Mindfulness
Mindfulness of Pain and Pleasure
It’s a natural, biological aspect of being human that we grasp at pleasure and are averse to pain. Yet it’s also a natural aspect of our being that we will experience both pleasure and pain in alternation, and if our… Read the full post
101 Reasons to be Mindful
1. You simply feel better. 2. You experience life more fully. 3. You experience other people more fully. 4. Other people experience you more completely. 5. It’s easier to just ‘be yourself’. 6. It improves your golf swing. 7. You… Read the full post
Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness meditation is a profound and practical method to ease the struggling mind. By sitting quietly and being present with our experience in a simple way, our wildness gradually calms down and over time we discover our inherent sane qualities…. Read the full post
Anger Management and Mindfulness
Anger management and mindfulness are a not traditional pairing in the anger management world, but that is changing as mindfulness based stress reduction and mindfulness based cognitive therapy become more prevalent in the therapeutic disciplines. However to many people mindfulness… Read the full post
Establishing a Regular Practice
Here are a few pointers for beginning a regular meditation practice: Meditation Space It’s helpful to have a quiet place for your meditation practice. Choose a space in your home where you will feel most relaxed, and where you won’t… Read the full post
Gentleness and Discipline on the Anger Management Path
Anger management requires a balanced approach, and their are two qualities we should keep in mind as we move forward. Two essential ingredients we need to work with are gentleness and discipline. These two go hand in hand, and one… Read the full post
Mindfulness Meditation Instruction {audio}
The meditation instruction takes 30 min. Before you listen to the recording, here are a couple of things to attend to: Meditation Space If this is your first time meditating, don’t worry about setting up a special place to meditate…. Read the full post
Mindfulness of Eating
Mindfulness of eating is an excellent way to work with synchronizing body and mind. You’ll practice two times for each activity for a total of twelve body/mind synchronization sessions. The idea is to slow your eating way down and pay… Read the full post
Mindfulness of Walking
On two occasions this week, walk with extra mindfulness. Choose two times when you know you will be walking, either to work, at lunch time, going to the transit station, etc. The walks should have a duration of at least… Read the full post
