Category: Mindfulness
The Mindful Society: The Kindest Thing You Can Do
From the July 2012 issue, Barry Boyce's Mindful Society column profiles Susan Bauer-Wu, who uses mindful diagnosis in her medical practice.
From The Under 35 Project: “Fame in My Brain”
The Under 35 Project, original writings by younger Buddhist practitioners, gives us Sarah Jackson’s funny and honest “Fame in My Brain. ”
From The Under 35 Project: “The Dharma of Desire”
The newest Under 35 Project, which gathers original writings by younger Buddhist practitioners, is Rebecca Jamieson's "The Dharma of Desire".
Embrace Change: Stan Goldberg on “When You Can’t Let Go”
A reflection from Stan Goldberg, who has published in the areas of learning, change, loss, and end of life issues for more than 25 years.
Standing meditation: A less risky alternative
That person in your office who only works at a standing desk? Seems they may be onto something.
A Complicated Burden
There was nothing Sandy Boucher could have done to prevent the tragedy. This is a meditation on living with what cannot be undone.
Blindsided – Embrace Change
Embrace Change: leading Buddhist teachers and writers offer stories, teachings, and meditations to help us embrace the change in our lives.
Bon Voyage – Embrace Change
Embrace Change: leading Buddhist teachers and writers offer stories, teachings, and meditations to help us embrace the change in our lives.
How Many Copies? – Embrace Change
Embrace Change: leading Buddhist teachers and writers offer stories, teachings, and meditations to help us embrace the change in our lives.
A Real Education
In the May 2012 issue of Lion's Roar, Barry Boyce's Mindful Society column explores how mindfulness is being used in children's education.
Video: Kids say the darnedest things… about meditation
A message from kids who are participants in the programs presented by Baltimore Holistic Life Foundation. Watch it and just try not to smile.
The Kindness Instinct
A guest post by writer and psychotherapist Jennifer Hotchner on kindness as a nurturing force for our basic goodness.
My Practice Without Meds
After years of treating her depression with medication and therapy, Kiera Van Gelder turned to Buddhist practice to heal.
Video: What’s a “Yoga Gangster”?
A video snippet detailing the work of Yoga Gangsters, a non-profit which seeks to bring yoga to at-risk youth.
Lasting Happiness
The hard part of lasting happiness, says Mingyur Rinpoche, is getting over our bad habit of seeking happiness in transient experiences.
Video: BBC’s mindfulness report reveals “brain boost”
Would eight weeks of the practice of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in fact reduce stress, or even chronic pain caused by Lupus?
Study: MBSR helps breast cancer survivors with depression
Study reveals that mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) training effectively helps breast cancer survivors cope with emotional distress.
Video: BBC reports on mindfulness meditation, happiness, and the science that may show their connection
Via David Sillito of the BBC comes this report — with more to come — featuring Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard (aka, the “happiest man in the world”) and others, exploring the connection behind mindfulness meditation and science.
So much for “Mad Men” — Former monk Gregory Burdulis brings mindfulness to an ad-world leader
Gregory Burdulis is a former Theravadan monk who now teaches mindfulness meditation to employees at a famous advertising agency.
What’s Your Hindrance? Five Obstacles to Happiness and Contentment
A post by Toni Bernhard on the Buddha's "five hinderances" and how we can overcome these obstacles.