by Sam Weston There came a point when my life collapsed. I won’t bore you with the details. But needless to say, I had some things on my mind one fine day when I went for an evening run in the country. It was beautiful – green trees nestled amidst sun-drenched fields – but I […]
How Mindfulness Saved My Life
Posted on August 8, 2021 //
by Jon Wilde It is said that people come to mindfulness either by way of a whisper or a scream. I think it’s fair to say that I came to the practice via the last-chance-saloon route. I was drowning, not waving. Screaming, not whispering. One morning, in mid-December 2012, whilst walking my dog in a […]
Mindfulness: A Bird’s-Eye View
Posted on July 11, 2021 //
by Sandra Bishop I‘ve always kept budgies. They were part of my childhood, my adolescence and young adulthood, and in middle-age they are my here and now. And sitting with my ever-present feathered friends, I learn so much about the practice of mindfulness. We flock by the window, they on their perch and myself on […]
Habits and Everyday Addictions
Posted on April 18, 2021 //
by Judson Brewer Hate to tell you this, but you’re addicted to something. When you read the word addicted, your first thoughts might be of alcohol, heroin, opioids, or other illicit drugs. You might also think that addiction is something that happens to other people. A friend, family member, or coworker who really struggled (or […]
Poetry as Mindfulness
Posted on January 15, 2021 //
by Janice Falls I want to tell you something. This morning is bright after all the steady rain, and every iris,peony, rose, opens its mouth, rejoicing. I want to say, wake up, open your eyes, there’s a snow-covered roadahead, a field of blankness, a sheet of paper, an empty screen. Barbara Crooker, “Listen” (1-5) There […]
How Mindfulness Stopped Me From Over-thinking My Life
Posted on December 12, 2020 //
by Nikolina Eisinger It’s getting harder and harder to pump the breaks of our busy lives. Silence is hard to find these days. We are constantly over-stimulated and/or distracted. In almost any given second, someone or something requires our attention. We are connected with our families, friends, bosses and the rest of the world 24/7 […]
Give The Gift Of Compassion This Holiday Season With Co-Mindfulness
Posted on December 7, 2020 //
by Doro Bush Koch & Tricia Reilly Koch This year many of us won’t be traveling home for the holidays. We won’t be rushing off to parties to celebrate the passing of another year with our friends. We’ll find new pandemic-safe ways to get together with our loved ones – over Zoom, bundled up around […]
Ripple Effect: Mindfulness and COVID-19
Posted on December 2, 2020 //
by Hillary Goldthwait-Fowles “There is only one cause of unhappiness: the false beliefs you have in your head.” ~ Anthony De Mello Covid-19. That name alone sends shivers down the spine. Stories of suffering, death, tragedy. A global pandemic the likes we have never seen before, at least in our lifetimes. Bungled government responses. Politicalization […]