Shelley Webb, Author at Meaningful Midlife!

Using Mala Beads in Your Meditation Practice May Improve Your Experience

I’ve been practicing meditation over the past couple of years and while I am enjoying it, I feel that I’m still not allowing myself all the benefits from it so I decided to add mala beads to my practice. What are mala beads? Mala is a Sanskrit word meaning...

How to Make a DIY Bubbling Water Fountain

We’ve been wanting a water fountain to add to our small rose garden in the backyard and to create a pretty bubbling sound to block some of the road noise we can still hear. We wanted a specific color to match some of the other outdoor decor and didn’t want...

Composting – a Great Way to “Turn Over” Stress

Composting is an enjoyable and easy way to reduce stress while doing something great for the environment AND your garden. And no it doesn’t require that large piece of equipment that you see above! 🙂 I began composting about 20 years ago when I still lived in...

The Body Mat® – A New Way to Use Healing Crystals in Your Health Journey

Have you heard of crystal healing or stone healing?? Hi friends, I’m so excited to share this information with you! For the past several years, I’ve been studying more natural solutions to health care, such as dietary changes, exercise and yoga, meditation...

In Remembrance of My Mother, Hilda Smith Soderlund

Hilda Emily (nee Smith) Soderlund November 11, 1923 – April 2, 2020 On Thursday of last week, my world lost a spark of light, with the passing of my mother, Hilda at the age of 96. I wasn’t going to write about this but after all, it is a part of my...