This Will Also Pass: an interview on Mindfulness
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 20, 2012 / Posted in Breathe, Meditation, Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessJohan Bergstad is a licensed psychologist in Sweden, mindfulness teacher, writer/poet and photographer. The movie he recently released: This Will Also Pass” is a wonderful interview he did with, retired surgeon and Mindfulness teacher, Andries J Kroese.
For those interested in learning more about Mindfulness a good starting place is Mindful.org, that is hosted by Shambhala [...]
Sometimes Mindfulness Sneaks Up When In a Mindless State
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / December 18, 2011 / Posted in MindfulnessPresent moment, beautiful moment. It is all we have.
And in the present moment it is amazing what can be created when one looks back at a compilation of present moments.
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Both Mindful & Aware of Both/And. So No “Buts” nor Either/ors
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / December 16, 2011 / Posted in MindfulnessOne of Mary Lore’s practices in her book “Managing Thought“ is to remove the “But” from one’s conversations and replace it with “and.” Begin to listen to yourself and others. Catch yourself and begin to replace your “but” with “and.” It opens the conversation to possibilities as opposed to cutting them off. [...]
Mindful Running: A Journey Not A Destination
2 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / November 1, 2011 / Posted in Breathe, Mindful RunningThis was shared by Roger Wright Running For My Existence
Roger, thanks for sharing and reminding us that like marathon running: Life is a journey not a destination.
Thanks also to Doug Freese and his continued contributions to Google Group: rec.running.
FREE live video stream: Creating A Mindful Society
2 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / September 28, 2011 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessMindfulness is a simple yet profound practice that changes lives. If you’re committed to mindful living, eager to learn more about its growing influence across all facets of society, or only beginning to discover the transformative power of mindfulness, join us on September 30 and October 1, 2011, for a historic [...]
Understanding Mindless To Begin To Comprehend Mindfulness
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / September 25, 2011 / Posted in Meditation, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessThe Century of the Self is a 4 part series for the BBC by Adam Curtis.
Adam Curtis’ acclaimed series examines the rise of the all-consuming self against the backdrop of the Freud dynasty.
To many in both politics and business, the triumph of the self is the ultimate expression of democracy, where power has finally moved [...]
Free Mindfulness Teleseminar Series
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / September 22, 2011 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessThe NICABM National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine is sponsoring a Mindfulness Teleseminar Series from September 28 until November 11th
Go here to sign up for this Free Mindfulness Teleseminar Series.
Wednesday, September 28th, 5pm ET - Ronald Siegel, PsyD
Wednesday, October 5th, 5pm ET - Rick Hanson, PhD
Wednesday, October 12th, 5pm ET [...]
Mindfulness & Lessons from the Lakers
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / June 12, 2011 / Posted in Breathe, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessLooking backwards over today; what a marvelous day with Kip, Alan and Cheryl. What a wonderful scone that Vince made along with the flat white that Shelley put in front of me. The unexpected warm evening as I walked in the dark here in Yallingup to get the lasts 400 steps of my 10,000.
While [...]
Mindfulness: A tradition of storytelling
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / November 24, 2010 / Posted in Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, Mindfulness, UncategorizedI remember reading the last paragraph that KVpops shared in his blog:
It’s all about telling a great story in the simplest manner with a great insight or an observation thrown in. Whether you are writing a novel, short story, feature film or even a 60 second spot, the rules are the same: set up [...]
I Want To Write About Slow: A Mindful Moment
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / October 31, 2010 / Posted in Mindful Leadership, Mindfulness, The Running MindThere is more to life than increasing its speed
Albert Einstein
Slow
by Ozzie Gontang
I want to write about slow.
The faceless clock blinks every second:
Now….Now…Now
In the present moment there is
No fast. No slow.
No criticism. No [...]
