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 [...]
Thich Nhat Hanh and His Gifts to Mindfulness
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / September 13, 2010 / Posted in Breathe, Meditation, MindfulnessThe gifts are so numerous that Thich Nhat Hanh, Thay to his followers, has shared with the world through his presence and his writings. He shares in Taming the Tiger Within: Meditation on Transforming Difficult Emotions Every time you feel lost, alienated, or cut off from life, or from the world, every time you feel [...]
Timeless Reminders – A Mindfulness-based iPhone App!
3 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / August 20, 2010 / Posted in Breathe, Meditation, MindfulnessThe numbers are pretty staggering when some statistics say that 75% of people in the United States are either moderately or extremely stressed. I’ve also read that it could be almost 90% of the conditions doctors see are related to stress. You will find it interesting to visit Dr. Daniel Friedland’s website , Super Smart [...]
Sharing Mindfulness: A Gift from Juliet Adams
4 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / April 26, 2010 / Posted in MindfulnessJuliet Adams has just put her website online to gather in one place as much as is possible about mindfulness. You will find it rewarding and rich in content and in a context created with a spirit of Mindfulness. I have just launched a new website to provide information on mindfulness: Mindfulnet.org . It aims [...]
Mindfulness & Breathing
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / November 20, 2009 / Posted in Breathe, Meditation, Mindful Running, MindfulnessIn an explanation of the breathing techniques of Russian scientist, Dr Konstatin Buteyko, an interesting observation was made. A dog breathing at 40 breathes/minute lives 20 years; a man breathing at 17 breathes/minute lives 70 years and a turtle breathing at 1 to 3 breathes a minute lives several hundred years. Maybe this is another [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
The Journey of a Walking/Running Therapist
2 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / July 6, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Running“SOLVITUR AMBULANDO: The problem will walk itself out.” ––Latin Proverb. The Journey of a Running Therapist A Sometimes Mindful Runner ©1997, 2009 Austin’Ozzie’ Gontang, Ph.D. The issue will always be, “When was your last run?” Not what you did last month or last year or ten years ago. The sojourn, however, is often of interest [...]
Quick Relaxation Techniques to Reduce Stress
11 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / February 18, 2009 / Posted in Breathe, MindfulnessKaren Sothers, teacher of the MBSR program at Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine was quoted in this article by R.J. Ignelzi today. Each of us can make the most out of taking moments to remind us to be mindful. Give Stress A Rest: Simple, quick relaxation techniques help tackle tension By R.J. Ignelzi Union-Tribune [...]
