Practices for Recovering Resilience
The Art and Science of Gratitude
It’s encouraging to hear rigorously attained research findings about gratitude that validate what we would hope would be true about any practice that brings us out of fear, stress and […]
Ripples Make Waves
Resilience and conscious, compassionate connection are two consistent themes of this e-newsletter. Compassionate connection was this month’s theme of James Baraz’s Awakening Joy course. The deeply passionate and resilient speakers […]
Aha! Moments Re-Wire the Brain
When I was an undergraduate in the late 1960’s, student protests against the Vietnam War or apartheid or discrimination against minorities, women, gays, were disrupting classes, if not shutting down […]
The Benefits of Blowing Your Top
The Benefits of Blowing Your Top was the catchy headline of a July 7, 2010 article in the New York Times which began: “The longing for President Obama to vent […]
Reflections on The Neuroscience of Resilience
I’ve been exploring the neuroscience of resilience lately, because I’m hungrily curious about both – how do people cope with unfathomably challenging circumstances and come out the other side with […]
Forgiveness
I heard Fred Luskin (author of Forgive For Good) and Jack Kornfield (author of The Art of Forgiveness, Loving Kindness and Peace) teach together on The Science and Practice of […]
Oxytocin: the Neurochemical of Everything Good
When I taught about the role of the neurochemical oxytocin in healing relationships at the Community Institute for Psychotherapy last week, the “calm and connect” of oxytocin was flowing in […]
Applied Mindfulness
The practice of mindfulness is moving off the cushion and out of the meditation centers into public schools, hospitals, prisons, MBA programs nationwide as scientists validate the benefits of even […]
Poetry as Transformation
Even the title of Kim Rosen’s new book and CD, “Saved by a Poem” caught my attention, quickened my heart, stirred something deep in my soul, and prompted the January […]
Be The Change You Seek
BE THE CHANGE YOU SEEK – AND RIPPLE OUT My first public event of this new year was a symposium on Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream. How to bring […]