Category: Mindfulness
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.
Snakes on the Brain
We can control our fears—even primal fears. The key, says Jeff Greenwald, is the stories we tell ourselves, as individuals and as cultures.