MedMob is a variation on Flash mobs with a bit more organization. It’s an international movement to bring meditation to the people. It’s catchy motto is “Inquire Within.” The concept is simple: get people together in one place, meditate in silence and then chant. From their website: “Our intention is to create an environment for…

This week, I’m reading Right Here With You: Bringing Mindful Awareness into our Relationships (Shambhala). It’s a wonderful collection of essays from mindfulness and Buddhist teachers, from Thich Nhat Hanh to Tara Brach on the value of relationships for the spiritual path. It’s organized into sections: Visions of Mindful Loving, Preparing the Ground, Being in…

Action Action is what we do in the world, and sometimes not do. Actions or behaviors can be beneficial, neutral or destructive. Discernment helps us to know what actions might lead to what outcomes. Action can also be mental. A certain thought pattern or internal dialogue can be considered action and, these too, can be beneficial, neutral,…

Goldie Hawn speaking on Good Morning America about well-being for kids — with mindfulness as the central approach. She has founded the Hawn Foundation and the approach called, “MindUP” implemented in schools. She has also written a book, 10 Mindful Minutes, outlining this approach. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Hawn’s work appears to be a…

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