This year mindful hub will have a special focus on the unique needs of millennial young adults. Check back often to view excerpts from Donna Torney’s forthcoming book, Center Points for Young Adults: Building identity, intimacy, and youthful wisdom through contemplative practices.
A friend of mine jokes that we could all use a course in mediocrity – mediocrity 101, if you will, where we allow ourselves, even enjoy, the process of dabbling in something, doing it half-way. Mediocre – What thoughts come up for you when you hear the word? For most of…
The Ghost of Christmas Past. If you are already dreading this upcoming holiday season, maybe it is because you are mistaking it for last year – and last year wasn’t that much fun for you. I sometimes wonder what would happen if holiday advertisements promoted getting ready for the season…
With technology constantly improving, we can find ourselves spending hours staring at a screen, whether it’s the TV, computer, iPod, or phone. We’ve become accustomed to sending our friends a facebook message and texting them all day long. We can of course try to cut down our time spent in…
Anxiety is a dirty rotten Liar. Well, most of the time. If you’re about to rob a bank, or yell at your boss, and you’re feeling anxious, that’s probably good common sense. But if you are feeling worried about some upcoming event, or bothered by something that happened yesterday, your…
Our deeper nature usually prevails, and what a relief when it does. Remember the big hair of the 1980s? It was a time when young men and women alike where subjecting themselves to a head full of chemicals followed by gobs of sticky, slimy, hair gel. Madonna or Michael,…
Direct experience practice has a cumulative effect that can help us have a better handle on our emotions, and even build stronger bonds with loved ones and our community. Many moments of direct experience add up to a life well lived. READ THIS PARAGRAPH, THEN LOOK AWAY FROM YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN:…
What is your favorite kind of trance??? Yesterday we talked about getting sucked into drama as a way of avoiding the reality of our own present moment. What else puts you in a trance? With all of the distractions available how can we even tell the difference between zoning out,…
Just for now – want nothing Don’t wish to be someplace else Be where you are Don’t wish for more energy, or less Watch your breath rise and fall and watch your energy settle to where it needs to be Stop planning and remembering let thought disperse Like autumn leaves…
Want to see something really cool in 3D? Take a look at real life! Look mindfully today at a tree, a train, or a teapot. Notice the depth and gradation of color – wow…. no special glasses required! Spending too much time on screens, whether it’s your lap-top or a…
This is not about a beauty make-over, But rather an inside make-over that might be long overdue. It might be time to let go of labels that you don’t want anymore, and maybe never even asked for. How do you identify yourself? You might say “I’m the mother of two……
I once attended a conference on mindfulness that included health care experts, corporate executives, and politicians. I learned that executives at Google were hesitant to join a company-sponsored mindfulness program because they were afraid to lose their “edge.” What exactly does this mean? Professionally speaking, or in other domains of life, what…
Last year I worked with a young man who just ended a three-year relationship. I watched as he went through the process of desperately holding on, blaming himself, lashing out, and feeling completely shattered and rejected. As a therapist I am able to stay detached from the suffering and let compassion…
