Through mindfulness and self-compassion we can transform culturally sanctioned perfectionism into a more balanced way of living
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Mindfulness teacher Shane Ledford shares mindful lessons that can be found in the movie Star Wars: A New Hope
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On cultivating curiosity about conditioning and how it impacts our ways of being with ourselves, others, the world, and in our teaching of contemplative practices.
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Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness teacher Erik Hulse writes about the time he spent volunteering at Transition Center Kansas City (TCKC), an organization that helps the formerly incarcerated make a successful reintegration into the community.
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Firefighting makes a big splash, but doesn't get to the root of the problem - and the long-term costs are high. Mindfulness and compassion can show us a better way.
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As a full time college professor, Angie Bahner would like to use her mindfulness teacher training experience to develop a curriculum that offers possibilities for learning about mindfulness and engaging in practices within the classroom.
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On this day of giving thanks, I reflect on the everyday gifts of mindfulness in my own life and in the lives of all who practice and all those they touch
Its coming up on five years now that we've offered mindfulness services in our community as an official entity
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Mindfulness can help us expand our perspective so that we might make more compassionate choices about the ways we govern society, how we relate to each other and how we inhabit our planet home.
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Joyful effort is one of the five inner strengths - gladly showing up for our mindfulness practice, again and again, with a sense of freshness and upliftedness.
Confidence is one of the Five Inner Strengths we can cultivate that support us in our mindfulness journey - a deeply embodied trust in oneself and the possibilities of practice.
The five inner strengths are interconnected beneficial qualities that steady the mind and support our mindfulness practice so we might live in closer alignment with our deepest values.
Mindfulness Practices Can Shift Our Perspective from Perfectionism to Self-Acceptance and Self-Compassion
Mindful lessons from Star Wars: A New Hope
A Hidden Curriculum: Conditioning in the Contemplative Classroom
Continuous Becoming: Offering Mindfulness in a Transition Center
Another Near Enemy of Compassion: Firefighting
The Transformational Power of Mindfulness Teacher Training
The Transformational Experience of Mindfulness Teacher Training
The Gifts of Everyday Mindfulness
Meet the Teacher: Tobi Holloway
A Mindfulness Center in the Midwest: Five and Still Alive
Taming the Judging Mind
Wise Versus Unwise Speech
Cultivating Five Inner Strengths: Wisdom
Cultivating Five Inner Strengths: Concentration
A Polity of Mindfulness and Compassion
Cultivating Five Inner Strengths: Joyful Effort
Cultivating Five Inner Strengths: Confidence
Cultivating Five Inner Strengths