By Dr. Ron Passfield
Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach, in their online Power of Awareness Mindfulness Training, stress the importance of mindful breathing as a universal practice that is foundational to developing mindfulness. Jack not only leads participants in a mindful breathing practice, but also explains the rich rewards of this practice. Why practice mindful breathing? Mindful breathing is, … Continue reading “The Power of Awareness: Mindful Breathing”
In a previous post, I discussed how action learning and mindfulness can be mutually reinforcing in terms of building self-awareness. With action learning, the catalyst for self-awareness and redefinition of self and role are the external challenges that confront the limitations of your own sense of self. For mindfulness, the pursuit of awareness leads to the exploration … Continue reading “Mindfulness, Action Learning and Reflection”
Melli O’Brien recently interviewed Dr. Judson Brewer (known as Jud) who is Director of Research at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts and author of The Craving Mind. Jud is an acknowledged international expert in training people in mindfulness to overcome addiction. In the interview Jud explained the basic cause of addiction and … Continue reading “How Mindfulness Undermines Cravings and Addiction”
The incidence of postpartum depression in Iran is reported to be in the range 30-40 percent of women giving birth to a child. One suggested factor is the early age that Iranian girls become married and have children – understandably, placing them in a position where they are both physically and mentally under-prepared for the … Continue reading “Research Study on Mindfulness for Postnatal Depression”
Amanda Sinclair, in her book Leading Mindfully, cautions against the endless chase of authenticity or of the holy grail of authentic leadership. In the first place, Amanda notes that “authenticity” is not a personal attribute or characteristic; it is an attribution by others. People may deem you to be an authentic leader by your words … Continue reading “Leading Mindfully: Stop Chasing Authenticity”
In his presentation for the Mindfulness & Meditation Summit, Dan Harris discussed Tackling the Myths, Misconceptions, and Self-Deceptions That Stop You from Meditating. Dan is the author of 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Really Works – A True Story. He wrote this book after … Continue reading “What’s Stopping You from Meditating?”
Albert Flynn DeSilver has written a book titled, Awakening through Writing: The Space Between the Words, as a wake-up call to the power of writing as a means for exploring our inner landscape. In an interview with Tami Simon, Albert identified some of the key messages in his book and I want to reflect on … Continue reading “Writing: A Pathway to Mindfulness”
Chade-Meng Tan gave a presentation on mindfulness and happiness at an international conference on technology. Meng (as he is called affectionately and respectfully by friends, colleagues and associates) painted a picture, through a series of metaphors, of progression in happiness as we grow in mindfulness. Attention training and emotional control At the earliest stage … Continue reading “Why Happiness Grows with Mindful Practice”
Recent neuroscience confirms that mindfulness develops clarity of mind. This is reinforced by the experience of Chade-Meng Tan through the Search Inside Yourself mindfulness program conducted at Google over the past ten years. We are able to see things more clearly because our mind is uncluttered by constant, random thoughts or overcome with emotions such … Continue reading “Clarity through Mindfulness”
Self-management relies very heavily on self-awareness. If we are not conscious of what we are thinking, saying and doing – and the impact of our thoughts, words and actions – we are incapable of managing ourselves. Self-management, according to the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, is “the process of managing one’s internal states, impulses and … Continue reading “Mindful Leadership: Self-Management”
