MeWe Mindfulness

11/10/2018

Psychologist Sarah Pressman and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh believe in the power of a smile... especially when facing difficult thoughts, feelings, urges or pain. https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/smiling-facilitates-stress-recovery.html

11/10/2018

After decades of research, behavioral geneticist, Robert Plomin, concludes that we all have genes associated with schizophrenia, autism, alcoholism, etc. “That means that it’s not us versus them. It’s just us.” -Psychology Today (November/December 2018).

11/08/2018

Walking this reservoir is my Go To mindfulness practice 5 to 6 days a week. I love the morning light and the sounds and smells of every season.

07/02/2018

03/11/2018

As winter comes to a close (in some places, but certainly not my mountain town...yet), it helps to remember this mindfulness practice so we can "feel ALIVE" despite the weather.

A mindfulness practice of Thich Nhat Hanh

09/29/2016

It's been awhile since I've written a post here. I've focused on recovering from a major ankle injury that's allowed me time to contemplate how I want to BE in this world. Stay tuned for things I've learned after significantly investing in my mindfulness practice over the last six months.

05/10/2016

Two paths to enlightenment? The second -- meditation -- is easier? This is what I learned from Dr. Don Glad while in graduate school in the 1970s.

Try the difficult path to enlightenment

03/10/2016

Mindfulness is a way of BEING that invites "what is" to enter into our consciousness... no matter how profound, mundane or disappointing the object of our focus. Yesterday morning, I observed my inner dialogue as I watched it snow in my neighborhood. What do you notice about your reaction?

03/01/2016

01/31/2016

I enjoy what I learn from each season on my morning walks.

01/28/2016

Mindfulness involves what happens inside and not what it looks like outside of us.