From Right Mindfulness: A guide to living skillfully© by Lynette Monteiro & Frank Musten Mindfulness as a word, a concept, and a practice permeates our awareness these days. We learn of ways to be mindful through meditation and intentional attention so that we can cope with the myriad challenges that arise, often unexpectedly, in our [...]
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Living skillfully. Living well.
Posted by Lynette Monteiro on January 5, 2012
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Practice – Two Months After
At the end of each 8-week course we remind the participants that diligence in maintaining their practice is very important. We like to say, “The half-life of the skills you’ve acquired in this class is about 3 months.” It may be anecdotal but it does seem that way when we meet in our Alumni groups. [...]
Posted by Lynette Monteiro on December 18, 2011
http://ottawamindfulnessclinic.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/practice-two-months-after/
One Minute Mindfulness – a book of continuous practice
Donald Altman is a psychotherapist, a former Buddhist monk, and author of The Mindfulness Code. Another book he wrote, Meal by Meal: 365 Daily Meditations for Finding Balance through Mindful Eating, could easily be a precursor to his current effort, One Minute Mindfulness. Altman comes with impressive credentials and it does more than lend weight [...]
Posted by Lynette Monteiro on September 19, 2011
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A Word by any other Name
The word “mindfulness” has become a main-stay in our vocabulary these days. I hear it used every where and it takes on a very individualistic meaning. The speaker could be referring to a course they took, a skill they learned, or it can even be a way of playing that one-up, one-down game of the [...]
Posted by Lynette Monteiro on September 14, 2011
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Two articles that are a must-read
Here are two articles that are worthy of the read. Maia Duerr’s guide on how to meditate and a publication by Mark Lau and Andrea Grabovac on a Buddhist psychological model are two works that integrate ancient teachings with current frameworks of practice and theory. Liberated Life Guide on How to Meditate Maia Duerr of Liberated Life [...]
Posted by Lynette Monteiro on June 1, 2011
http://ottawamindfulnessclinic.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/two-articles-that-are-a-must-read/
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