mindfulness Archive
While reading the book, ‘Happiness’ by Matthieu Richard, chapter 22, I came across some amazing information on Ethics as the’ Science of Happiness’. It discusses Buddhism and that ethics is not just ways of acting, but a way of being. As humans …
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer With the holiday season fast approaching (one week until Thanksgiving? I must have missed something…) tempers and emotions are likely on edge. We have so much to attend to during the holidays while …
A question and answer session with Dr. Mark Epstein about the parallels between psychotherapy and Buddhism. Having practiced both, I can say that they certainly have much in common. They both approach examination of the self in a scientific way which is what makes …
In a new book, Mind over Mind, Chris Berdik, sheds new insight into the power of positive thinking. It all boils down to expectations. As Gareth Cook’s Scientific American interview, How the Power of Expectations Can Allow You to Bend Reality, …
In one of my all-time favorite TedTalks “Harvard psychology professor Dan Gilbert presents research which clearly makes the case that happiness is something we invent. It is not something that happens to us.” In a real, definable way, we create our …
“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.” Whether it’s a Buddhist saying or the foundation of cognitive behavioral therapy, it is universally true. Our thoughts, conscious and …
It continues to amaze me that western science ignores the potential of meditation and yogic disciplines as alternatives to using techniques such as psychotropic medication and procedures like deep brain stimulus. I am watching a video in class where a …
Studies on the benefits of Yoga and other mindfulness techniques are moving us beyond simply connecting the mind and the body. There is a growing a knowledge base identifying simple practices that vastly improve human health. Research suggests that mindfulness …
