Mindfulness Practices

Finding Your Center with Simple, Everyday Mindfulness

When worry, tension, or relationship stress start to take over, I return to short mindfulness practices that support anxiety therapy and trauma work, helping my clients here in Bellingham and across Washington by TeleHealth slow down, breathe, and reconnect. These two audios are gentle invitations to let go of what’s heavy and to move toward the kind of relationships you want to nurture.

Why These Practices

Mindfulness isn’t about doing it “right.” It’s about noticing with kindness. With just a few minutes, you can soften stress in the body, clear some mental space, and choose how you want to show up—for yourself and with others.

To Release

We all carry things we don’t need: tight shoulders, looping thoughts, emotions that linger. To Release is a mindful breathing exercise that guides you to notice what you’re holding and gently set it down. These grounding tools are often integrated into EMDR therapy as part of building internal regulation skills.

For Right Relationship

Healthy relationships grow from intention—how I want to treat myself, how I want to meet others. For Right Relationship invites you to set clear, compassionate intentions for connection and boundaries. It’s supportive whether you’re tending a partnership, healing family patterns, or deepening self-respect.

Bringing Practice into Daily Life

You don’t need a perfect setup. Try one of these on a walk, in your parked car, or before bed. A few minutes of mindful attention can shift your whole day. If you’re in Bellingham or anywhere in Washington, these practices can complement our anxiety therapy, trauma therapy, or online counseling.

To Release – mindful breathing to let go
This practice guides you to notice tension, repetitive thoughts, or heavy feelings—and to soften and release them with your breath. Use it whenever you feel cluttered or tight.

For Right Relationship – intention setting for healthy connection
This practice helps you clarify how you want to show up—with compassion, boundaries, and balance—in relationship with yourself and others.

These mindfulness practices are often integrated into anxiety therapy and trauma work, and can support your healing whether you’re meeting in Bellingham or through online therapy across Washington. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out.