Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn spoke last year (in 2011) at Dartmouth College. The topic of his speech is “The Healing Power of Mindfulness.” Some of the ways we use our minds includes worry about things that haven’t happened yet and planning what will happen next. He said, “In this moment, your life is just like this!” Recent […]
Building a Beloved Community
For the past six years, I have been building a beloved community. The community is the Mindfulness in Healing sangha which meets on Wednesday nights at the Pine Street Clinic in San Anselmo, California from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. This beloved community has changed a lot over the years. My original concept when it began […]
Foods To Avoid For Physical And Spiritual Well-being
Over the past few weeks, I have learned a lot about foods to avoid for physical and spiritual well-being. Remember, I am not a physician and the advice here should be considered anecdotal, at best. Since the beginning of February, I was told by Michael Broffman at the Pine Street Clinic to avoid avocado, eggplant, […]
Good Grief! In Memory of Dr. John Anderson
We just got back from a celebration of the passing of our good friend, Dr. John Anderson on Sunday, October 27 at the Merryman Beach House on Moonstone Beach in Trinidad, California. John passed away on September 29, the same day that my daughter, Jessica left for Barcelona. He was a dear friend of ours […]
10 Things That Will Make You Happier
In an article on the Buffer blog, a productivity, life hacks, writing, user experience, customer happiness and business blog, Belle Beth Cooper wrote about 10 things that will make you happier. The article is titled, 10 Simple Things You Can Do Today That Will Make You Happier, Backed By Science. She has done an excellent […]
Suppressed Cancer Cures
In yesterday’s posting, I mentioned that there were two videos in the spirit of Mindfulness in Healing that I wanted to share with you. The first one was Dying To Have Known. Here is the second one, Cancer – The Forbidden Cures. This documentary reviews a number of suppressed cancer cures that could actually be […]
A Cancer Cure – Gerson Therapy
When I learned the my friend, Dr. John A. had a recurrence of his cancer and undergone another round of chemotherapy, I felt devastated. John is one of my most long enduring friends and a medical doctor to boot. I talked to his wife when he became to weak to speak and learned that they […]
What Happened To Medical Choice?
When I had bladder cancer more than sixteen years ago, I was told that the “gold standard” of medical treatment for this type of cancer was radical cystectomy. This is a surgical procedure that removes the cancerous bladder and replaces it with an artificial bladder. One of the surgeons I consulted said, “It’s a piece […]
Mindfulness In Healing Celebrates Four Years
Happy Summer Solstice! Today is the longest day of the year and it corresponds with the fourth anniversary of the founding of the Mindfulness in Healing sangha. Mindfulness in Healing was founded on the Summer Solstice of 2009 and has served the community every week since then. Mindfulness in Healing meets at the Pine Street […]
2500 Years Of Social Revolution
This quote by Roshi Joan Halifax came to me by email in December. This ties in with The Story of the Buddha from earlier this week and reflects on 2500 years of social revolution. Also, I have been listening to a podcast by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in which he talked about how the Buddha […]
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