Karen Maezen Miller, author of Momma Zen and Hand Wash Cold, is offering a copy of our book, Mindfulness Starts Here! Maezen is well-known for her no-nonsense teachings in Zen and more for her direct connection with the everyday-ness of our experiences. For a chance to get a copy of our book, go to her [...]
How to sell a book and not your soul
It's been an exciting couple of weeks around here! Not only has our book, Mindfulness Starts Here, hit the bookstands, it has been greeted with some very positive feedback from colleagues and friends! The process of putting this baby out on the road has also opened us to various other ways to share information and [...]
Seeing muddy water clearly – excerpt from Mindfulness Starts Here
Excerpt from Mindfulness Starts Here: An 8-week guide to skillful living Muddy Waters How mysterious! The lotus remains unstained by its muddy roots, delivering shimmering bright jewels from common dew. Sojo Henjo Who we are and what we want for ourselves and those we love is created through our experience and through our thinking process. [...]
Opening the vast field of mindfulness: Foreword to Mindfulness Starts Here by Joan Halifax, PhD
Foreword to Mindfulness Starts Here: An Eight-Week Guide to Skillful Living by Joan Halifax, PhD In today’s world, we have the rare and precious teachings and practices of mindfulness that invite us to slow down, stop, and “take a backward step.” Mindfulness is not about doing something strange, exotic, or anti-social. It is about letting [...]
Professional Training in Foundations of Mindfulness Interventions and the M4 Programs
Registration for our 2014 Professional Training in Mindfulness for Well Being (M4) is now open. This training program spans up to one year of training and consists of participation in one of the 8-week M4 courses offered at the Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic, guided self-study of current research and books on Mindfulness Interventions, a silent retreat, [...]
Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic 