Most of us have things that trigger responses in us – or things that bother us. The response may more noticeable such as an angry reaction and acting out on the anger or it may be more subtle such as … Continue reading
When love prevails, fear departs. In the law of love — give all, sacrifice all. Gain is irrelevant, so what is there to fear? RUMI
Is there a common thread to all theses (types) of treatment? A common thread to psychoanalytic, cognitive, humanistic, transpersonal? In a very general sense, yes. It is this: awareness in and of itself is curative. Every therapeutic school … attempts, … Continue reading
Many of us tend towards feeling and reacting quickly or impulsively to that feeling or to spending a lot of time thinking (and perhaps feeling we are going nowhere with that thinking). We may tend towards one or the other … Continue reading
For some reason many of us are under the misconception that certain feelings are okay to have and others aren’t. Usually happiness falls in the first category and anger, disappointment, jealousy, sadness … the list goes on and on … … Continue reading
Mindfulness – or moment to moment awareness of ones inner experience, without judgement – is becoming an important tool for people who are looking for greater equanimity in our fast-paced world. This title has distilled the key concepts to make … Continue reading
This insightful book highlights the role of mindfulness and the compassionate awareness it brings to the complexity of being in long-term committed relationships. Five keys to mindful loving are identified as attention, acceptance, appreciation, affection and allowing. These keys open … Continue reading
Another way of looking at letting go of self-judgement is self-acceptance. Can I accept myself just as I am? With all my flaws and problems? This kind of radical self-acceptance along with the gentle intention to change creates a … Continue reading
Many people have a voice of self-judgement running an almost continuous commentary in their heads. If you are one of these people you might like to ask yourself what role this plays. A great deal of these people believe that … Continue reading
If your life is very full it is better to work with this practice for a minute (or three) two to four times a day rather than to try to do longer practices – which you may never find the … Continue reading
