Here are a couple of videos of people who took my last class, “Calming the Anxious Mind.”

Check out their comments!

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Plan "B"

On August 3, 2009 By

In the summer, I normally spend long weekends and an occasional week at our family cottage in northern Michigan. As my parents age, I have increased the amount of time I am there, because I want to be with them as much as possible before they return south for the winter. This [...]

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Building strong roots

On May 27, 2009 By

I have a cottage on a lake in northern Michigan, surrounded by old and mighty trees. They persevere through the most ferocious blizzards and thunderstorms that come up out of the west.

Yet each spring, I find trees that have fallen towards the west, by winds that have come from the east. After some contemplation, [...]

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“We are what we think. All that we are arises from our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.” Buddha

How often do you examine your thoughts? Are you even aware that you are thinking most of the time? Most of us are not. And this opens the door for your thoughts to run [...]

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Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn

On April 16, 2009 By

This YouTube video of Jon’s mindfulness talk at Google is a great introduction as well as a refresher of mindfulness practice. Take the time to watch and practice with him and I think you will see why he has been so successful in bringing this practice not only into the mainstream medical world but also [...]

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Comments from MBSR students

On February 12, 2009 By

“This class has helped me to, each day, live mindfully. I am more comfortable in “letting life unfold” and being aware of what is going on around me…and inside me.”
Connie

“This course helped me discover the space within myself to better emotionally navigate my life.”
Paul

“This course has provided me with the tools [...]

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Gratitude

On November 16, 2008 By

What do you have to be grateful for? It might seem like a funny question with all that is going on in the world these days, and it is an important question. So important that I believe we should be asking ourselves every day.

When we choose to focus our attention on what is going [...]

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Getting Started

On July 24, 2008 By

Many of us are feeling overwhelmed and depleted. Family issues, politics and war, the economy, our jobs, our health, all occupy our thoughts. We worry about the future and may be obsessed with things in our past. All of these concerns weigh us down and we may not know how to start caring for ourselves [...]

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DISCOVER

On September 30, 2007 By

Discover the powerful interplay of your mind and body:

• Cope more effectively with short and long-term stresses
• Increase your ability to relax
• Achieve lasting decreases in physical and psychological symptoms
• Reduce pain levels and enhance ability to cope with pain that may not go away
• Improve your ability to enjoy [...]

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Learn Mindfulness, a way of relating directly to the events in your life, of consciously and systematically working through experiences. Develop healthy and positive approaches to handling stressful challenges, whether they are physical or emotional. By enrolling, you will discover:

• Practical tools and skills for handling stress
• Adaptable Relaxation Methods
• Gentle [...]

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