Sites to download Dharma Talks on Mindfulness
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / November 17, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessKeith DeSonia shared that you can download lectures on buddhist topics and Mindfuless at zencast.org or at Zencast via iTunes. You’ll find some very good downloads that are dedicated to mindfulness and meditation from Podcast 147 through 151.
Many of these talks on Zencast can be found at Audio Dharma
This site is an archive of [...]
A Reminder To Myself About Being Too Busy
2 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / October 29, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessIn the busy 24/7 world we live in I realize how easy busyiness creeps up on us. Before I know it I am caught up in a thousand and one things…and wondering: Why? How did this happen…again. Listening to Peter Coyote read Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind the other day I was reminded about getting caught [...]
The Power of Mindfulness on the Mind
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / October 1, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Business, MindfulnessThe work of Daniel Siegel has done much to help us understand the Mind in Mindfulness.
You will find his books interesting and insightful.
The Developing Brain; The Mindful Brain ; Mindsight
This is from Google Personal Growth Series: Mindsight: The New Science of
Source given at the Google Tech Talks on April 22, 2009. Siegel examines [...]
Mindful Reflections from the Tao and Rumi
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / September 30, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessIf you are on Twitter, you will find TaoQuotes and RumiQuotes most helpful as thoughtful moments of reflection.
This Moment/Present Moment: An Idea Worth Spreading by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, Neuroanatomist
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / September 29, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessWhat a wonder gift Jill Bolte shares with the world from her TED Presentation She shares her journey of her brain from the inside out as she talks about her stroke. For someone reflecting on Mindfuless, she vividly addresses what life is about: This moment. Present moment.
Neuroscience Research Using Mindfulness Meditation
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / July 22, 2009 / Posted in UncategorizedI stopped by the Neuromarketing website of two friends, Patrick Renvoise and Christophe Morin, who are Vistage speakers. Neuromarketing.com was officially launched in June. They have invited anyone interested in contributing knowledge, thoughts, content to make it better and richer for everyone. If interested you might be interested in joining their neuromarketing community.
This video, [...]
A Gift of Mindfulness from Palma
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / July 19, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Business, MindfulnessSometime back I wrote a short piece called: A Mindful Cell Phone. It inspired a lovely reflection and some moving insights by Palma Bellardoni in her blog at Buddha Trance: The Future is in Your Mind, Think Love.
She said:
Today, I came across Mindfulness,…, and his post A Mindful Cell Phone. Since I have [...]
Mindfulness and What Happens When We Forget
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / July 14, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessThere is a great BBC Series from several years ago called: The Century of the Self. Edward Bernays is a name very few people recognize, however he truly influenced the 20th Century and continues to influence each of us in ways that we are: Unaware.
Edward Bernays was the nephew of Sigmund Freud. After [...]
Mindfulness: MBSR In West Virginia & the World
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / July 12, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessHere’s a short clip to watch on a research study using Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program in West Virginia.
Embedded video from CNN Video
You can read the accompanying article: Mindfulness Training Busts Stress
If you want to see where there are MBSR program in your area or worldwide check out U. Mass.’s Center for Mindfulness locator.
Mindfulness, Compassion, and Language
3 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / July 9, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessKurt 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 [...]
