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Mindfulness: body, mind, spirit
They don’t come as pills, but try these 6 underprescribed lifestyle medicines for a better, longer life

The application of lifestyle medicines is particularly important now because unhealthy lifestyles have caused a pandemic of preventable chronic diseases that is now exacerbating the COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately afflicts those with these conditions. . . . Ask your doctor to “prescribe” these six “pills” for a longer and better [...]

2021-04-14T15:13:57-05:00April 14th, 2021|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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Mindful Presence
Retrospective from this side of the mountain

A wrap-up of some of the highlights of recent weeks follows...   Words that resonate: I’m not afraid December 16th, 2020 I don’t worry. I’m not afraid: “I’ve done a lot of thinking about what I want my life to look like as I age. Two of the most important [...]

2020-12-26T09:05:35-06:00December 25th, 2020|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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Creating Community
Stop pathologizing! Start humanizing!

“People without dementia are not used to enforced isolation, or social and physical distancing, whilst people with dementia experience it from the day we dare to share our diagnosis.” – Kate Swaffer   Do you ever wonder about stigma and where it begins? Have you ever experienced it? How does stigma [...]

2020-12-25T23:14:01-06:00December 23rd, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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Mindful Presence
5 Buddhist Teachings That Can Help You Deal With Coronavirus Anxiety

Buddhist doctrines recognize an interconnection between everything. The pandemic is a moment to see this more clearly. With every action someone takes for self-care, such as washing one’s hands, they are also helping to protect others. . . . Our survival depends on one another, and when we feel a [...]

2020-04-05T01:01:17-05:00April 5th, 2020|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Mindful Presence
5 Buddhist Teachings That Can Help You Deal With Coronavirus Anxiety
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