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The Secret to Happiness and Well-Being

…ere we want it. This places us in a receptive rather than a reactive mode. Mindfulness can be extremely useful in this process, as it helps us to develop our ability to focus our attention and cultivate a sense of presence. When we remain in the present moment fully experiencing our lives, we are able to concentrate on what currently needs tending to and thereby take the necessary steps to reaching our long-term goals. The many benefits of mindful…

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I Feel Lonely: What To Do When You’re Feeling Alone

…without accepting them as truth or allowing them to dictate your actions. Mindfulness teaches us not to over-identify “with thoughts feelings , so that we are caught up and swept away by negative reactivity.” If you are feeling lonely, be wary of labels; you are not “alone,” a “loser,” a “recluse,” “bad at making friends,” etc. Embrace the non-judgemental nature of mindfulness. Common humanity Vs. Isolation – Even when you are feeling isolated fr…

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Don’t Give Up Hope: Using Acceptance & Enthusiasm to Heal Our Troubled World

…a few minutes a day is one way. A fantastic benefit of technology is that mindfulness teachers like Jon Kabat-Zinn and Elisha Goldstein have lots of free instruction on YouTube. Many resources for starting a mindfulness practice can be found here as well. The bottom line is this: We get to choose how we respond to the circumstances around us. When faced with the greatest obstacle to their life plans, the Kaufmans found their inner brilliance. The…

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New Benefits of Mind-body Interventions

…lts from a 2016 study that compared three popular MBI’s (yoga, tai chi and mindfulness) led researchers to conclude “mind-body interventions can improve a person’s level of mental health when compared to those who do not practice these techniques.” Specifically, they noted that “tai chi and yoga were significantly effective in reducing anxiety, while mindfulness was significantly effective in reducing stress. Yet, when taking the effect size into…

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Is Your Technology Use Hurting Your Kids?

…e mindfulness skills that would lead them to a happier and healthier life. Mindfulness describes mental state awareness — a person’s attunement or sensitivity to the mind of another person. Mindfulness helps people to live more in the moment at a slower pace, with less stress and improved overall health. If technology is taking us away from connection, then we may be raising a far less mindful generation, a more self-centered, narcissistic, easily…

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Protected: Developing Secure Attachment Toolkit

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Parents: Are You Losing Your Identity During Lockdown?

…our mistakes, rather than burying them or beating ourselves up about them. Mindfulness: When we practice mindfulness, we accept the fact that thoughts and feelings will come along that don’t serve us. Yet, rather than reacting at their whim, we can allow these thoughts to pass by like clouds over a mountaintop. We don’t need to be carried away by them. So many of our thoughts these days tend to center on the past or the future, but the only moment…

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Three Ways to Beat Your Insecurity

…otions of kindness and care that help us cope.” Similarly, the practice of mindfulness can help to reduce our tendency to ruminate on problems or negative ways of thinking that are not conducive to growth or change. Mindfulness can help us avoid getting carried away by self-limiting or destructive thought processes such as the “critical inner voice.” Our insecure thoughts can undermine our motivation and initiative. Self-compassion, on the other h…

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CE Webinar – Love in the Age of Twitter

…der differences, gay and lesbian research update, intensive therapy model, mindfulness in relationships, the stages of love, neuroscientific approach to systems theory, neurogenesis and therapeutic change. The goal is to make this time both personally and professionally rewarding! Participants will: Summarize a rational for mindfulness in relationships Describe the role of dopamine in compulsivity List four vehicles of the social media List a work…

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How To Bully Proof Your Children by Building Their Resilience

…en books like The Peaceful Piggy, which introduces them to the benefits of mindfulness and how it can help them develop the ability to remain calm, even in the face of bullying. For advice on teaching mindfulness to children, parents can read The Whole-Brain Child, which offers techniques for developing “mindsight,” the ability to see what is going on in our minds and the minds of others. This helps our children be able to recognize their own reac…

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