Mindfulness & One: the mind aware
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / December 14, 2012 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessNew Momentum For Human Unity was started in 2006 by a group of friends – educators, artists, creative business administrators, writers and meditators – who committed themselves to transform human life from violence, devastation and poverty to one of caring and peace. Francis Rothluebber heard about Auroville, an experimental city in Southern India founded on [...]
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 and Movement: Present Moment
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / March 3, 2012 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessEvery Friday morning between 6 am and 8 am a coach works out with his stable of runners. Usually its overcast on the tartan track by Scripps Integrative Medicine. When it’s not foggy the westward glance as you round the track is the panorama of the rolling greens of the Torrey Pines South and beyond [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. For it is with the heart that one sees rightly For what is essential is invisible to the eye And from the viewpoint of [...]
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. The gift of [...]
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.
Mindfulness: Present Moment. Kairos: Appropriate Time
2 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / January 16, 2011 / Posted in Meditation, Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, Mindfulness, UncategorizedBruce Peters is a dear friend, former fellow Vistage Chairman, host of WCEOhq-Radio, and like me a champion of the work and wisdom of Lee Thayer. Check out his archives with his numerous dialogues with Lee. I wanted to share Bruce’s response which reflects: When the mind is ready, the message appears. Bruce shares: “I [...]
Mindful Reflection: Living the Questions.
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 15, 2011 / Posted in Breathe, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessLive the questions and life will move you to the answers. Who Am I? What Do I Want? What’s My Purpose?”. Deepak Chopra was speaking on the Dr Oz Show Deepak Chopra said when I reveal my secrets of the aging process the implications are huge. Deepak Chopra says close your eyes and watch your [...]
