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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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Protected: Developing Secure Attachment Toolkit

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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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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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The Simplest & Most Effective Technique I’ve Found for Reducing Stress

…cticing mindfulness to reduce stress. However, the very idea of practicing mindfulness can feel daunting to many of us. So, in the hopes of making 2018 a less stressful year for you, I’m going to offer one simple, quick and foolproof method for decreasing anxiety: 4-7-8 breathing. Here’s how it works. Breathe in through your nose for four seconds. Hold the breath for seven seconds. Breathe out through your mouth for eight seconds. Repeat this brea…

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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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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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Why We Need to Teach Kids Emotional Intelligence

…rations? One place to start is with mindfulness. Studies have found that a mindfulness practice can help reduce symptoms of stress, depression and anxiety in children. It can also increase gray matter density in regions of the brain involved in emotional regulation. Another study of adolescents found that yoga, which can increase mindfulness, helped improve student’s emotional regulation capacity. On a systemic level, we can help raise the emotion…

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The Importance of Choosing Your Thoughts

…en in this state, including play time, physical time, and connecting time. Mindfulness meditation is another healthy practice we can adopt that has been proven, not only to improve the quality of our lives, but to possibly extend the length of our lives. When we learn to meditate, we learn to choose our thoughts. We are better able to consciously steer away from the directives of our critical inner voice. At first, this can be quite a challenge, a…

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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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