Mindfulness for Managing Powerful Negative Emotions

A 90-Minute Meditation Workshop · May 2 · 12:00 – 1:30 PM · Muscle & Flow Milton

Stress doesn’t wait for a convenient moment. Neither does anxiety. And that voice in your head that turns frustration into a full spiral? It has terrible timing.

Muscle & Flow Milton 2026

Most of us were never taught how to be with difficult emotions. We only  know how to push through them, distract from them, or hope they pass quickly. The problem is, they always come back.

This workshop helps change that.

Mindfulness is what happens when meditation meets the real world. It happens when the tools you’ve been building on the cushion finally work when you actually need them. In this 90 minute session, you’ll learn practical techniques for staying grounded when powerful negative emotions show up, without suppressing them and without being controlled by them.

We’ll practice together – a few times. And that part matters more than you might think. Meditating in rounds, alongside others creates a kind of collective energy that’s genuinely hard to replicate on your own. It’s like running a race with other runners, everyone doing the work, everyone moving forward.

What you’ll walk away with:

  • A clearer understanding of how mindfulness applies in the moment – not just on the mat
  • 2 techniques for working with stress, anxiety, and anger without getting swept away
  • The experience of a supported, shared practice you can return to

Saturday, May 2, 2026

12:00–1:30 PM  – Muscle & Flow, Milton

Spots are limited  Register Here

 

 

Hi friends!

I’m really excited to share some big news with you.

I’m officially partnering with Muscle & Flow in Milton, which will become my new home base for private sessions, workshops, and my Meditation Teacher Training program. It has been great to connect with Alex and JD and take a few classes with them. You can tell they’re a close family who genuinely cares about community, growth, and showing up thoughtfully. I’m really excited for what we have planned this year.

Most of us accept that if we want to improve our physical health, we need to engage in physical exercise. We go to the gym, lift weights, and train our bodies. But we don’t always apply that same logic to our cognitive capacity – our attention, focus, and mental resilience. We need to do both!

That’s where meditation comes in.

This kind of mental strength training is a workout for your mind. I like to call it mental push-ups. Just like physical training, it strengthens us in every aspect of life, from how we respond to stress, to how present we are with the people we love.

The challenge is that many people give up too quickly. They try to do too much, too soon, often too early in the morning, and don’t see immediate results. That’s like walking into a gym, grabbing the heaviest weight you can find, and trying to bench it ten times without any preparation. We’d all give up.

Real progress, whether physical or mental, comes from starting lighter, building consistency, and allowing the benefits to accumulate over time.

That’s why this partnership with Muscle & Flow feels so aligned. Together, we’re creating a space where people can train both body and mind in a way that’s sustainable, supportive, and actually works.

To kick things off, we’re hosting our first Introduction to Meditation on

Saturday, March 7th at 4:00 – 5:30 PM 

at Muscle & Flow in Milton, MA.

If you’re curious about meditation, want a fresh start, or are looking for a practical way to build mental strength, we’d love for you to join us.

Take good care!

Click to register here!

-Andy

Meditation Workshop – Dealing With Difficult Emotions

Hope you will join Alli Barnes and me for our next full day workshop on October 14, 2023, 11:00-3:00!It’s my personal favorite and the meditations that I practice the most. This month we will focus is on reducing our anger, frustration and managing our emotions.
We’ll recognize what triggers our emotional reactive patterns. Start to notice how frequently we have these little flashes of irritability and see if we can learn to disconnect from our reactive hot buttons.

The meditation and mindset techniques taught in this class uses your awareness of the present moment and your breath, to help you stay in this moment without judging the moment or yourself so harshly.

Call to register:857-267-2107 or Click Here: Meditation On Emotions

Move & Meditate on Nantucket – Weekend Getaway!

Nantucket Get Away!
The Nantucket Hotel & Resort

Take a minute to reflect on all the emotional energy and effort you put into everything that you do in your life – your work, family, friendships, community, travel, health, etc.

Our lives are very busy and clearly over-scheduled!  Sometimes we forget how restorative and renewing it can be to take any time away from our daily routines, to recharge the batteries and connect deeply with ourselves and others in nature.  When was the last time you took a weekend for yourself and disconnected from your phone, your laptop, your weekend routine and just recharged?

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Free Meditation Workshop on June 11 at 3:30

We all instinctively seek the company and comfort from our friends and family.  And with technologies like email, Facebook, and Twitter, even when we’re alone, we’re never really alone.  Despite our intertwined lives, we each have our own unique purpose, that we can only discover and realize individually.

On June 11, 3:30 at the Milton Library take a break from your social networks and join us, learn how to meditate, and discover…

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