Last fall, the Women’s Center at the University of Connecticut (which I helped found back in the 70’s) had their 40th anniversary celebration. For the occasion, they invited one of my long-time heroes, the renowned feminist activist, Ms. Gloria Steinem as their keynote speaker. During her talk, she told a story of being asked what […]
How Prisoners Are Benefiting From Yoga
The other day, we shared a video of a practitioner who introduced mindfulness to female prisoners (if you missed it, you can check it out here). We received a lot of thoughtful comments, and found out that even among our readers, there are practitioners introducing mindfulness in prisons. Since so many people were interested, we […]
How to Make Mindfulness Work in Your Practice
Ever wonder which types of patients benefit most from mindfulness? As it turns out, it has a wide range of applications. To show you the range of ways that practitioners are integrating mindfulness into their practices, we thought we’d share some inspirational stories. We often highlight people who’ve written books or are on the lecture […]
If I were brave . . .
I was reminiscing recently about our December conference in Hilton Head. We don’t host it anymore, but one moment made a lasting impact on me, and certainly touched many of the practitioners attending, too. It’s a song called If I Were Brave, by Jana Stanfield. Jana, a talented singer/songwriter, performed this inspiring song at a […]
The Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation: Tara Brach on Self-Compassion
In only one hour, we found a key source of suffering. Tara Brach kicked off our mindfulness series this week, and her wise words about the agony of self-judgment resonated. She also told us why we need to show patients the goodness in themselves. You added to her ideas on the comment board by sharing […]