Applying mindfulness to challenges: Part 1
Meditation teacher Shinzen Young gives a very clear way to think about how mindfulness can be helpful when challenges come up.
Holiday favourites – the upside of stress
There are times when a more positive attitude to stress might help us ride its waves with a more joyful attitude.
Our internal alarm bell
Many people come to mindfulness because of chronic anxiety, and even during an eight-week course they may already find some relief from debilitating anxiety.
The resource-seeking system Part 2
Like a gambler on a winning streak, the resource-seeking system works great when things are going our way – but there’s little to fall back on when our luck runs out.
Catching the news
Meanwhile, I also want to relax, but it’s not easy to let go of the of the images and stories happening around the world.
A different perspective
Throughout history, there have been people who have been able to step outside their own narrow self-interest in times of danger and act from a larger perspective.