http://mbsrworkbook.com Website Community for the Workbook Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://mbsrworkbook.com/801/the-happiest-people-dont-have-the-best-of-everything/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/801/the-happiest-people-dont-have-the-best-of-everything/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:08 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/801/the-happiest-people-dont-have-the-best-of-everything/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/801/the-happiest-people-dont-have-the-best-of-everything/feed/ 0 Throughout our lives we’ve been interpreting and making meaning out of all kinds of events. Every event by itself is just an event, but the way we see it, the importance we give it, how it weaves into the fabric of our cells makes all the difference. This meaning that we make then goes on [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/800/mindfulness-children-and-parenting-an-interview-with-amy-saltzman-md/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/800/mindfulness-children-and-parenting-an-interview-with-amy-saltzman-md/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:05:51 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/800/mindfulness-children-and-parenting-an-interview-with-amy-saltzman-md/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/800/mindfulness-children-and-parenting-an-interview-with-amy-saltzman-md/feed/ 0 The theory and practice of mindfulness as a way for children to calm their busy minds, self regulate, become more hopeful and happy has been an area of increasing interest. The potential impact on our culture is great as it affects future generations. It’s my pleasure to bring you this interview with Amy Saltzman, MD [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/798/addiction-breaking-free-from-the-next-fix/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/798/addiction-breaking-free-from-the-next-fix/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:00:09 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/798/addiction-breaking-free-from-the-next-fix/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/798/addiction-breaking-free-from-the-next-fix/feed/ 0 Addictive behaviors are universal. According to the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, one in eight Americans suffers with addictive behaviors regarding drugs or alcohol and it costs society approximately $250 billion per year. In addition to addictive behaviors potentially having a strong genetic link, the increasing stress in our culture makes it [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/797/mindfulness-over-mood-the-now-effect-and-your-mental-health/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/797/mindfulness-over-mood-the-now-effect-and-your-mental-health/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:00:06 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/797/mindfulness-over-mood-the-now-effect-and-your-mental-health/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/797/mindfulness-over-mood-the-now-effect-and-your-mental-health/feed/ 0 Every moment of our lives our brains are rapidly taking in information and making snap judgments, interpretations and decisions based on what we see, hear, smell, touch, and taste. Depending on how we’re feeling we’ll interpret it differently. Even though we believe our thoughts represent reality, the truth is, our thoughts are not facts. A lot [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/796/what-drives-out-the-darkness-wisdom-from-martin-luther-king-jr/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/796/what-drives-out-the-darkness-wisdom-from-martin-luther-king-jr/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:58:33 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/796/what-drives-out-the-darkness-wisdom-from-martin-luther-king-jr/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/796/what-drives-out-the-darkness-wisdom-from-martin-luther-king-jr/feed/ 0 Today I grab a quote from a man whose dream lifted millions of people and whose inspiration is felt all over the world today. Martin Luther King, Jr. said: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” This reminds me of an earlier blog post I [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/795/bringing-mindfulness-to-schools-an-interview-with-co-founder-megan-cowan/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/795/bringing-mindfulness-to-schools-an-interview-with-co-founder-megan-cowan/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:46:59 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/795/bringing-mindfulness-to-schools-an-interview-with-co-founder-megan-cowan/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/795/bringing-mindfulness-to-schools-an-interview-with-co-founder-megan-cowan/feed/ 0 If you’ve been following The Mindfulness and Psychotherapy Blog, you’ve read and interacted around the psychology and neuroscience of mindfulness in relation to stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and so much more. Today, I have the honor of interviewing, Megan Cowan, Co-founder and Executive Director of Mindful Schools bringing mindfulness to children. Megan will be [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/794/how-do-you-generate-gratitude-watch-the-unfolding-of-life-video/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/794/how-do-you-generate-gratitude-watch-the-unfolding-of-life-video/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:00:26 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/794/how-do-you-generate-gratitude-watch-the-unfolding-of-life-video/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/794/how-do-you-generate-gratitude-watch-the-unfolding-of-life-video/feed/ 0 The experience of gratitude has now been well researched and documented as something that is good for our health and well-being. But more importantly, with any of experience gratitude, we experience health and well-being and that has to be the most important indicator to generate this in our daily lives. Perhaps it’s because when we [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/792/diet-its-not-what-you-eat-its-how-you-eat-it/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/792/diet-its-not-what-you-eat-its-how-you-eat-it/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:00:07 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/792/diet-its-not-what-you-eat-its-how-you-eat-it/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/792/diet-its-not-what-you-eat-its-how-you-eat-it/feed/ 0 There’s a funny cartoon out there of some cows in a pasture eating grass. One cow’s head is lifted up with a sense of horror on his face and the caption reads “Hey wait a minute! This is grass! We’ve been eating grass!” If I asked you, have you ever been sitting at a meal with someone [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/793/forgiveness-9-steps-to-releasing-the-burden/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/793/forgiveness-9-steps-to-releasing-the-burden/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:35:42 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/793/forgiveness-9-steps-to-releasing-the-burden/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/793/forgiveness-9-steps-to-releasing-the-burden/feed/ 1 I see it every day. We all hold grudges against other people who we feel have hurt or offended us in some way or another. We even hold these grudges for people who aren’t even alive anymore. We do this with the false idea that somehow we are making them suffer by being hurt and [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/791/a-nugget-of-wisdom-for-2012/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/791/a-nugget-of-wisdom-for-2012/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:22:41 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/791/a-nugget-of-wisdom-for-2012/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/791/a-nugget-of-wisdom-for-2012/feed/ 0 Here’s what I’m thinking about