Category: Mindfulness
Adventures in Breathing
Traveling the breath, Zen priest and yoga teacher Edward Espe Brown has found himself in some unexpected places.
Yoga Chic and the First Noble Truth
Yoga and meditation are ultimately about turning our eyes away from the airbrushed images of the outside world and looking deep within our own hearts.
Two Roads Diverged
Four experts, Stephen Cope, Victoria Austin, Richard Freeman, Jill Satterfield, on combining yoga and Buddhism.
Readers’ Exchange: Workplace
Buddhadharma readers share their experience of Buddhist practice in everyday life as it relates to the workplace.
The Lama in the Lab: Neuroscience and Meditation
Daniel Goleman reports on the dialog between science and Buddhism, especially on how neuroscientists are measuring the effects of meditation.
Healthy Thoughts
You might think being healthy puts you in a good state of mind, but it’s the good state of mind that will keep you healthy in the long-term.
Readers’ Exchange: Illness
Buddhadharma readers share their experience of Buddhist practice in everyday life as it relates to illness.
Illness: The Way Beyond Suffering
In August 1995, I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and given just weeks to live. Over the next year I was close to death many times.
Reader’s Exchange: Parenthood
Readers share their experience of practice in everyday on the topic of parenting.
The Practice of Parenthood
I remember to set down my solid baggage, unpack and get into the adventure of raising my child.
Warrior Poses
"Yoga practice is not necessarily relaxing; it trains us to be centered, awake, confident and flexible within effortful situations."
Entering the Marketplace with Helping Hands
Fred Kofman, a leading organizational theorist, argues that the essential spirit of business is not greed and self-advancement but compassion, even love.
Buddhists in the Boardroom
Do big business and Buddhism mix? Samuel Fromartz talks with three entrepeneurs who’ve tried to combine spiritual values and business success.
Landing at Tranquility Base
Moonlight shimmers on the surface of the steaming Japanese bath, while a gentle wind rustles. The very atmosphere seems to radiate relaxation and serenity.
Do Good and Be Well
Too cold to work out? Sure, but you can still do your body and mind plenty of good -- while also making a real difference to others.
Taking the Time
If we feel we're changing in ways we don't like then we need time to think-about where we are now and how we might start to change things.
The Miracle of Downward Dog
Buddhist practitioner Mark Epstein discovers the joys of hatha yoga.
Changing How We Work Together
Peter Senge and Margaret Wheatley talk about how we can create meaning, joy, and even spiritual fulfillment in the way we work together.
The Endless Migration
Psychologically, we are migrators. Going from one thing to another is what makes us happy. So do you think that all stops when you die?