Conversations on Compassion: Jon Kabat-Zinn

From the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education
(CCARE) at Stanford University comes this new video, in which Dr. James
Doty is joined by mindfulness pioneer Jon Kabat-Zinn for a conversation
about compassion.

Sorry it's a long one but it's worth it!

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Technology: The Middle Way

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4 Moving Meditations to Still Your Mind

When you consider a practice of meditation, you probably envision yourself with eyes closed, sitting cross-legged and immobile. Yet many spiritual exercises use postures and movement as paths to contemplation. “It’s multitasking, but in the best way,” says tai chi expert Bill Douglas. Try one of these tools to create your own natural rhythm.

Walk a Labyrinth 

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How To Meditate If You Can't Sit Still

When you’re anxious or depressed, sometimes the last thing you feel like doing is sitting down with your thoughts. But what many of us don't realize is that we don't have to sit still to meditate! 

 

 

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Yoga For People Who Don’t Do Yoga

This 10-step guide is for one of two people — those who want to do yoga but haven’t started yet, and those who really can’t stomach the idea of actually doing it at all. Maybe you haven’t found the right class or teacher, or perhaps the thought of doing a slow, sweaty interpretive dance with a bunch of crunchy granolas isn’t the ideal way to spend your time. 

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5 Ways Meditation May Be The Cure For Bipolar Disorder

In the last decade, medical science has discovered something already well known within many cultures: meditation can be a potent part of any holistic healing program for people with bipolar disorder. 

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Meet the Mindful Traveller

Over the summer we know that a lot of you will be taking a break from the everyday and going on vacation (that's a holiday to us Brits).

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Video - The Mind by Alan Watts

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Video - Andy Puddicombe All it Takes is 10 Mindful Minutes

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Mindfulness, Meditation, and Calming the Hell Down

There I was, trying to practice mindfulness, when two birds flew out of nowhere and scared the sh*t out of me.

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Video - How to Grow a Mandala

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Returning to the Quiet Intelligence of Nature

How can we move towards a society that feels more human, natural and less dependent on money, considers Lucy Purdy, as she spends a week in Devon exploring ‘wild economics’

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Health Benefits of Meditation

How meditation can help to reduce the effects of stress on the immune system

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