Is Summer Over Yet? Using Mindfulness to Deal with the Heat
Today feels particularly hot! It seems like an appropriate time to heed my own advice from a column I wrote for the New York Times: “How to Be Mindful When It’s…
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Easing Stress & Pain through Whole Body Awareness
The stories we tell ourselves about our bodies, minds, and capacities can be astonishingly limiting, yet oh-so convincing! I recently became aware of a story I’d been telling myself about pregnancy…….
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Letting Go of Physical & Mental Clutter
The main message in our culture is that we’re better off with more – more activities on the calendar, more money and material goods, more plans laid out for the…
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Stories of Resilience from Mindfulness Students
Mindfulness is commonly referred to as a practice that goes “against the stream.” Yet, many, many courageous people do it anyway. I’ve had the great pleasure of partnering with such people….
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Better with Age Book Excerpt: Pump the Brakes for Less Stress
Many people (including me) come to mindfulness to reduce anxiety and stress. The following excerpt from Better with Age: The Ultimate Guide to Brain Training by Phyllis Strupp, colleague and…
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Want Peace? Overcome Resistance to Reclaim It
Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and…
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Mindfulness & Healthcare: An Integrative Approach to Health and Healing
Broken. That’s how Americans typically view our healthcare system. While it’s fair to say that certain aspects of healthcare could use a little TLC, broken is not the whole story. Positive…
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6 Ways to Make Meditation Stick
If you can meditate while doing the dishes or brushing your teeth or petting your dog, rather than carving out time (that you don’t have) to sit and focus on…
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3 Words that Changed My Life
It was the third day of a 10-day silent retreat. No eye contact, no talking, just an opportunity to untether myself from nagging to-do’s, noisy distractions, and quite simply, an…
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Is Mindfulness Selfish? 5 Ways Mindfulness Strengthens Relationships
What image springs to mind when you hear the words mindfulness or meditation? A person calmly sitting cross-legged? A temple infused with incense? An expression of focus? These are just…
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