You probably know that October is breast cancer awareness month. There have been very successful pink campaigns over the last few years that have raised awareness of the disease, but more importantly, of the strides being made to treat and even prevent it. Breast cancer...
In the last three posts we’ve covered a basic overview of what mindfulness is and how the brain can get “trapped” in the past and the future, and discussed the origin and benefits to mindfulness. You can find the first and second posts here. In...
Briefly, mindfulness is the process of observing what is taking place in the here and now. Our attention and awareness tend to take us far away from the present moment into the past and future. Let’s now dive into the origin and benefits of a...
In my last post, I introduced you to the idea of mindfulness. Jon Kabat-Zinn is the internationally known author leading the mindfulness charge into modern mainstream society. He describes mindfulness as “paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.”...
“Stop and smell the roses.” Yeah, it’s old fashioned and a bit cheesy, but it’s still relevant. We all have most certainly had those moments where we paused and took in a big sniff. So why is it important? Well, in today’s fast paced society,...