A number of bloggers have posted links to agencies through which you can help deliver aid to Japan: Jizo Chronicles Sweeping Zen 108 Zen Books & here Liberated Life Project: aid and more Please do what you can.
Category: OMC
Dr. Alan Marlatt passes away
From the UCSD blog: It is with great sadness that we report that Dr. G. Alan Marlatt passed away this morning at 9:40 am. Alan was a kind and generous man with whom we had the pleasure of working the past couple years in conjunction with the training he and his team offered in Mindfulness-Based Relapse [...]
Taking an MBSR/MBCT course?
This was posted earlier and it may be useful to review if you're thinking of taking an MBSR or MBCT course. Five Things you want to practice to get the most out of the course. And, of course, to get the most out of this one, wild, and precious life!
Burn Out Resiliency Training Program – May 2011 start!
Announcing An Eight Week Burnout Resiliency Training Program for Engaged High Performers We are currently accepting applications for the May 2011 Burnout Resiliency Training (BRT) Program offered by the Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic. This program is being offered in addition to our Mindfulness Based Symptom Management (MBSM) Program. The BRT Program has been developed to meet [...]
International Conference on Mindfulness with Youth in Banff AB – July 15-17, 2011
From the Mindfulness Institute website: Mindfulness is a natural part of being human that involves present moment awareness and can be cultivated through formal and informal mindfulness exercises. Scientific research in this field demonstrates a multitude of positive outcomes in academic, psychological, and physical domains. Effects of mindfulness on the prefrontal cortex and interconnections involved in [...]
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