Mindfulness

Focusing on the present moment
Stressed out? Why mindfulness and meditation help us cope with the world

In a world fraught with anxiety, stress, and environmental and humanitarian disasters, people are looking for ways to cope. Many have turned to practices originating in ancient eastern philosophies for guidance. Among these is mindfulness, which is linked to meditation. Lucy Draper-Clarke, researcher and author of The Compassionate Activist, spoke [...]

2024-02-05T22:39:48-06:00February 5th, 2024|Categories: General, Mindful Presence|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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Seeking healing of all living things
There is much more to mindfulness than the popular media hype

Have the benefits of meditation been overhyped in the West? Author: Pierce Salguero, PhD Mindfulness is seemingly everywhere these days. A Google search I conducted in January 2022 for the term “mindfulness” resulted in almost 3 billion hits. The practice is now routinely offered in workplaces, schools, psychologists’ offices and [...]

2023-12-16T20:13:47-06:00December 15th, 2023|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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Mindful Presence
Can’t keep your New Year’s resolutions? Try being kind to yourself

"Why is it so hard to stick to resolutions that require us to make effective or lasting changes? I would argue the problem isn’t that we try and we fail – the problem is how we treat ourselves when we fail." - Author, Kristin Neff, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, [...]

2021-01-06T22:10:23-06:00January 6th, 2021|Categories: Mindful Presence|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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Food for Life
A Pinch of This Ingredient Aids Digestion

The Mediterranean diet is a sustainable nutritional approach which became a “nutritional lifestyle” for our final years at the ranch. It began in 2006, when Dr. Andrew Weil’s e-newsletter which we received at the ranch suggested “detoxing” our kitchen cabinets. All the sugar, flour, and processed foods from our shelves [...]

2020-02-23T22:58:14-06:00February 23rd, 2020|Categories: Food For Life|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Food for Life
A Pinch of This Ingredient Aids Digestion
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