Roshi Joan Halifax is one of the most prominent female Zen masters of our day. We have known each other since we met at a retreat with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1997. This was during the summer of my first episode of muscle invasive bladder cancer. […]
9 Minute Meditation Course
July 30, 2014 by
The 9 Minute Meditation course will help you reduce or eliminate stress from your life. In just 9 minutes a day, you will be able to manage your stress, anxiety, and worries in new and different ways. 9 Minute Meditation will help you also in other aspects of your life. Your relationships with your family, […]
Vipassana Meditation Day 1
June 30, 2014 by
Satya Narayan Goenka, also known as S. N. Goenka, was the foremost lay teacher of Vipassana meditation of our time. He was the foundational teacher of Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, and many other people that have appeared on these pages. His ten day vipassana meditation course is responsible for the popularity and growth […]
Advice for Daily Practice
May 10, 2014 by
On Wednesday night, we had a wonderful gathering at Mindfulness in Healing. Our practice center is undergoing some changes because we are merging with another sangha in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, who we call Thay. We meet in this wonderful Chinese medical clinic, the Pine Street Clinic in San Anselmo. The […]
3 Tips To Live More Mindfully
April 7, 2014 by
These 3 tips to live more mindfully came from Theo Koffler, found of Mindfulness without Borders. One of her ongoing projects is to bring social and emotional intelligence to the struggling teenagers in Rwanda and Uganda. From what I’ve heard, these programs are quite successful and help bring peace to the troubled areas. We’ve gotten […]
Mindfulness Of Breathing
February 16, 2014 by
With Jim Reilly‘s great video from yesterday, I think you will enjoy receiving these words of wisdom about mindfulness of breathing from Christina Feldman. Christina Feldman has written articles on some of the best Buddhist magazines for many years. I have been reading everyone I come across from her. She’s also been leading insight meditation […]
How To Find Joy And Happiness
November 5, 2013 by
This video shows us how to find joy and happiness in these words of wisdom. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh says, “There is a little difference between joy and happiness. In joy there is still some excitement. But in happiness you are calmer.” He tells a story which illustrates the difference between joy and happiness. […]
The Power Of I Am
October 19, 2013 by
Drew Heriot, James Twyamn, Hay House House Films, and others present this video on the power of I-AM. In this video, you can learn to use the most powerful words ever spoken! I am that, I am is the code to harness this power. [Note the comma!] I am every that that there is. This […]
Meditation Reduces Anxiety And Loneliness
March 4, 2013 by
In an article by Judy Royal on the StarNews Online, the author tells how meditation reduces anxiety and loneliness. Her article, titled, “Meditation helps you to set aside anxiety, battle loneliness,” is based on research on people between the ages of 55 and 85 at UCLA. Proponents of meditation say the practice of setting aside quiet, […]
Mindfulness Of Breathing And Walking
December 18, 2012 by
In June of this year, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (known as Thay by his followers) opened the 21 day retreat, The Science of the Buddha, with the dharma talk in this video. The talk was given on June 2 in Lower Hamlet in Plum Village. In the opening segment, Thay talked about how suffering and happiness […]
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