By Mindful
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“We live in a world that is dependent on how we feel and our perception of life,” says Puddicombe. “When we’re struggling with our minds, it impacts our relationships. It’s the starting point for looking after our body and mind.”
We hold our grief hard in the belly. We store fear and disappointment, anger and guilt in our gut. Softening the Belly… of Sorrow Our belly has become fossilized with a long resistance to life and to loss.
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In this teaching from 2004, Joseph Goldstein explains how three principles of meditation can be applied to the world’s conflicts.
Mindfulness is the key to the present moment. Without it we cannot see the world clearly, and we simply stay lost in the wanderings of our minds.
The simple, although not always easy, practices of vipassana are all rooted in one important discourse of the Buddha: the Satipatthana Sutta. Satipatthana is often translated as “foundation of mindfulness,” but another, and perhaps more helpful, translation is “way of establishing mindfulness.
It’s clear that our leadership context has changed. We need to develop new capacities to lead in this environment. I sat down with neuroscientist Rick Hanson, author of the upcoming book Neurodharma to talk about how mindfulness can help us develop new capacity and be more resilient.
New research shows that by promoting divergent thinking, mindfulness can help engineers strengthen their ability to generate new ideas, leading to new ways of thinking and better solutions.
A powerful practice of self-inquiry created by Byron Katie, The Work consists of four questions that can help you examine and dissolve the stress associated with your thoughts. She explains how in this interview.
Moving your body is one of the most beneficial things you can do for your mind.
Science proves meditating restructures your brain and trains it to concentrate, feel greater compassion, cope with stress, and more.