Category Archives: mindfulness

Good Medicine – Pema Chodron

Posted on January 20, 2016 by webmaven

Good Medicine – The practice of Tonglen – Pema Chodron This is a summary, an outline, of a wonderful talk which I recently heard and which can be found with the above title on Udemy. Presenting a summary is always … Continue reading →

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How long term stress affects your body

Posted on October 24, 2015 by webmaven

How Stress Can Make You Sick Posting this in preparation for the talk I will be giving at the JFS Caregiver Conference  entitled: Stress?  What Stress???Source of video: TED-Ed – How stress affects your body

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According To Psychologists, Coloring Is The Best Alternative To Meditation 

Posted on October 13, 2015 by webmaven

Sooooo…lets get drawing and coloring! Source: According To Psychologists, Coloring Is The Best Alternative To Meditation  and see also:  The Therapeutic Science of Adult Coloring Books 

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Stages of Dying – Dissolution of the Elements

Posted on September 12, 2015 by webmaven

As discussed earlier, when we think of the stages of dying it is easy to get confused with Kubler-Ross’s 5 stages of grieving when facing death which are widely known as “the 5 stages of loss” as put forth by … Continue reading →

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What a Happy Cell Looks Like

Posted on February 14, 2015 by webmaven

Is true happiness associated with possessions and “stuff?” Apparently not… “There are two distinct forms of happiness, hedonic happiness and eudaimonic happiness, and our bodies respond differently to each type,” Cole explains. “Hedonic happiness is the elevated mood we experience after … Continue reading →

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Thomas Merton’s Prayer That Anyone Can Pray

Posted on February 13, 2015 by webmaven

A short article about Thomas Merton which includes his famous prayer. It reminds one of the Holy Hobo Prayer from a different tradition, but similar in feel: “I don’t know what I am looking for, but I know I’m looking for … Continue reading →

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