Category: Mindfulness
Video: What’s a “Yoga Gangster”?
A video snippet detailing the work of Yoga Gangsters, a non-profit which seeks to bring yoga to at-risk youth.
Lasting Happiness
The hard part of lasting happiness, says Mingyur Rinpoche, is getting over our bad habit of seeking happiness in transient experiences.
Video: BBC’s mindfulness report reveals “brain boost”
Would eight weeks of the practice of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in fact reduce stress, or even chronic pain caused by Lupus?
Study: MBSR helps breast cancer survivors with depression
Study reveals that mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) training effectively helps breast cancer survivors cope with emotional distress.
Video: BBC reports on mindfulness meditation, happiness, and the science that may show their connection
Via David Sillito of the BBC comes this report — with more to come — featuring Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard (aka, the “happiest man in the world”) and others, exploring the connection behind mindfulness meditation and science.
So much for “Mad Men” — Former monk Gregory Burdulis brings mindfulness to an ad-world leader
Gregory Burdulis is a former Theravadan monk who now teaches mindfulness meditation to employees at a famous advertising agency.
What’s Your Hindrance? Five Obstacles to Happiness and Contentment
A post by Toni Bernhard on the Buddha's "five hinderances" and how we can overcome these obstacles.
Snakes on the Brain
We can control our fears—even primal fears. The key, says Jeff Greenwald, is the stories we tell ourselves, as individuals and as cultures.
How Can I Be a Compassionate Caregiver?
Caring for someone with a chronic or terminal illness can bring out the best in us, says Stan Goldberg, but it can also reveal our judgments.
The Mindful Society: One Moment at a Time
Addiction mocks hope, kills people, destroys families. David Swick reports on how mindfulness practice is helping people change.