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Coming to Our Senses: Practicing the Four Foundations of Mindfulness

By smcblog — 2021

The gentle practice of mindfulness-awareness meditation allows our senses to awaken.

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How to Rest in Awareness by Tapping into a Mindful Moment

Mindfulness teacher Jason Gant reflects on a heartfelt memory when he was able to lean on his deep practice and mindfully take action.

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Jason Gant
2021
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3 Ways Leaders Can Prevent Emotional Drain

When it comes to supporting employees to thrive despite the emotional fallout of the pandemic, leaders (and mindfulness) have a critical role to play.

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Scott Shute
2021
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‘I Realized I Don’t Have to Believe My Thoughts’

Our mindfulness practice is not about vanquishing our thoughts. It’s about becoming aware of the process of thinking so that we are not in a trance—lost inside our thoughts.

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Tara Brach
2014
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Enriching Our Concept of Mindfulness

“Mindfulness” means way more than the English word “mind.

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Lorin Roche
2022
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How to Practice Effortless Mindfulness

Effortless mindfulness, the next step in mindfulness training, taps into an awake awareness that is naturally available to us.

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Loch Kelly
2017
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You Can Use Mindfulness to Choose How to Live

Here’s the simplest way to practice mindfulness: stop whatever you’re doing and shift your attention to the physical sensation of a few breaths as they come in and go out of your body. This plants you squarely in the present moment.

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Toni Bernhard
2017
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Op-Ed: No, Mindfulness Is Not a Fad

While it may be tempting to dismiss what some have called “mindfulness culture,” we should not dismiss mindfulness itself.

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Ellen Langer
2017
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Be Mindful Enough to Actively Notice New Things

We are all mindless much of the time, even though we don’t realize it.

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Ellen Langer
2021
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Inner Silence Refuses No One

The opportunity of these times is calling us all to remember the power of inner silence-not a silence that condones hate, injustice, or lies, but a silence that speaks loud enough to find solutions that return us to values and virtues.

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Sister Jenna
2017
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Awakening in the Body

Being mindful of the body is a profound—though often overlooked—opportunity to deepen our meditation and develop our insight, says Phillip Moffitt. Meditating on the body, we discover all four of the Buddha’s noble truths.

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Phillip Moffitt
2017
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