“That which Activates can Educate.” How do I bring curiosity to that which is unpleasant? This graphic serves as a reminder, we don’t need to force away what we don’t like, and sometimes, the most useful step is simply turning toward it with curiosity. Much easier…
Mid-week, I had an unpleasant moment and a few minutes later began practicing mindfulness meditation. There was an awareness that I was still pretty attached to this earlier event. The mind was churning out stories and was doing its best to problem solve. A…
HOPE BY BETH KURLAND, PHD Call me eccentric, the woman who has started talking to the sun, the oak trees and pines and cherry blossoms and robins and other winged friends. The one who lived in this house for so many years running here and…
In mindfulness, we come to see that much of our mental activity, especially “worried mind”, is a habit and not useful. Worrying often feels like movement, effort, engagement, even control and it’s circular and exhausting. We go over the same thoughts, fears and imagined scenarios…