Shambhala Sun’s Guide To Mindful Living

0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / March 9, 2010 / Posted in Breathe, Meditation, Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, Mindfulness

The March issue of the Shambhala Sun is focused on Mindfulness. The editorial by Barry Boyce explains (although it always has):
Why The Shambhala Sun Is Taking Mindfulness to Heart
The Shambhala Sun has collected a series of excellent articles in its feature section in its Guide To Mindful Living.
Thich Nhat Hanh shares a [...]

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Mindfulness is:

0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / March 7, 2010 / Posted in Meditation, Mindfulness

Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way:  On purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.”
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Above my desk sits a reminder shared by a friend Dorothy Mitchell some time ago.

Am I awake
And fully present
And living my life
Intentionally
Check out UCSD’s Mindfulness site

Mindfulness is non-judgmental and open-hearted (friendly and inviting of whatever arises in awareness). [...]

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Mindful Service & Joy: Where is Frank Ostaseski?

0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / February 9, 2010 / Posted in Meditation, Mindfulness, Uncategorized

Frank Ostaseski has much to share on Mindfulness.
If you have an opportunity, be with him at any of the programs listed below. You will have the opportunity to share a moment in time to reflect upon your own life and the living of that life. With Frank and friends you  have a mindful moment [...]

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Mindfulness, Gratitude & Appreciation=Thankfulness

0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / November 25, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, Mindfulness, Uncategorized

Laura Fine taught me what it means to have an Attitude of Gratitude. Appreciation has been shared by so many patients who have been part of the Healing Hearts and Lifestyle Change Program at Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine. These gifts have been shared so deeply by my family and friends over the years. Today [...]

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Mindfulness, Compassion, and Language

3 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / July 9, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, Mindfulness

Kurt Barstow’s article Mindfulness, compassion, and language is worth a good read.
He shares insights from Jack Kornfield’s The Wise Heart on Compassion
Several weeks ago I had the privilege and pleasure of attending a session by Marcelline Brogli, MFT who did a masterful job sharing the work of Marshall Rosenberg’s teachings from his [...]

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