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Five Mindfulness Trainings

The Five Mindfulness Trainings presented here are the versions that were extant in 2004 when the Mountain Sangha website originally was created. The most recent renditions of the Five Mindfulness Trainings can be found on the Plum Village website. This is the internet home of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh who authored them in the […]

You Can Easily Lose Weight With Guided Meditation

You Can Easily Lose Weight With Guided Meditation Have you tried countless diets, and food combinations and still feel unsatisfied with your body image? Have you bought exercise videos or machines just to be disappointed in your results? If you are having difficulty losing weight, you’ve come to the right place. This Guided Mediation for Weight Loss can help […]

Guided Meditation for Weight Normalization

Guided Meditation for Weight Normalization Many of the weight management systems these days recommend curtailing eating of certain types of foods. This can be a very beneficial approach to weight normalization. Many of the weight loss programs also recommend a certain amount of exercise. This too is laudable. Some programs combine diet and exercise and […]

Mindfulness Practices For Weight Normalization

Weight normalization is a concept brought to my attention by an old friend. She counsels patients with weight problem, be it obesity or bulimia or anorexia. Obesity is now an epidemic in this country, as verified in this video from the Center for Disease Control. The CDC states, …many factors that have contributed to the obesity […]

Weight Normalization Without Strange Diets

Active Visualization For Weight Normalization Many of the weight management systems these days recommend curtailing eating of certain types of foods. This can be a very beneficial approach to weight normalization. Many of the weight loss programs also recommend a certain amount of exercise. This too is laudable. Some programs combine diet and exercise and […]

Moral Injury

Today, I am in the beautiful redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Ben Lomond, California. The trees are so beautiful. People know about the redwoods in Muir Woods, and these are just as wonderful. Just a little while ago, I was walking on a path and felt a gentle breeze blowing in the wind. […]

Meditation Practices Lead to Mindful Consumption

When I first heard Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh speak about how meditation practices lead to mindful consumption, I made a commitment to engage in this practice. He said, “If the West stops drinking alcohol by 50%, there would be enough food to feed the world.” This really got to me and I have not […]