M2 Mindfulness Blogs

“How’s it going?!?!,” well-meaning people often ask, inquiring how M2 is doing. I never know how to answer that question. Because in those moments I find myself wondering how others define success or status, so I can reply with that context in mind. Or because the question reminds me that I haven’t fully defined what success means to me. And I’m a little embarrassed about that. In honor of M2’s first birthday, I wanted to take a few minutes to think about how this anniversary

I have always loved Thanksgiving. Growing up, we didn’t observe many of the typical traditions. My Chilean parents never watched football, and no green bean nor sweet potato casserole, stuffing of any ilk, nor pumpkin pie ever graced our table. The giving thanks part wasn’t prominent either. But turkey and potatoes were easy to adopt, as was the custom of gathering with the families who became our tribe in the U.S. The holiday felt warm, inclusive and accessible. To me Thanks

I knew the day would come when I would fail to execute a booking. I wondered, would the truck break down on the highway? A teacher wouldn’t show? Maybe I’d be sick or injured and couldn’t find a replacement driver in time? It feels vulnerable to be a small business owner with limited redundancies or Plan B for some things. On October 3, timed (im)perfectly for a back-to-back-bookings-starting-at-the-crack-of-dawn, I learned what fail #1 would be: parked truck will sink in the

While M2 specializes in short classes that build and reinforce sitting practices, every so often we enjoy an opportunity to take a deep dive with a team. Today we had the pleasure of a 2-hour team-building session with the compliance and regulatory affairs team at Centene. Their VP wanted to acknowledge their hard work and additional demands during a period of exceptional change, express gratitude and provide some tools and ideas for self-care and stress management. Most of t