when starting this next year of 2012: “May we all recognize in this New Year that the moments of our lives are rare and precious. Open to them, Bask in them, We are alive.” The reality is we often hold things that are rare in our world to be precious. [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/790/mindfulness-meditations-for-the-anxious-traveler/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/790/mindfulness-meditations-for-the-anxious-traveler/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:00:07 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/790/mindfulness-meditations-for-the-anxious-traveler/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/790/mindfulness-meditations-for-the-anxious-traveler/feed/ 0 Christy Matta, MA is a fellow Psychcentral blogger, has worked in mental health for almost 20 years and has a confession, “I am an anxious traveler.” Millions of people struggle with anxiety around traveling in one form or another and right now we’re in the peak period of the year in regards to air travel. [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/789/3-steps-to-a-more-meaningful-life/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/789/3-steps-to-a-more-meaningful-life/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:00:06 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/789/3-steps-to-a-more-meaningful-life/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/789/3-steps-to-a-more-meaningful-life/feed/ 0 With the moments of life seemingly becoming more fleeting, there’s never been a more important time to cultivate or become more aware of the meaning in our lives. Therese Borchard, author of Beyond Blue: Surviving Depression & Anxiety and Making the Most of Bad Genes, wrote a past post 7 Ways to Prevent Burnout. In this [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/788/10-quotes-to-keep-in-mind-as-you-begin-2012/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/788/10-quotes-to-keep-in-mind-as-you-begin-2012/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:00:05 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/788/10-quotes-to-keep-in-mind-as-you-begin-2012/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/788/10-quotes-to-keep-in-mind-as-you-begin-2012/feed/ 0 If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know I like to draw on the wisdom of others at times to get a point across. In moving into 2012 we can allow these to be seeds to water throughout the year.  Enjoy! “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” ~ Dalai Lama [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/787/you-can-train-your-mind-to-be-happy-2/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/787/you-can-train-your-mind-to-be-happy-2/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:00:06 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/787/you-can-train-your-mind-to-be-happy-2/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/787/you-can-train-your-mind-to-be-happy-2/feed/ 0 So you spent your life working hard in elementary school, maybe pushing through to university and thought, well once I land this job then I’ll be happy, or once I get married, then I’ll be happy, or once I get a divorce, then I’ll be happy. The reality is, the conditions for happiness are all [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/786/you-can-train-your-mind-to-be-happy/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/786/you-can-train-your-mind-to-be-happy/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:56:53 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/786/you-can-train-your-mind-to-be-happy/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/786/you-can-train-your-mind-to-be-happy/feed/ 0 So you spent your life working hard in elementary school, maybe pushing through to university and thought, well once I land this job then I’ll be happy, or once I get married, then I’ll be happy, or once I get a divorce, then I’ll be happy. The reality is, the conditions for happiness are all [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/785/a-secret-to-happiness-einstein/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/785/a-secret-to-happiness-einstein/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:00:06 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/785/a-secret-to-happiness-einstein/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/785/a-secret-to-happiness-einstein/feed/ 1 It seems like an increasing phenomenon that a number of individuals are finding themselves with a psychic emptiness at some point in life. There is some kind of dissatisfaction, an uncertainty as to why they feel so unhappy and what will help them feel more complete. This runs rampant with people who have acquired some [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/784/mindful-solutions-at-work-video/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/784/mindful-solutions-at-work-video/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:00:08 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/784/mindful-solutions-at-work-video/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/784/mindful-solutions-at-work-video/feed/ 0 There is no doubt about it, today’s business is a round-the-clock atmosphere. We are hounded with external pressures, overwhelmed with information overload, asked to deliver more with less, work longer hours, and have less personal time for renewal activities. What is the result? Self-inflicted attention deficit disorder, exhaustion, lack of focus, reduced health, and burnout. [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/783/mindfully-taming-the-anger-within/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/783/mindfully-taming-the-anger-within/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:00:10 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/783/mindfully-taming-the-anger-within/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/783/mindfully-taming-the-anger-within/feed/ 0 A past article on NPR explores the age old question of whether it’s therapeutic to act on your anger. Alex Spigel writes about a woman in San Diego who has built a store for the sole purpose of letting people in, covering them in protective gear, and giving them plates to smash to vent their anger. He [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/782/from-trauma-to-transformation-an-interview-with-jack-kornfield/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/782/from-trauma-to-transformation-an-interview-with-jack-kornfield/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:15:33 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/782/from-trauma-to-transformation-an-interview-with-jack-kornfield/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/782/from-trauma-to-transformation-an-interview-with-jack-kornfield/feed/ 0 Jack Kornfield He stands alongside an esteemed group of elders such as Thich Nhat Hanh, Sharon Salzberg, Pema Chodron, and Joseph Goldstein in bringing mindfulness to the west. Not only that, he also holds his PhD in clinical Psychology which makes him so relevant to the connection between mindfulness and psychotherapy. He co-founded Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachussets and is a founding [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/781/depression-medicate-meditate-or-both/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/781/depression-medicate-meditate-or-both/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:00:06 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/781/depression-medicate-meditate-or-both/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/781/depression-medicate-meditate-or-both/feed/ 0 The World Health Organization estimates that by 2020, depression will be the second largest issue in ill health worldwide. Clinical depression is defined as a persistent depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure for at least two weeks along with a number of other physical and psychological symptoms. These could include poor sleep, loss [...]