Do you have the Mondays? You know what I mean by that, right?

Back to work, back to deadlines, back to demands, and if you like me, worked all weekend, you are tired before the work week even starts.

Only this Monday is different for me. Read on to find out how I'm learning to live with ease.

So back story: I did a two day on-line retreat with the lovely Sylvia Boorstein (mindfulness fan-girl here) and Donald Rothberg (he's like a favorite uncle) at the end of December. It's the second year in a row I did a retreat at the end of the year, and this one was extra special and here's why. It was a two-day Lovingkindness retreat.

If you listened to my live meditation on Instagram last week on Thursday, I did a Lovingkindness meditation. You can listen to it on my insta @LisaNezneski in the videos section.  Lovingkindness is a mindfulness technique where you repeat phrases "May I be happy, healthy, safe, peaceful, and live with ease." The video is 22 minutes long and it explains further ...

If you like the truly American spectacle known as the SuperBowl, yesterday did not disappoint. Congratulations to Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs. Well done.

I personally watch the Superbowl for the commercials and this year did not disappoint. I was blown away by the New York Life Commercial #LoveTakesAction Click here to watch. This short commercial shows love in action, which is the definition of Lovingkindness.

I'm writing a presentation on Lovingkindness for my Mindfulness Meditation Teacher's Certification Program that I have to give in two weeks. The fourth type of love described in the commercial, Agape love, is the unconditional love for all living things. Lovingkindness is a feeling and an action. It's moving through life with love.

To practice Lovingkindness is typically done by entering a quiet state and repeating  phrases such as "May I be healthy, May I be healthy, May all living beings be healthy, May all living beings be healthy." It comes out of an acceptance o...