Have you ever asked yourself why something as prevalent as change creates so much stress? If you read the various studies on stress you...

When beginning to practice mindfulness there is an issue that comes up repeatedly. When I teach the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction...

This past week I gave a mindfulness presentation to a group of primary care physicians. During the question and answer portion of the...

Mayo Clinic defines PTSD as: “Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that’s triggered by a terrifying event —...

Let’s change the pace for this new blog. Many people have asked about the ingredients that I use for making my mindful juice. It’s...

In the past 2 or 3 years mindfulness has become a household word and many people ask me what it takes to learn it. There are many...

Mindfulness, Imagery/ Visualization There is a fine line between using imagery/visualization to become more present and becoming less...

A sense of adventure, curiosity and inquiry is at the core of mindfulness. As the present moment is embraced things become very...

Choiceless awareness is an experience connected to the practice of mindfulness. To the beginner it can be a confusing concept and to the...

First of all I probably shouldn’t be writing about expectations when it comes to mindfulness. It’s not a goal driven practice so to...

Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. They form a depiction of Irish middle class life...

Beyond Mindfulness: Excerpts From The Blog at The Huff Post 10/12/2014..With my comments “Suddenly mindfulness meditation has become...

The current popularity of mindfulness is largely attributed to Jon Kabat-Zinn’s work at the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of...

Although there have been many studies that tout the benefits of mindfulness I don’t usually see them talking about the exact mechanism...

A current definition of mindfulness is: paying attention moment by moment without judgement, on purpose. The judgement part can be a...

Racing thoughts are described by Wikipedia as: “Generally, racing thoughts are described by an individual who has had an episode as an...

Over the past 35 years Jon Kabat-Zinn and the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center have pioneered an...

We are living in a time when mindfulness has become a buzz word and occupies a prominent position in the media. Is this good or bad…or...

Here’s a combination of quantum physics, mindfulness, science fiction(perhaps) and spirituality. This may end up sounding a bit “out...

I’m not sure if boredom and restlessness have ever been studied together but two of the first things I encountered when I started...