The Foundations of Wellbeing course by Rick Hanson is a year-long online course to support you in feeling calm, confident and resilient. These days, the world around us can seem increasingly volatile and unreliable. So it’s more important than ever to cultivate strengths and resources inside ourselves so we can stay joyful, peaceful, and loving, […]
Category: Mindfulness
Life’s messages can guide us in listening for our next sane and joyful step. Every day your life sends you messages through your body, feelings, and mind. Life’s messages may also come from outside, such as synchronistic encounters with people or other living beings, a sense that things seem to flow with ease, and a […]
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Mindfulness for Depression
Mindfulness for depression has been shown to decrease symptoms of depression and to prevent future relapses of depression. The world’s collective heart is breaking over the death of Robin Williams. For some, it brings a sense of disbelief and shock, and for others, it brings to mind the phrase, There but for the grace of God […]
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Facing Fear with Mindfulness
Facing fear with mindfulness is a skillful way of dealing with fear. One of the things that keeps us from living mindfully and well is fear. Sometimes it’s more comfortable to sit still in uncertainty. Perhaps we have fear related to our health and wellbeing, fear of dying, fear of flying, fear of feeling, fear […]
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Mindfulness of Living Space
Mindfulness of living space can support us in mindful living. During the past week, I’ve been working through one of my greatest challenges—tidying up my home and home office. It’s always been a challenge. I’m very aware that a cluttered space becomes a distraction and that it constantly takes energy to be perpetually faced with […]
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Everyday Mindfulness
Everyday mindfulness is a practice of applying mindfulness attitudes and practices in our everyday life. The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. Thich Nhat Hanh Every day I wake up early, feed Eos, and practice yoga, meditation, and mindful writing. Some days Eos goes back […]
Mindfulness creativity and healing practices can support our wellbeing. Mindfulness is awareness of the present moment with kindness and curiosity. Creativity practices keep our attention focused on the present moment and allow us to be rather than get entangled in so much doing. My favorite holistic optometrist once said to me that the key to […]
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Mindful Life Project
Katie Couric recently conducted a powerful interview with JG Laurochette, founder of Mindful Life Project. Laurochette was teaching 3rd grade in Richmond, CA and was significantly impacted by the violence and extreme oppression that his students were experiencing. He says that he internalized the students’ oppression, which led to a deep depression. In order to […]
We’ve all known friends, coworkers or lovers who simply don’t like themselves or have low self-esteem. We see the good in them that they can’t see, and it feels frustrating and often downright painful trying to cheer them up or help them to see the bright side, because they reject our every effort to give […]
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Gratitude for Life
Gratitude for life is what I have in my heart and mind today. Today I am celebrating my 50th birthday! I embrace this coming year as a new journey and adventure, each moment as a gift and an opportunity, each laugh line as a fond memory, and each wrinkle as a lesson learned. I feel […]