On October 24, I attended at talk by Donald Abrams, MD on the unnamed diet (Nutrition in Health and Wellness) at the Desta Epicures Guild in San Anselmo, California. Dr. Abrams is an Integrative Oncologist at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and a Professor of Clinical […]
Dalai Lama Spoke Out on Climate Change
On October 20, the Dalai Lama spoke out on climate change from the top of the world. He called for action on climate change at COP21 – an international conference taking place in Paris on from November 30 through December 11. COP stands for Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate […]
Mindful Reframing
The art of mindful reframing is an important aspect of mindfulness practice. It allows us to embrace our suffering by looking deeply into the causes and conditions of our situation. We examine our suffering in the light of our loving connected presence or self-kindness, interbeing, and mindfulness. These are the elements of self-compassion as taught […]
Genes do not Necessarily Determine Behavior
In this quote from Richie Davidson, we learn that genes do not necessarily determine behavior. They are like a switch that can be turned on and off, depending on causes and conditions in our lives. “These were the first hints that our emotional and psychological fate does not lie solely within the twists of the […]
Challenges are Clues
Challenges are clues that there is some suffering in our lives that we are not addressing properly. It may relate to our health, or wealth, or our general well-being. The way around them is to look deeply into our hearts and recognize the challenges for what they are. This way, we can apply our mindfulness […]
Take the Cancer Quiz
Take the Cancer Quiz to Find Out How Not to Get this Dreaded Disease As you probably know, I am a cancer survivor for almost nineteen years. My son is a cancer survivor for 39 years. You may also know that we used the Seven Principles of Mindfulness in Healing to thrive and succeed in […]
5 Rules of Mind-Body Healing
The 5 Rules of Mind-Body Healing: How To Regain & Maintain Perfect Health is title an article I just read on Soulvana blog. The article begins with this statement: Science has suggested that it’s possible to accelerate physical, emotional and spiritual healing with the sheer power of your mind. In this lesson, learn the 5 […]
Killing You Softly
Roberta Flack tells us that “[He] is killing me softly with his song.” But I say, sugar is killing you softly with its sweetness. This is especially true for refined sugar. There are other foods that also my be killing you softly. These are mainly packaged foods that contain GMO (genetically modified organisms) ingredients like […]
Healing with the Seven Principles of Mindfulness Book Launches Today
I am proud to announce that Healing with the Seven Principles of Mindfulness book launches Today, September 24, 2015. This long awaited book launch will be accompanied by an evening of mindfulness (seminar) in Santa Monica at the The Rapp Saloon, 1436 Second Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Details […]
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