Mindfulness
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / May 10, 2013 / Posted in MindfulnessYou will enjoy the following Mindfulness Series from Evolution Counseling. “The wisdom of the East presented in a way the Western mind can understand. Series of articles with meditations, philosophy, and psychology to help you achieve mindfulness in the 21st century.”
Mindfulness: Healthy Habits Healthy World
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / April 11, 2013 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessIt is always a matter of perception. Healthy Habits / Healthy World Heal Thy Habits / Heal Thy World If it is to be it always starts with me. Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine shared the following suggestions: What’s good for you is good for the planet; It’s just that simple. Keep this checklist [...]
Mindfulness: Free audio Body Scan & Meditation by Dr Dzung Vo MD
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / February 5, 2013 / Posted in Breathe, MindfulnessDr. Dzung Vo MD and his team at the Kelty Mental Health Resource Center created a program for adolescents who are dealing with chronic pain, chronic illness and depressive symptoms. Their hospital based program: Mindful Awareness and Resilience Skills for Adolescents (MARS-A) has been most beneficial for those who have been through it. When the [...]
Mindfulness From The Heart: Loving-Kindness Meditation
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / August 23, 2012 / Posted in MindfulnessWe are conditioned by our beliefs. And our thoughts condition us to what we believe. I have enjoyed sharing the saying Marvette Saucer shared with me. She quietly said: “If you want to live your dream; and jolted me as she shouted: “WAKE UP.” Karen Sothers guides many on the journey to calm one’s restless [...]
Mindfulness from the Heart
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / February 13, 2012 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessThe poem below from e.e. cummings truly speaks from the heart. With Valentine’s Day a day away, it shares a moment of reflection of the love of another. And at the same time a deeper love that many of us find difficult to do and to live: A deep love of ourselves: “I deeply and [...]
Some Sharing from Karen Sothers on Mindfulness & Meditation
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / September 4, 2011 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessKaren Sothers is a long-time friend and colleague with me at Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine. She has helped numerous people in their healing process through her work with yoga and her Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction classes. She mentions Rick Hanson and you can read more at his Resources for Happiness, Love & Wisdom about [...]
ChiRunning: A Practice of Mindful Movement
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / February 20, 2011 / Posted in Meditation, Mindful Running, Mindfulness, Running Form & StyleI have had the pleasure of knowing Danny and Katherine Dreyer since the mid-90′s when we first communicated by phone and in the news group:rec.running. Danny was beginning to share his practice that combined his love of running and his practice of tai chi. The union by Danny of running and the principles of Tai [...]
The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings
9 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / April 6, 2010 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessYou will want to visit the website of The Community of Mindful Living (CML). Below are the 14 Mindful Trainings which guide the Community. Located just north of San Diego is one of the CML’s Retreat Centers: Deer Park Under their Mindful Practice you will find a series of short reflections that are very helpful [...]
Shambhala Sun’s Guide To Mindful Living
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / March 9, 2010 / Posted in Breathe, Meditation, Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessThe 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 [...]
Mindfulness is:
2 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / March 7, 2010 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessMindfulness 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 [...]
