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“When anyone gives anything with good heart, he or she becomes a philanthropist — a conduit and a catalyst for love” —Corinne Updegraff Wells In 1993, Bill and Melinda Gates took a walk on the beach and made a big decision: to give their Microsoft wealth back to society. In this TED Talk interview with Chris Anderson, the couple discusses their work at the Bill Continue reading TED Talk: Bill and Melinda Gates Giving Away Their Wealth “Picture yourself in a state of perfect health, energized from head to toe: calm, focused mind; strong, healthy body; and a joyful and inspired heart. Let this be your healing gift to yourself.” —Jeni Martinez, Owner, Three Trees Yoga The above quote is perfect for reflecting on this December, as we in the United States and other countries move closer toward the holiday season. How Continue reading Approaching the Holidays Mindfully Beautiful You author Rosie Molinary passionately encourages women—whatever their size, shape, or color—to work toward feeling wonderful about themselves despite today’s media-saturated culture. Drawing on self-awareness, creativity, and mind-body connections, Molinary incorporates practical techniques into a 365-day action plan that empowers women to regain a healthy self-image, shore up self-confidence, reframe and break undermining habits of self-criticism, and champion their own emotional and physical well-being. Continue reading Beautiful You by Rosie Molinary She stepped onto the treadmill next to mine at the gym in a town I was visiting. I had slowed down, being nearly finished with my workout. “Hello” she said with a warm smile. I returned her greeting and we began to chat. She was a cancer survivor, she told me, having spent years enduring radiation and chemotherapy. I noticed the absence of regret or Continue reading I Can Only Walk: One Woman’s Story of Triumph Do you remember being asked, as a child, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” Do you remember how you felt when you were asked that question? Emillie Wapnick, in her TEDxBend Talk called “ Why Some of Us Don’t Have One True Calling”, suggests this question is limiting and confining to a child…and is often thought of as more of a Continue reading TED Talk Tuesday: Why Some of Us Don’t Have One True Calling with Emilie Wapnick Feeling a little disappointed with how certain things were happening in his life, author José Micard Teixeira penned the following elucidation on a train ride from Lisbon to Oporto in an effort to get a few things off his chest that represented the accumulation of several situations over months and also a cathartic liberation through words that, deep down, represent what a lot of people Continue reading I No Longer Have the Patience… by José Micard Teixeira Parenting from the Inside Out, by Daniel Siegel and Mary Hartzell, is a beautifully written book addressing the importance of attuned and loving parent-child relationships as well as the importance of understanding how our own experiences as a child impact and influence how we parent. Illuminating ground-breaking research in the field of “interpersonal neurobiology”, Dr. Siegel and Ms. Hartzell explain how the parent-child relationship directly Continue reading Parenting from the Inside Out Guest post by Leo Babauta, Zen Habits In any given moment, many of us are thinking about what we’re not doing. We feel guilty that we’re not doing more. Worried that we’re not as productive as we could be. Guilty that we procrastinate. We feel guilty that we don’t exercise more, eat right, have better bodies. We worry that we should be doing something better, Continue reading Worried About What You’re Not Doing How long has it been since you were called “childish”? According to child prodigy Adora Svitak, being childish is a good thing, an imperative. This young woman (12 years old at the time of her presentation) goes on to say that the negative traits the word “childish” addresses are seen often enough in adults that we need to abolish this “age-discriminating word” when it comes Continue reading TED Talk Tuesday: What Adults Can Learn From Kids with Adora Svitak Two weeks ago I woke up in, what seemed, a depression. My coffee tasted bland, the sky was gray, nothing appealed to me and even “getting things done” offered no solace at all. It had always worked before. But on this day, nothing was “working”: I felt empty and hollow, numb to the world and frightened. What was wrong? I asked myself over and over… Continue reading A Prayer by Clarissa Pinkola Estés Every tradition and many guidebooks have teachings about how to be happy. Yet that question remains one of life’s great mysteries. As a beginning to understanding happiness, start by asking your self the following questions and then journaling what comes up for you. 1. Write your definition of happiness. Are you living it? If not, are there habits or attitudes you might consider changing? 2. Continue reading Are You Happy? Consider These Five Points Thankfully the word “mindfulness” is becoming what we call, in our culture, a household word. We see it everywhere from books to articles to talks – on YouTube, TED talks and other media channels. Being a pioneer in the “mindfulness movement”, I am overjoyed. Yet I got to wondering: could we use a review, a “short version” of what mindfulness is…and isn’t? Maybe we’ve forgotten Continue reading Mindfulness Basics: A Simple and Usable Review Guest Post by Steven Hickman, Psy.D., ED of the UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness, Dir of Professional Training, Center for Mindful Self-Compassion It’s a simple question, really. But one that often brings on a state of perplexed astonishment when someone asks us: “What do you need?” Unless we are a sobbing child who has come rushing to his mother after some sort of sibling Continue reading Answering the Fundamental Question of Mindful Self-Compassion Relationships and Reflection in the Cultivation of Well-being Dan Siegel is a prolific and highly respected author, speaker, researcher and clinician. In this Ted Talk, “Mindfulness and Neural Integration”, Dr. Siegel explores how schools can combine with technology in promoting self-regulation in children. And, as well, how positive relationships and reflection help to cultivate resilience and well being in our youth. In an engaging and Continue reading TED Talk Tuesday: Mindfulness and Neural Integration with Dan Seigel “Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach. Any small, calm thing that one soul can do to help another soul, to assist some portion of this poor suffering world, will help immensely. It is not given to us to know which acts or Continue reading Mindful Minute: Doing Enough by Clarissa Pinkola Estes Khwāja Shams-ud-Dīn Muhammad Hāfez-e Shīrāzī – known by his pen name Hāfez – is considered one of the greatest Sufi poets of all time, renowned for his lyrical, mystical, healing poetry. For me, the poem quoted above is deep and beautiful and may be an invitation to let go of our expectations of others – of our sense of being owed something by someone Continue reading Unconditional Love Have you ever wondered how it might be possible to personally and easily change your mood – or internal state? From feelings of mild sadness to deep depression and loneliness, our emotions and body state can, at times, severely impact our enjoyment of daily living. Living life to the fullest is, often, only a dream for some people who suffer from a distressed internal state. Continue reading Book Review: Mindsight by Dr. Dan Seigel Hakomi experiential therapy is a gentle, respectful method that allows one to access deep, core material, opening the possibility for awareness and transformation. So what does Hakomi Therapy “look like” in real life? The following is an example of one person’s experience with a Hakomi session: one where kindness and compassion, patience and pausing (and a bit of skill), allowed my friend to access a Continue reading Part IV – Hakomi in Action |
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