest of civilization. . . . → Read More: Water, Change and Hurricane Irene]]> http://carolrobin.com/water-change-and-hurricane-irene/feed/ 1 What Does it Mean to Be Centered? http://carolrobin.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-centered/ http://carolrobin.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-centered/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:31:41 +0000 Carol http://carolrobin.com/?p=1598 Being centered means having a reference point, a place to come back to when life and emotions and stress push you off balance. Think about those wobbly toys that kids play with; you knock them down and they bounce right back. They have the kind of balance that we wobbly humans often wish we possessed! . . . → Read More: What Does it Mean to Be Centered?]]> http://carolrobin.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-centered/feed/ 1 Where Does the “Four Steps to Center” Meditation Come From? http://carolrobin.com/four-steps-to-center-meditation/ http://carolrobin.com/four-steps-to-center-meditation/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:03:46 +0000 Carol http://carolrobin.com/?p=1587 People have asked me how I came up with the Four Steps to Center™ process that I use in many of my guided imagery meditation CDs and mp3s. It evolved out of my understanding of who we really are; not just physical beings, but beings of multiple levels, of heart and mind and spirit . . . → Read More: Where Does the “Four Steps to Center” Meditation Come From?]]> http://carolrobin.com/four-steps-to-center-meditation/feed/ 0 Giving It Over – Do I Really Have To Do It All Myself? http://carolrobin.com/giving-it-over-do-i-really-have-to-do-it-all-myself/ http://carolrobin.com/giving-it-over-do-i-really-have-to-do-it-all-myself/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:22:11 +0000 Carol http://carolrobin.com/?p=1544 I just found a computer program that creates a fancy To Do list for me and I felt an immediate sense of relief. How much stressful mental energy do we use just trying to remember all the myriad details of life? And how relaxing it is to stop keeping track and give it over . . . → Read More: Giving It Over – Do I Really Have To Do It All Myself?]]> http://carolrobin.com/giving-it-over-do-i-really-have-to-do-it-all-myself/feed/ 0 Imagery, Visualization and Kindness… http://carolrobin.com/imagery-visualization-and-kindness/ http://carolrobin.com/imagery-visualization-and-kindness/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:55:00 +0000 Carol http://carolrobin.com/?p=1340 Often clients have told me that they can’t do guided imagery because they “can’t visualize.” I find it ironic, because the truth is, we are all absolutely expert at what I call ‘negative imagery.’ Sending our bodies messages that they obediently respond to; “I’m clumsy, I’m fat (and I’ll always be fat!), I have . . . → Read More: Imagery, Visualization and Kindness…]]> http://carolrobin.com/imagery-visualization-and-kindness/feed/ 0 Quick Stress Relief Tips… http://carolrobin.com/quick-stress-relief-tips/ http://carolrobin.com/quick-stress-relief-tips/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:48:05 +0000 Carol http://carolrobin.com/?p=1497 I’ve had some great responses to my new guided imagery meditation CD and mp3 Releasing Stress, Finding Peace. But as this recent email expresses, trying to find the time to implement stress relief techniques can be stressful itself, so I wanted to share with you some quick stress releasing ideas.

“I wanted to thank . . . → Read More: Quick Stress Relief Tips…]]> http://carolrobin.com/quick-stress-relief-tips/feed/ 0 How Do I Fit Meditation Into My Busy Life? http://carolrobin.com/how-do-i-fit-meditation-into-my-busy-life/ http://carolrobin.com/how-do-i-fit-meditation-into-my-busy-life/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 22:00:48 +0000 Carol http://carolrobin.com/?p=1479 The question I hear most frequently is “how do I find time to meditate? I’m stressed enough already, trying to find time to meditate is even more stressful!” Life seems busier, more rushed, more full of stuff to do every year. So how do we find extra time to do the things that will, . . . → Read More: How Do I Fit Meditation Into My Busy Life?]]> http://carolrobin.com/how-do-i-fit-meditation-into-my-busy-life/feed/ 1 Releasing Stress, Finding Peace… http://carolrobin.com/releasing-stress-finding-peace/ http://carolrobin.com/releasing-stress-finding-peace/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 22:02:37 +0000 Carol http://carolrobin.com/?p=1465 The CDs of my new guided imagery meditation Releasing Stress, Finding Peace just arrived! I am so thrilled to have this concrete product of months of work finally in my hands. It has been a vision of mine for a long time to create a guided imagery meditation on letting go of stress, and . . . → Read More: Releasing Stress, Finding Peace…]]> http://carolrobin.com/releasing-stress-finding-peace/feed/ 0