Browsing: Mindfulness
Conscious inspiration Growing up, I attended Catholic school for about twelve years—Our Lady of Mount Carmel Elementary School and John…
Mindfulness is “the intentional, accepting, and nonjudgmental focus of one’s attention on the emotions, thoughts, and sensations arising in the…
A new chapter is underway in the field of mental health care, one that combines the modern convenience of…
In mindfulness meditation, or shamatha, we try to achieve a mind that is stable and calm. What we are beginning…
When I discovered this meditation system while living in a Tibetan Buddhist center, everything changed for me. At the time,…
I am inspired to write this blog because my meditation skills and calm composure have been put to the test…
1) Intellectualizing meditationI have been trying to express the inexpressible since 2003, when I started teaching meditation. I took on…
And so I did. I started meditating for 20 minutes every evening (nowadays I do it for an hour). Even…
As a great Zen master, Thich Nat Hahn says: the only thing you should put in your mouth and chew…
Buddhist mindfulness and special insight Within Buddhist meditation practices for eliminating suffering and achieving enlightenment, there are generally two main…