Mindfulness for Health

08/17/2023

Debbie and I had a delightful dinner with Sue Bissell-Roberts yesterday at Stonebridge. What a beautiful family!

01/10/2023

Should I make a change in my life?
What is my deepest desire?

At this time of year we may want to review our lives, evaluate the year, make some New Year’s resolutions. Perhaps some ideas come quickly to mind. Friends have made suggestions. We’ve noticed a few things that bothered us.

Most of these ideas will come from our thinking minds.

There is a deeper well within us, a well that contains fundamental concepts and answers that can shape a life.

This brief 6-minute meditation guides you to that deeper heart energy, an energy that may see things more clearly.

May this be useful for you and all people,

-Donald

12/12/2022

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Learn Mindfulness for Relief and Ease The Mindfulness Workshop starts January 24, meeting in-person near Carnegie Hall This 8-Week workshop is proven effective by research. This is mindfulness in Medicine Contact us today to find out if this is a good match for you Donald Fleck has taught thi

12/08/2022

Offering food to starving people in Ukraine -- I’m happy to support this worthy organization: World Central Kitchen

Your donation will help to provide fresh meals for those in need after disasters, and build long-term resilience in affected communities.

12/07/2022

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The Accepted Fact Is That We Face A Trifecta Of Dangerous Viruses This Winter. But we don’t need to totally isolate. True, we’ve had 2 years to learn all the advantages of online learning. So Why Are We Teaching The Mindfulness Workshop In-Person Now? 1. We know there are high quality masks th

12/07/2022

Why we decided to teach mindfulness in-person.... now.

The accepted fact is that we face a trifecta of dangerous viruses this winter.

But we don’t need to totally isolate.

True, we’ve had 2 years to learn all the advantages of online learning.

So why are we teaching the Mindfulness Workshop in-person now?

1. We know there are high quality masks that prevent virus’s getting through. If you wear one of those, you’re safe.
2. We’re teaching in a room with air conditioning and windows. If the class wants, we can get the air circulating.
3. If the City sends an alert to avoid indoor group meetings, we will switch over to online.
4. Learning mindfulness in-person is more effective and more satisfying than online. Let us explain this one.

Our sangha (a separate group) meets online, but recently decided to meet in-person monthly.

The results are eye-opening. My experience is that our in-person sangha meetings are gratifying at the heart level. I feel really present with real people. I am not miles away, seeing just a postage stamp face.

I see the whole body.

True the mouth and nose are covered by masks. But I do get to see the whole, real person. I do get to chat with them after the meeting is ended. And when we go outside we can share snacks together. It’s now a social encounter.

So, we decided. We gathered courage. We’re full-speed ahead with in-person mindfulness classes. Taught by Donald Fleck and Michelle Morrison.

The Mindfulness Workshop starts Tuesday, January 24 at 6:30 pm, and runs 8 weeks. It’s for people who want to improve their mental health.

Get the details at our website, LearnMindfulnessNow.com.

Or call or text us at 917-202-5148.

03/03/2022

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Please join us tomorrow for 30-minute Friday Mindfulness at Noon. We will meditate on the alternate reality of now. Mindfulness meditation IS an alternate reality because it is totally different than living in our heads, as many of us do most of the time. We will take this time to set down ou

02/17/2022

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Please join us Friday for 30-minute Friday Mindfulness at Noon. We will practice with a Body Scan, evolved to include gentle movement.Noticing one part of body. Then gently tightening and releasing and noticing again. Noticing changes, enjoyment, and any wish for a different relationship to the body

01/13/2022

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I considered various resolutions and finally came to resolving to be more connected to living with intention.

12/03/2021

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Sometimes change can be frightening. At other times, it can be a blessing, as when we recover from an illness, or see a child learning a new skill. But, as Thich Nhat Hahn has said, if we look deeply, we come to realize that change is neither good nor bad -- it just is.

06/15/2021

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Most of us have an ingrained tendency to judge ourselves and others harshly, based on messages we received from those around us, the larger society, and past experiences. In this meditation, we practice detecting and releasing any judgments about our moment-to-moment experience.

03/02/2021

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By Angela Babin This is a true story that I used to recount to my young patients undergoing medical treatment for very serious illness. I first told this to a set of identical twin brothers – one of whom was very sick with a blood cancer - while the other one was very healthy and athletic. This wa