mindfulness and being present

I'm just starting to learn about Mindfulness but I've been practicing Minimalism for years and I think the two goes hand in hand. For me living in a minimalist way means getting rid of all unnecessary things in my life, both possessions and habits. I started by going through my possession and...

The Mindfulness Summit has been fabulous and full of so much helpful information - so much that it is a little hard to find time to get to it all! Our Beloved Grand Eagle, Walt, mentioned that he wished people would share their mindfulness "ah-ha" moments - what a great idea !!! So, Walt and I...

I was researching online for 1 minute meditations to start using at the start of meetings at work, and found this animation on the "one moment meditation". I enjoyed it so thought I'd share.

Sometimes mindfulness can seem a little vague, but there are some programs out there where people have applied the concept of mindfulness (and associated neuroscience research) to very specific skills and practices. One I like is called the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM). It was designed to...

Hello, Some of you may be familiar with this, but for those who aren't... Melli O’Brien of MrsMindfulness.com has gathered over 30 of the world’s leading experts on meditation and mindfulness for a series of online interviews, practice sessions and presentations taking place for FREE from...

Hello all: A friend of mine just shared this video with me regarding mindfulness. Pretty interesting video and definitely true. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mindfulness-anderson-cooper-60-minutes-2/

Generally Mind gets distracted. To answer this we need mindfulness meditation to live in present. It helps in changing the way we think, defines happniness, improves satisfaction & reduces the suffering in our lives that is there. Mind has the bias towards negativity. Mindfulness meditation can...

Yesterday I decided to step up my excersise regiment. From mindful yoga to running sprints and more weights. I want my brain to know that my body is strong. But let me ask I always struggle with this in my mind by me facing my pain not only physiologically but physically pushing threw pain is...

Written by Dr. Schubiner on July 14, 2008 MBS Blog – #9 Mindfulness Meditation I have been a devoted and passionate teacher of mindfulness meditation for about 15 years. Many people have misconceptions about meditation. The most common misperception is that meditation is about relaxing. Of...

This is my first thread on the forum and thought I'd share this Meditation program which is devised by a top Professor in the UK. You could read the book if you wanted but given most people here have an idea what Mindfulness entails I thought I would share the 'program'. If you fancy reading...

Hi All, For those who are new to the world of meditation, this is a great interview with Ed and Deb Shapiro. I would highly recommend watching it as it explains some useful questions, which I struggled with at the beginning e.g how do I know if i am meditating correctly etc. All the...

Hi all, I've recently researched articles and documentaries on mindfulness. The basic concept seems to be mindful of what is going on right now and what I can feel right now. However, what I understand from TMS theory is I should better ignore and focus on other things when the pain appears...

THE MIND UNLEASHED A common way in which we deal with unpleasant emotions is to suppress or ignore them. These are normal coping mechanisms our minds use to handle situations we don’t particularly want to deal with in the present moment. When strong emotions come into our consciousness, there...

This is the official thread for Section 3.4 of the TMS Recovery Program donated by Alan Gordon of the Pain Psychology Center (PPC). This section is entitled "Mindfulness." Neither Alan nor the PPC necessarily endorses this thread or any of the viewpoints presented in it. Please keep these...

The On Being radio show/podcast has an interesting interview on mindfulness and mindbody concepts: http://www.onbeing.org/program/ellen-langer-science-of-mindlessness-and-mindfulness/6332

This is an excellent 12 minute video by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn on mindfulness. It’s about breathing and meditation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...50oj45s He is a professor of medicine emeritus and creator of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care...

If we are unable to accept all of our qualities fully, it is quite difficult to observe them with nonjudgmental curiosity. This form of acceptance involves noticing when we are experiencing unpleasant or difficult thoughts, feelings, and sensations, and practicing taking an active stance of...

More evidence about the impact of mindfulness meditation on our physical healthttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131208090343.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fmind_brain+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Mind+%26+Brain+News%29h.

Well I feel I'm making some progress. After letting go of all my "deadlines", stopping the program for awhile, and being nice to myself - I think I might be getting a bit better. The other night when I couldn't sleep, I recalled a suggestion from a fellow TMS'er about how to deal with this. It...