http://www.mindbodygreen.com/wc/cat-oconnor Cat O'Connor's Posts on MindBodyGreen http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-9139/7-ways-to-stop-negativity-and-boost-self-worth.html Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:08:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-9139/7-ways-to-stop-negativity-and-boost-self-worth.html Cat O'Connor 2013-04-28T09:08:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-8981/10-tips-to-create-more-meaningful-relationships-with-your-yoga-students.html Providing private, one-on-one yoga classes is one of... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:00:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-8981/10-tips-to-create-more-meaningful-relationships-with-your-yoga-students.html Cat O'Connor 2013-04-27T09:00:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-8182/14-things-i-learned-from-a-silent-meditation-retreat.html Months ago, when I learned that my application to attend Vipassana, a silent, 10-day meditation retreat, had been accepted, I was certain I'd come away from the experience ready to write for days... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:07:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-8182/14-things-i-learned-from-a-silent-meditation-retreat.html Cat O'Connor 2013-03-22T15:07:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-6903/The-Worlds-Oldest-Yoga-Teacher.html Ida Herbert was recently recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest yoga teacher. She's 96.  I had the pleasure and privilege of getting to know her at a weekend... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:26:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-6903/The-Worlds-Oldest-Yoga-Teacher.html Cat O'Connor 2012-11-24T20:26:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5979/How-to-Practice-Mindfulness-In-Your-Everyday-Life.html Mindfulness; being present in each moment, aware of yourself, your feelings and your surroundings, rather than consumed by the past or anxious about the future, brings with it the ability to remain... Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:10:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5979/How-to-Practice-Mindfulness-In-Your-Everyday-Life.html Cat O'Connor 2012-08-29T23:10:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5867/3-Ways-to-Develop-an-Attitude-of-Gratitude.html "May today there be peace within; may you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May... Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:05:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5867/3-Ways-to-Develop-an-Attitude-of-Gratitude.html Cat O'Connor 2012-08-20T19:05:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5535/Celebrate-the-Everyday-Miracles-in-the-Mundane.html Just for this day, let go of wanting. Just for this hour, let go of working to live up to the expectations of others. Just for this minute, let go of judgment of yourself and those around... Sun, 22 Jul 2012 19:00:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5535/Celebrate-the-Everyday-Miracles-in-the-Mundane.html Cat O'Connor 2012-07-22T19:00:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5273/The-Yogic-Movement.html There is something so full of grace and beauty in a room full of people readying themselves for their yoga practice; human beings of all sizes, ages, and stages. As I sit on my mat, amongst these... Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:30:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5273/The-Yogic-Movement.html Cat O'Connor 2012-06-26T19:30:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5105/12-Things-I-Want-My-Children-to-Know.html As a 36-year-old mom to two amazing daughters, I have come to realize that there are some things that I wish I had been told as I approached and entered the turmoil of adolescence. Although I can’t... Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:30:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5105/12-Things-I-Want-My-Children-to-Know.html Cat O'Connor 2012-06-11T19:30:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5050/7-Things-You-Deserve-to-Experience.html Sometimes in life, we’re chintzy; we hold back. This happens in all areas of our lives for countless reasons. Typically, it’s because we are afraid. Afraid of being: vulnerable, exposed, different,... Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:40:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5050/7-Things-You-Deserve-to-Experience.html Cat O'Connor 2012-06-06T19:40:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4861/The-Light-That-Guides-Me-Home.html I sometimes ask myself, ‘Why do I write; what’s the point? Is it simply a self-indulgent past time that I should put aside for more important things?’ The same goes for my yoga practice: at times,... Fri, 18 May 2012 21:10:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4861/The-Light-That-Guides-Me-Home.html Cat O'Connor 2012-05-18T21:10:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4794/Motherhood.html Words cannot do justice to motherhood; to the trials and tribulations, the joy and heart expansion that comes with it. Motherhood is a part of life that needs to be experienced in order to be fully... Sun, 13 May 2012 21:00:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4794/Motherhood.html Cat O'Connor 2012-05-13T21:00:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4702/A-Lesson-on-Letting-Go.html We flow and grow through life; offering, receiving, learning and growing as we go. Chapters end and new ones begin. Circumstances present themselves and we make choices to move forward using the... Thu, 03 May 2012 19:20:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4702/A-Lesson-on-Letting-Go.html Cat O'Connor 2012-05-03T19:20:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4635/Paying-Homage-to-Friendship.html I have a friend. In fact, I have many, each serving and nurturing me in different ways. Friendship is such a rich gift. Healing, centring, balancing, ass-kicking...Friendship. I have friends... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:55:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4635/Paying-Homage-to-Friendship.html Cat O'Connor 2012-04-26T22:55:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4509/Pay-No-Mind-to-Chaos-Embrace-the-Present.html Much of life is spent, as though looking through a rain, snow or fog covered windshield. The REAL world blurred, out of focus or at times, entirely blocked out by our emotions, senses and desires.... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:00:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4509/Pay-No-Mind-to-Chaos-Embrace-the-Present.html Cat O'Connor 2012-04-12T22:00:00Z