Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Buddhist monk, teacher and writer, often speaks about the power of deep listening and the effect this can have on another person…
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CHARITY ECONOMY: Learning to give and receive
Charity… since childhood, this was a word I only whispered in my inner cloister. Charity… The original radiance of this word has been dulled by the patina of time…
INNER INERTIA: Overcoming internal obstacles to stop climate change
Humankind is stuck. We haven’t acted with conviction on climate change. We haven’t devoted the less than one per cent of income needed to eradicate…
SAMSKARAS: Be aware of judgments for deep-rooted transformation
Dazzling hues of pink and orange light up the slowly drifting clouds. The setting sun illuminates the mountain in front of me, casting an orange glow on the…
A STEP AWAY FROM PEACE: Witnessing and mastering our thoughts
Imagine that you are standing under a waterfall. The water pounds down on your head and shoulders and pins your feet to the ground. The steady rush of water…
COMPROMISING FREEDOM: Thoughtless action holds the world captive
Today I looked around my small world at the things I work with, the things I wear and travel with and how they are either extremely inconvenient; or…
BIRD WALK IN THE PARK: A mindfulness practice in nature
Armed with binoculars and cameras, more than 40 bird watching enthusiasts gather at Colonel Sam Smith Park for a free monthly bird walk hosted by …
DESIGNED STARVATION: We cause much suffering
Date-stamps on food accumulate thousands of dollars in the bank accounts of marketers and distributors. With additives and preservatives to increase the shelf-life of products, food is capable of lasting far longer than it ever did during grandma’s days
HEALING THE INNER CHILD: Venturing into the territory of suffering
Dealing with suffering is like handling a poisonous snake. We have to learn about the snake, and we ourselves have to grow stronger and more stable in order to handle it without hurting ourselves. At the end of this process, we will be ready to confront the snake. If we never confront it, one day it will surprise us and we will die of a snake bite.
BLESSED WITH LESS: Live simply in mindfulness and gratitude
Voluntary simplicity is a way of life that puts personal, inner growth ahead of material, outer growth. Also known as simple living, it advocates living with less, not as a result of poverty, but as a conscious choice.
Intuitive life movement®
INTUITIVE LIFE MOVEMENT® Who are you, right now? Gayle found herself reaching out toward a group member during an exercise about moving intuitivelywith awareness of others. She later reflected, “I kept reminding myself that I don’t do this kind of thing… I can’t spread out and take up so much room on the floor. I [...]
Unleash students’ potential by teaching mindfully
ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PRESENT Unleash students’ potential by teaching mindfully In living mindfully, it is presence that truly matters. How, then, might our presence as educators transform the classroom? If we are present to ourselves, if we insist on the value of that standpoint, what might we discover? While words like “wholeness,” “holistic” and “presence” [...]
Nature awareness techniques as an application of mindfulness
As stealthily as my size 13 hiking boots allow, I creep along the dry underbrush of Northern Colorado’s Bobcat Ridge. I’m following a high-pitched bird sound, a…
Transformation of chores through the present moment
I cross the flight path of the snowflake. Thwack. Cold and wet meets warm and dry. The chemical reaction tingles my cheek, waking me up to the fresh, bright…
THE MINDLESS OCCUPATION
“Welcome to Shawshank,” said a new colleague when I started a job at a call centre a few years ago. The prison featured in the…
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