Posts by Allison Waguespack

I hope you all had a nice weekend. Last Monday I lost a friend of 30 years.  He took his own life and when these things happen, after the initial shock moves through we are often left the question Why? Our path is a windy one. Full of unexpected twists and turns and at times…

I hope you all had a great weekend. Last week I was listening to an interview with Steve Gleason who is a retired New Orleans Saints football player. The Saints are an important team in my house because my husband is from Louisiana and we both went to college there and Steve Gleason became famous…

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful week. My son turned 17 last week….. a year away from 18, and it felt significant. The passage of time is a constant but there are moments where it is more intense and this was one of them for me. I found myself longing for those…

I hope you all had a great week. I have been finishing up my workshops for my upcoming retreat in Portugal and some of the themes are very powerful. The concept of Resilience is one I have mentioned quite a bit these past few weeks.  There are two dictionary definitions of Resilience;  Our yoga practice…

Happy Monday!  This past week was really great. I had the chance to teach at 3 new studios and that is very exciting. When we approach new things there are several mindfulness tools we can deploy. I have shared many of them with you through this newsletter but one of the most powerful is RESILIENCE.…

Happy Labor Day Weekend! I hope you all are doing well. I have had a couple of people in my life suddenly lose a parent in the last couple of weeks. There is the intellectual understanding of the natural course of things and then there is processing the shock and touching what is out of our…

I hope you all had a nice weekend! While I was away I spent quite a bit of time in the familiar and also a lot of time in the unfamiliar. I noticed how my mind felt less burdened and stressed when I was exploring new places so since I returned home I have tried…

Wow! These last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind both physically and emotionally for me. I traveled to 5 places and slept in 7 different locations! As I visited with lots of family, friends and students, the time was full of bittersweet reminiscing as well as the excitement of exploring a new place, Montreal…

Happy Monday. I hope you all are doing well. Last week I was finalizing the content for a 6 hour Mindfulness Course I will be teaching at Michael Howard Studios Acting School in Manhattan next week. I decided to share the overall theme of the workshop as my mindful message for the week.  It really…

I hope you all had a great summer weekend. I continue to be amazed by the power of our minds to shape our reality. When we observe our thoughts with a bit of objectivity we have options; we can choose how those thoughts can best serve us. It is this remarkable power that we often…