I love napping, although I don’t do it everyday. I’ve known for a long time that napping is good for your health and now psychologist Sara Mednick has written a book about it. She is a professor of psychology at the University of California in Riverside. “Let’s look at the rest of the animal kingdom. […]
Theta Healing for Emotional, Physical, and Spiritual Wellness
March 12, 2015 by
This teaching on Theta Healing for emotional, physical and spiritual wellness came to me from David, a member of the Mindflness in Healing sangha. David spoke at length about it last Wednesday. Theta Healing® is an energy technique that allows us to identify and unlock limiting subconscious beliefs that may contribute and block your path […]
Gratitude is the Secret Sauce
February 6, 2015 by
Last May, we learned that gratitude is the secret sauce that puts you immune system back in order according to Dr. Sara Gottfried. You can read more about it in the article, Hormone Tip from Sara Gottfried. “Every night for the next week, set aside ten minutes before you go to sleep. Write down three […]
The Choice is Ours
February 1, 2015 by
Jacques Fresco and the Venus Project have come up with a series of documentary films called, “The Choice is Ours.” The preview is available in this article and we should all watch it and decide for ourselves whether we want a health planted with a resource based economy or continue on as usual. I can’t […]
Falling Flat on Our Face
January 29, 2015 by
In these words of wisdom from Kristin Neff, we learn that falling flat on our face may not be a bad thing. She says that this is how we learn. Thomas Edison is famous for inventing the light bulb, but did you know that he had 10,000 failures? He said, “I have not failed. I’ve […]
Thoughts on Climate Change by Matthieu Ricard
January 27, 2015 by
In this video, we learn about altruism and thoughts on climate change by Matthieu Ricard. The video is from a Ted Talk from last October that was posted recently. He says, It is all the more important to foster an altruistic motivation rather than a selfish one… We are now the major agent of impact […]
How to Develop the Neuroplasticity of Your Brain
January 24, 2015 by
This prescription for how to develop the neuroplasticity of your brain is from Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation for a patient named Jonathan. The advice given by Dr. Daniel J. Siegel, M. D., a professor of psychiatry at the University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine and the Executive Director of the […]
More on the Willpower Instinct
January 23, 2015 by
These words of wisdom from Dr. Kelly McGonigal, Ph. D. tell us more on the willpower instinct. The first article on The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal appeared on Best Meditation Videos on November 29, 2012, in which she talks about her book, The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You […]
The Healing Power of Sangha
January 21, 2015 by
This article on the Healing Power of Sangha1 is a follow up of the previous article on Building a Beloved Community. It is based on one of the Seven Principles of Mindfulness in Healing and the research of Dr. Lissa Rankin, M. D. from her book, Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal […]
60 Minutes of Mindfulness with Anderson Cooper
December 16, 2014 by
The whole world knows by now that there were 60 minutes of mindfulness with Anderson Cooper on television on December 14, 2014. I had a previous engagement, so I knew I could find the 60 Minutes episode online and I found it here: Mindfulness. The show was produced by Denise Schrier Cetta and edited by […]
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