Source: successdhamala / Pixabay Over the past couple of days, I’ve noticed that I’ve been feeling more anxious than usual. For me, as it is for many people, the theme has to…
Category: Mindfulness
Visualization Vs. Imagery |
Many people confuse visualization with imagery, but there is a crucial difference between the two. Understanding this difference can help you harness the power of imagery for almost anything. Visualization was a…
How to Reduce Stress in 5 Minutes or Less
Source: Mavo/Shutterstock You know those moments when you had a stressful day, you haven’t eaten, you’re tired and wired, your children are fighting, and you feel like you could lose your mind?…
Can Mindfulness Relieve Pain? |
Source: Yuganov Konstantin/Shutterstock Suffering a toothache on a plane from Boston to San Francisco, I thought about mindfulness and pain. Nothing could be done, so I called on mindfulness for help. I…
How Drawing and Mindfulness Support Mental Health
Source: Courtesy of William Doan The most exciting, impactful, and innovative science happens when experts across different fields collaborate. This post describes one collaboration that is changing how we think about mindfulness-based…
When Self-Care Backfires |
You have a busy work and/or family life and may find yourself trying to balance it out with a long list of self-care tasks: running, practicing yoga, meditating, journaling, reading, going to…
Practicing Mindfulness Informally |
Written by Lizabeth Roemer and Josh Bartok. Caffeinated Enso Source: Josh Bartok/Used with permission Descriptions of mindfulness practice (meeting our minds with compassionate, present-moment awareness) often focus on formal practice, which is…
Can Mindfulness of “Feeling Tones” Help You Rediscover Calm?
Feeling Tones guide all of our thoughts feelings and emotions. Dr Danny Penman Every morning, a man walked his four dogs in the park. Three of them always darted about, barking happily,…
Being Present Takes Practice |
Source: Glenn Carstens-Peters/Unsplash We’ve all been there. After a rough day at work, you rush home to work on a to-do list that feels insurmountable. Loved ones want your attention because they…
How Mindfulness Builds Belonging |
Source: Mountain Highland / StockSnap This year, Harvard University inaugurated the Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health with a $25 million endowment and a mission to pursue, among other…