by Amanda Votto | Feb 23, 2016 | Divine Within
Mindfulness is defined as non-judgmental present moment awareness.It is a skill that helps us wake up to life and all that is going on both externally around us and internally within us. It is a process that takes time, commitment, and faith. Through this process we...
by Amanda Votto | Feb 22, 2016 | Divine Within
On our path to living a meaningful and authentic life, we develop skills that help us cultivate resilience, compassion, and love for ourselves and for everyone we encounter. Gratitude is a key catalyst to living from our heart. If we can see our experiences through...
by Amanda Votto | Feb 8, 2016 | Divine Within
“How does one become a butterfly?” she asked.“You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.” ~Trina PaulusThis is one of my favorite quotes. I love it so much that I made a picture of butterflies for my daughter’s room with this...
by Amanda Votto | Jan 26, 2016 | Divine Within
I just returned from a 7-day mindfulness retreat at Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts. I am feeling deep gratitude for the opportunity of submerging myself into a week of brilliant teachings and practice. Trust me- it wasn’t easy to leave my family, job, and...
by Amanda Votto | Jan 15, 2016 | Divine Within
We are continually being pulled in a million different directions throughout our day. Whether it is through the demands of our job, school, family, friends or media, we can feel stretched so thin that we are about to snap. Often times, we do snap because we are...
by Amanda Votto | Jan 3, 2016 | Divine Within
For many of us, at different times in our lives we may feel out of sync with life. This may be a subtle notion or a very loud internal reminder. We all have the choice to look closely at our lives and make the conscious decision to go inside ourselves and heal. How...
by Amanda Votto | Dec 15, 2015 | Divine Within
Life is busy and seems to keep getting busier, especially if we don’t take the time to slow down. I certainly fell victim to the crazy life. My days consisted of taking care of my two young children, working a demanding job, maintaining a healthy marriage, keeping up...
