(This is a transcript of talk given at the inaugural meeting of Mindfulness Ottawa, Ottawa ON 2012 November 21. The preliminary section on "laying down the path by walking" has been excluded.) Let me share here what we have distilled out of 10 years of our path - what Zen teacher Suzuki Roshi calls “one [...]
Mythbuster: What Mindfulness is Not
We're introducing a new series - Mindfulness Mythbusters - to go along with Tangled Thoughts and Frazzled Feelings. Newcomers to the practice of mindfulness have many terrific questions about what is supposed to happen in practice and, in this series, we will try to address some of them - without giving away any secrets of [...]
Compassion or “idiot” compassion?
OMC at the UCSD conference February 2013 – Bridging the Hearts and Minds of Youth
We are so thrilled that our workshop, Fired Up by Generosity or Burned Out by Giving: How to Survive the Demands of Caring – Lynette Monteiro and Frank Musten, will be presented at the University of California - San Diego Center for Mindfulness Conference February 2013. Please help to spread the word about this terrific conference! [...]
Taking the path from forgiveness to gratitude
Today is Thanksgiving Day in Canada. It is a time to reflect on the wonderful people we have in our lives and the good things that have blessed this life. In the language of practice, we "incline our hearts" towards the practice of gratitude. This is a wonderful practice on the path of well-being. And [...]
Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic 