Two Basic One Page Guides on Mindful Meditation
2 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / February 28, 2008 / Posted in MindfulnessJon Kabat-Zinn has pointed to two basic one-page guides on starting or deepening one’s practice of mindfulness meditation. He has available at his site three sets of CDs to go along with his books: Series 1 goes along with Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and [...]
Listening With Your Heart
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 14, 2008 / Posted in MindfulnessThe words of the Little Prince say it best:
It is with the heart that one sees rightly
For what is essential is invislbe to the eye.
I can’t remember the name of the comedian who made the statement: The brain is the most important organ in the human body. He paused a few moments and added: [...]
Many Paths Lead to Mindfulness: The Work of Dr. Yang Yang
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / December 21, 2007 / Posted in MindfulnessThis was the email i received back in August or early September
Subject: Taiji, Qigong, and Immune Response
An increasing number of Americans are turning to T’ai Chi for exercise and better health, and scientists have begun testing whether the art offers the health benefits that traditional practitioners have long claimed.
Now a new study from Yang Yang [...]
The Guest House by Rumi: A Mindful Look at Breath and Being Present
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / December 1, 2007 / Posted in BreatheIn reading some of the discussions from Today’s Inspiration on Daily Om I came across this poem by Rumi posted by one of the discussants on Tending The Emotions.
My thoughts are like breath, they come and they go. Often we suffer from psychological breath holding where we hold onto a thought.
I go back to my [...]
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) - A Prescription to health
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / December 1, 2007 / Posted in MindfulnessI was speaking with a long time friend Steve Alper this week. Steve was the first group support leader in 1997 for the Scripps Ornish Reversing Heart Disease Program. I became the second group support leader in April 1997. The program was the precusor to what is now Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine (SCIM) under [...]
Women Living Mindfully with Heart Disease
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / November 1, 2007 / Posted in MindfulnessSeveral weeks ago, two dear friends, Suzanne Weeks and Sandy Levin, who has suffered heart attacks were invited to attend a program sponsored by the Minninger Clinic to become spokeswomen for an organization called: WomenHeart. The website is a repository of a wealth of knowledge, information, and most of all a community. Sixty-Four women [...]
The Five Precepts: Lived Into & Communicated Through Action
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / October 31, 2007 / Posted in MindfulnessSeveral years ago Betty Denny, a dear friend who has been a critical care nurse for over 25 years, was accepted into the year long program at the Alaya Institute to become an End-of-life Counselor. As she shared with me, it was and continues to be an inner journey for herself and for those she [...]
The Nine Contemplations of Atisha
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / October 30, 2007 / Posted in MindfulnessWhat follows are The Nine Contemplations of Atisha. Atisha was born in india in the 11th century and studied under many teachers. He journeyed to Tibet in his early 50’s where he remained until his death. His discourses at Ngari over a three year period were compiled into: A Lamp for the Path to [...]
Lecture of a Lifetime - Randy Pausch
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / October 13, 2007 / Posted in MindfulnessPresent Moment
Wonderful Moment
In the September 20th edition of the Wall Street Journal, Jeff Zaslow wrote about Randy Pausch in his column. The article is titled: A Beloved Professor Delivers the Lecture of a Lifetime.
As Zaslow says:
They had come to see him give what was billed as his “last lecture.” This is a common title [...]
A Mindful reflection on: Shift Happens
3 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / September 2, 2007 / Posted in MindfulnessA dear friend of mine, Marty Mayer, about 14 years ago during one of our weekly runs and walks shared some insights that I translated into being mindful about the uniqueness that each of us brings to our daily perceptions of the world.
I am reminded of the statement: My perceptions are not reality; so it [...]
