A “difficult” patient Recently, I had an encounter with a patient who wasn’t like me in several ways. He’d had...
According to the Yoga Alliance’s 2016 report on Yoga in America, “36.7 million Americans or 15 percent of U.S. adults...
The Deepest Wound 1. The deepest wound. My wound, your wound, Was the first, the most cutting, The damage done,...
[su_panel background=”#d5c38b” color=”#000000″ border=”0px none #ffffff” shadow=”0px 0px 0px #ffffff”]In our new weekly Psychological & Spiritual Therapy column, therapist Jack...
The Mindful Acceptance of Beliefs I think, therefore I am. But who am I? What am I? I am whatever...
Acceptance of “the way it is” Human suffering is human. Awareness is just aware of it all, without thought. Awareness...
Part of mindfulness practice is to have a nonjudgmental acceptance of how things are, right now, in this very moment....
Be the change that you wish to see in the world. – Mahatma Gandhi Things change. And friends leave. Life...
MINDFULLY IN LINE: How to change actions through recognition, acceptance and appreciation
Events in life tend to pull us down. Whether a tough business client, or a rough patch in a relationship, it’s challenging to be able to pull happiness out of your back pocket. This is especially the case when your mind is preoccupied with thoughts.
Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really...
It seems like my whole life I’ve heard how you really find out who you are when you hit your...
Tripping on sounds, I hear birds outside my window, muffled, over the swish-throb of a heartbeat in my ears, a...
SISTER TYRANT: We must accept ourselves before we can accept others
I live in a house with three younger siblings, all of whom have been under my dictatorship at one point in time or another. I won’t lie; I can be a mean big sister who shows no mercy.
SELF LOVE: Accept yourself for who you truly are
Human beings get swept up in life far too often, being carried away by its busyness and becoming overwhelmed by it all—the constant ebb and flow of our world. We try to mould ourselves to fit the gaps that life presents for us, while forgetting that we were born with everything that we need in order to thrive on this beautiful plane
THE FIXER AND THE TAO: Everything is perfect exactly as it is
When I look at the aspect of me that wants to fix things and people, I see that it is a very powerful drive. I also see that it is quite a clever aspect because I am quite good at fixing, if I do say so myself. Fortunately for me, fixing is a never ending task.
As I was walking through the Shechen Ogyen Chodzong nunnery in Bhutan with my guides Tsering and Lobsang, a lone...
How many times have you heard the phrase,“He/she was just lucky?” Think of emotions that run through your mind when...
Jon Kabat-Zinn says that mindfulness “means paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.”...
It’s hard to meditate when Miley Cyrus is stuck in your head. You try to think “In breath, out breath,”...
According to the most recent APA “Stress in America” survey, Americans are addicted to ever-increasing levels of stress (here’s the link)....
I am walking down a long road. The road is windy, sometimes narrow, and sometimes rocky. I am surrounded by...
I’ve lived in the State of Wisconsin all my life, but have recently been spending time in a different state,...
It’s early morning in Robinsons department store in Bangkok. Ten o’clock, early? Well, yes, in a country where shops are...
Kindness, tolerance and acceptance are kind of like the Three Musketeers of spiritual protection. Don’t ask me which one’s Porthos,...
