Hello Everyone. Faithful readers. I just noticed that my previous post on Teaching Doctors to be Mindful was the 300th post for Mindfulness Matters. Without readers there wouldn’t be much point to writing these entries. I thank you for your eyeballs, comments, and encouragement!                        …

There is a basic irony in our health care system (well, probably more than one!). Our doctors, nurses, and physician assistants are some of the most stressed professionals. Medical resident training only recently instituted a rule limiting the number of work hours per week to 80. Can you imagine. Physicians are faced with numerous challenging,…

Ever since I took a neurospsychology course from Dr. Maryanne Wolf at Tufts University (author of Proust and the Squid), I have held a fascination with the human brain. The brain imaging technology discussed in this course lies close to the heart of expanding frontiers in mindfulness research. Part of the explosion of research on…

On 11.11.11 over 100 people gathered in the University of Vermont Davis Center to meditate and chant the ancient sound, “Om.” Other people were doing the same in locations all around the world. This event was sponsored by the UVM Mindfulness Practice Center. Can you find me in the picture? (I’m the one with the…

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