Take a Five

Dan Harris, from Good Morning America, was interviewed about his personal experience with anxiety and his new book, “10% Happier,” and shared a brief exercise on how to practice mindfulness daily. So why not give it a try: “Find a…

Connect Through Being Mindful

Researchers have found a correlation between an increase of mindfulness in those experiencing a wider range of emotions with improved health; and no affect shown on the specific types of emotions identified in the range. By increasing mindfulness…

Accumulate Positives

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” This phrase could also say, “All work and no play makes Jack more vulnerable to unwanted emotions.” Finding a balance in what we do each day and each week is important. We can put a toll…

Two Types of Judgments

We all make judgments, so why is it sometimes bad to be stating judgments? There are two types of judgments; judgments that are discriminating, and judgments that are evaluative. Judgments that are discriminating (i.e. I prefer X over Y)…

The Guest House

This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they are a crowd of sorrows, who violently…

Finding the Meaning of Stress

Stress is a natural and inevitable part of life. And with many research studies on stress, there are a number of conclusions supporting the correlation that stress has negative effects on our bodies. It negatively affects our health, from increasing…