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Winter Solstice: Claim Your Sacred Pause

December 21, 2025 | Renée Fishman

In a culture that conditions us to react to urgency, demand, and pressure, the Winter Solstice reminds us that claiming a sacred pause is an act of rebellion.

Filed Under: Astrology, Navigating Change, Productivity Tagged With: change, cycles, navigating change, pause, rest, seasons, stillness, winter solstice

How to Reset Without Stopping

July 6, 2025 | Renée Fishman

The most meaningful reset doesn’t require a plan, a destination, or a week off — just the willingness to embrace spontaneity and embrace serendipity.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: detour, holistic productivity, movement, productivity, reset, rest, serendipity, stillness, wandering

3 Places to Install Intentional Stillness Into Your Day

January 23, 2025 | Renée Fishman

When life is feeling chaotic, it’s normal to want to go off the grid. But you don’t need to travel far to find your center. Here are 3 places in your day to add pockets of intentional stillness so you can remain grounded.

Filed Under: Coaching, Life, Productivity Tagged With: attention, CALM, CHAOS, distraction, holistic productivity, intention, stillness

Winter Solstice: Find Nourishment in Deep Rest

December 21, 2024 | Renée Fishman

The Winter Solstice invites us to defy hustle culture and embrace deep, nourishing rest.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: emptiness, haiku, mindfulness, nourishment, poetry, rest, stillness, winter solstice

All Growth Starts From the Same Place. It’s Not What You Think

September 21, 2023 | Renée Fishman

The Jewish New Year and nature provide us with a well-tested guide to how to grow something sustainable. The process is the opposite of what you’ve been trained to believe.

Filed Under: Holidays, Practice, Productivity Tagged With: action, alignment, doing nothing, dormancy, foundation, growth, life meaning, productivity, purpose, rest, roots, silence, stillness, values

Stillness is a Skill

September 9, 2023 | Renée Fishman

In a world enamored with hustle culture, where “busy” is a status symbol, stillness can feel like a quaint luxury, suited only for those who have time for retreats. Quite the contrary: stillness is an essential life skill.

Filed Under: Life, Practice, Productivity Tagged With: life skills, mindfulness, overwhelm, personal development, presence, productivity, quotes, self-awareness, skill, stillness

The Holiness in the Silent Night

December 24, 2022 | Renée Fishman

What makes the silent night holy? It’s not what happens there, but what emerges from it — if we allow it.

Filed Under: Life, Spirituality Tagged With: deep listening, inner voice, mindfulness, poems, poetry, presence, rituals, silence, soul work, stillness

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