WiseGirl: Relaxation v. Laziness

In today's #WiseGirl video, I talk about relaxation v. laziness, and if we can somehow learn to truly relax vs. allow our inner critic to call us lazy, that we can open to a whole new place of wellbeing, filled with better communication and more satisfying relationships with our own self, and others.

WiseGirl: Vulnerability v. Venerability, w/ Francesca Maxime, meditation...

In today's #WiseGirl, I talk about how connecting with our inner venerability can also help us stay dignified and noble, when we're feeling vulnerable.

WiseGirl: Wonder vs. Wondering, with Francesca Maxime, meditation teache...

In this #WiseGirl video, I talk about how we can recall a child's sense of wonder, curiosity, and inquiry, and let go of the "wondering" feeling that often causes us anxiety, fear, or shame. I invite you to open up to new possibilities in 2017 and see if we can't be like little children and open to our lives with new eyes, and see things fresh, as if for the first time.

In today's #WiseGirl, I talk about how connecting with our inner venerability can also help us stay dignified and noble, when we're feeling vulnerable.WiseGirl: Vulnerability v. Venerability, w/ Francesca Maxime, meditation...

In today's #WiseGirl, I talk about how connecting with our inner venerability can also help us stay dignified and noble, when we're feeling vulnerable.

WiseGirl: Intentions v. Resolutions, with Francesca Maxime: Journalist, ...

In this WiseGirl: Intentions vs. Resolutions, first broadcast on Facebook Live, I'm talking about resolutions and how being resolute isn't necessarily how I'm going to approach this coming year. How perhaps setting our "intentions" may be more helpful than something that may feel inflexible or binding, like "resolutions."

Chai'n'Chat #12 ~ Unconditional Love And Romantic Love

Here’s my chat with Krishna Das on unconditional Love vs. Romantic Love. It’s a doozy! ;) He’s the best;) Thanks KD!!!

WiseGirl: Generosity -- Giving & Receiving, with Francesca Maxime: Journ...

In today's #WiseGirl video, I talk about how this is the season of giving, and how receiving can be a form of generosity.

In today's #WiseGirl video, I talk about how we tend to run towards praise but run away from blame, and how those ideas of grasping and aversion can lead to our suffering. She also discusses ways in which we can return to a centered self through meditation and mindful breathing to cultivate an inner balance that allows us to respond and not react to situations, nor attach a story to other people's comments about us, whatever they may beWiseGirl: Praise & Blame, with Francesca Maxime: Journalist, Poet, Author

In today's #WiseGirl video, I talk about how we tend to run towards praise but run away from blame, and how those ideas of grasping and aversion can lead to our suffering. She also discusses ways in which we can return to a centered self through meditation and mindful breathing to cultivate an inner balance that allows us to respond and not react to situations, nor attach a story to other people's comments about us, whatever they may beWiseGirl: Praise & Blame, with Francesca Maxime: Journalist, Poet, Author

WiseGirl: Holidays & Power of the Pause, with Francesca Maxime: Journali...

In today's #WiseGirl video, I talk about how, especially around the family dinner table for holidays, we can get triggered when we hear others' ideas and opinions, but instead, can use the "power of the pause" to create greater wellbeing and happiness in the moment and beyond.

WiseGirl: Feeling Valued; with Francesca Maxime: Journalist, Poet, Author

In today's bonus #WiseGirl video, I talk about feeling valued, and how if you don't feel valued, that doesn't mean you're not valued, or valuable. #value #compassion #purpose #mindfulness #care #nonjudgment #kindness

WiseGirl: Mental Hygiene, with Francesca Maxime: Journalist, Poet, Author

In today’s #WiseGirl video, I talk about how we can practice mental hygiene daily, be honest with ourselves, and use "mental floss' to clear up what may be clogging us up and blocking us from living with greater happiness and ease. #mindfulness #meditation #happiness #yoga #yogini #practice #mentalhygiene #ease #nojudgment #selfcompassion

WiseGirl: Singletasking, with Francesca Maxime

In today's #WiseGirl video, I talk about singletasking vs. multitasking and how the "busy-ness" of our everyday lives can be countered with focusing on one thing at a time, versus trying to do everything at once, which can seem overwhelming. #mindfulness #meditation #singletasking #enjoythemoment #beherenow

WiseGirl: Singletasking, with Francesca Maxime

In today's #WiseGirl video, I talk about singletasking vs. multitasking and how the "busy-ness" of our everyday lives can be countered with focusing on one thing at a time, versus trying to do everything at once, which can seem overwhelming. #mindfulness #meditation #singletasking #enjoythemoment #beherenow

WiseGirl: Being Still with Ourselves, with Francesca Maxime: Journalist,...

In today's #WiseGirl video, I talk about the ability to be still with ourselves, and how in that inner stillness, we can find a strength that leads us towards responsive action. #wisdom #meditation #stillness #quiet #activist #justice #survivor #mindfulness

WiseGirl: Happiness, with Francesca Maxime: Journalist, Poet, Author

In today's #WiseGirl video, I talk about how people share one thing in common: the desire to be happy. I invite you to consider how you might create space for holding both darkness and light, and see that in many ways, we have much in common with one another.

