Allan faithfully attended each class of the Mindfulness-based Stress Management program we offer at the Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic. He shared openly about his anxiety and insecurity as a father to three children and a son caring for ill parents. The heart of his distress though was in his relationship with Debra, his partner of 15 [...]
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5 Skillful Habits to help you let go of self-blame
I'm often asked about "letting go." You know how it is. There's an incident with someone - a friend, a family member, a boss, a colleague at work. For the most part we tend to be able to deal with the situation, even if it's not as satisfactorily resolved as we would like. Then, in [...]
5 Mindful Practices to Handle Anger
Recently, I had the privilege to exchange via email some thoughts on anger. My friend wrote on behalf of her friend and asked about ways to get unstuck from a repeating cycle of anger especially in a relationship. Later, I had the chance to also exchange thoughts with that person about our tendency to get [...]
A Rationale for an Ethics-Based Mindfulness Program
This is a slide from Dr. Richard Davidson's keynote speech at the 10th Annual Scientific Conference of The Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, March 31, 2012. The text in the second bullet reads: Basic research on "naturally occurring" virtuous qualities; Toward a scientific foundation for secular ethics. The third bullet reads: [...]
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