WiseGirl: Day of the Dead, by Francesca Maxime: Journalist, Poet, Author

In today's #WiseGirl video chat I talk about All Soul's Day/Day of the Dead, what it teaches us about living, my grandfather's passing on this day 20 years ago and the integrity I feel he possessed that I look towards as a model for living wisely. #allsoulsday #dayofthedead #meditation #mindfulness #suffering #eradicationofsuffering

WiseGirl: Impermanence Part 2, with Francesca MAxime

In today's WiseGirl video chat, Brooklyn-based journalist, poet, and author Francesca Maxime continues her talk about impermanence and how self-compassion and relaxing in the present moment helps us handle the vagaries of the ups and downs of life. She invites us to listen to our bodies and sensations that arise that can create certain emotions we may judge as "bad" or "good," and instead of acting/reacting right away, to give ourselves 60-90 seconds to just follow our breathing, with awareness, and then see if we still want to respond the way we might have originally, or if we created enough space to respond with a more grounded and balanced sense of ourselves and the whole situation, whatever it may be.

WiseGirl: Impermanence, by Francesca Maxime: Journalist, Poet, Author

In today's #WiseGirl video chat, I talk about impermanence (Part 1) and how meditation helps us relate better not to WHAT happens, but teaches us more skillfl ways as to how we RESPOND to what happens. I get a little choked up at the end but it's all good -- I'm fine. Again, acceptance and resting in the present moment, knowing that "bad feelings" are also impermanent, as are good ones. #impermanence #meditation #presence #awareness #OKtobesad #OKtofeeljoy #love Francesca Marguerite Maximé Francesca Marguerite Maximé, TV Show Host, Journalist, Poet Francesca Marguerite Maximé Francesca Marguerite Maximé Francesca Maxime Fan Page Francesca Marguerite Maximé

WiseGirl (Bonus): No Filter, with Francesca Maxime: Journalist, Poet, Au...

In this bonus #WiseGirl chat, I talk about removing the makeup and getting rid of our filters and letting go of who we think we should have been, or could be, and relaxing in who we are. #nofilter #nomakeup#letitgo

Francesca Maxime: Journalist, Poet, Author

In today's #WiseGirl video chat, Brooklyn-based journalist, poet, and author Francesca Maxime talks about Presence versus distraction, attempts at control, and how if we truly believed there was nothing wrong with us -- with who we fundamentally are -- we may open to resting in the present moment and staying curious to what unfolds, rather than attaching ourselves to a preconceived or fixed notion of what we "should" be doing, or what is "right" based on efforts to control. #meditation #mindfulness #presence #control #letgo #beherenow #acceptance #relax #wisdom #discernment

WiseGirl: Neuroplasticity1, Francesca Maxime: Journalist, Poet, Author

 Today I talk about core self-beliefs, and how neuroplasticity and modifications in behavior like savoring positive experiences can help us live happier lives. #mindfulness #meditation #neuroplasticity #savor

Francesca Maxime: Journalist, Poet, Author

Brooklyn-based journalist, poet, and author Francesca Maxime talks about disruption and how we can disrupt our thinking minds to see things with fresh eyes and create new ways of thinking and live a better, happy healthier life!

WiseGirl, by Francesca Maxime: Journalist, Poet, Author in NYC

In today's #WiseGirl, I talk about creating space within ourselves and how that allows us to respond versus react more appropriately to everyday situations.

Francesca Maxime: Journalist, Poet, Author

In today's #WiseGirlvideo, https://youtu.be/7dk58C9Isj8  https://www.youtube.com/francescamaxime Brooklyn-based journalist, poet, and author Francesca Maxime talks about cultivating inner wisdom and what she even means by "WiseGirl." She invites you to weigh in and share your thoughts on the term. Francesca believes there is an inner knowing within all of us - girls/women and guys/men (play on words, with the WiseGuy!) that we can listen to and cultivate. It's a way of kinesthetically and somatically recognizing the sensations in our body as they arise, and listening to what they have to tell us, so we can then make thoughtful, rational choices and cultivate appropriate responses to situations that previously may have baffled us. It's about listening to our best selves and acting out of a place of inner trust and love, and not just reacting out of a place of fear. It's about tapping into our unique inner wisdom. If we stay curious, open, and listen to our gut, we can invite our own inner wisdom to come forth and emanate and help guide us through toward making more appropriate skillful decisions in our lives.  #wisdom #innerwisdom #meditation#mindfulness #awake #wakefulness#community #compassion #instinct #gut#somatic #fear #love #trust #brooklyn#newyorkcity #nyc

Francesca Maxime: Journalist, Poet, Author

Published on Oct 12, 2016

In today's WiseGirl, Brooklyn-based journalist, poet, and author Francesca Maxime talks about mindfulness and meditation: how it's not just about clearing your mind and trying to get calm, but rather, noticing your thoughts as they come and go, seeing them as just thoughts, and recognizing that we can be compassionate towards ourselves if we somehow think they're "bad thoughts." Some people talk about the process as being your own "witness" -- getting into the practice of simply observing how your mind works, without judgement.

Francesca Maxime: Journalist, Poet, Author