http://mbsrworkbook.com Website Community for the Workbook Fri, 24 May 2013 19:00:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://mbsrworkbook.com/936/the-need-to-parent-with-presence/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/936/the-need-to-parent-with-presence/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 19:00:05 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/936/the-need-to-parent-with-presence/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/936/the-need-to-parent-with-presence/feed/ 0 The reason there is no definitive guide on parenting is because every baby and child is unique and all parents come with unique baggage from childhood and genetics. Becoming a parent is wonderful for stirring up all of those old memories and connections from our own upbringing. Mix this in with our fractured attention spans [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/935/the-new-mental-health-bible-dsm-v-friend-or-foe/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/935/the-new-mental-health-bible-dsm-v-friend-or-foe/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 17:02:51 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/935/the-new-mental-health-bible-dsm-v-friend-or-foe/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/935/the-new-mental-health-bible-dsm-v-friend-or-foe/feed/ 0 The new holy bible of psychiatric diagnosis is about to go on sale tomorrow. No matter what our conclusions of it are, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) is destined to be a best seller as it is the defacto guide to mental illness that most all institutions, physicians, therapists, healthcare providers [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/934/watering-the-seeds-of-depression-watering-the-seeds-of-resiliency/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/934/watering-the-seeds-of-depression-watering-the-seeds-of-resiliency/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 14:31:16 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/934/watering-the-seeds-of-depression-watering-the-seeds-of-resiliency/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/934/watering-the-seeds-of-depression-watering-the-seeds-of-resiliency/feed/ 0 I often write about the demanding and criticizing voices in our heads a lot because it is so amazingly prevalent and I figure just about anyone can identify with that and almost all of us need support with them. Every day these voices kick in out of habit telling us “I can’t do that right” [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/933/how-to-get-a-new-lease-on-life-a-teens-revelation/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/933/how-to-get-a-new-lease-on-life-a-teens-revelation/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 19:00:24 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/933/how-to-get-a-new-lease-on-life-a-teens-revelation/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/933/how-to-get-a-new-lease-on-life-a-teens-revelation/feed/ 0 It was all from a single leaf. “I had no idea,” she said. “I thought I knew exactly what they felt like, I was shocked. When I think about it, I realize now how reactive I am to things around me. I think I know exactly who this person is or whether I’ll like a [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/932/a-time-tested-organic-medicine-for-stress-anxiety-and-depression/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/932/a-time-tested-organic-medicine-for-stress-anxiety-and-depression/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 19:00:04 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/932/a-time-tested-organic-medicine-for-stress-anxiety-and-depression/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/932/a-time-tested-organic-medicine-for-stress-anxiety-and-depression/feed/ 1 Everyone has tough days and for some the days seem to be a never ending string of murkiness. All of our mental afflictions, stress, anxiety, depression, addictive urges and trauma responses are experienced as contractions in the body. An antidote to this would naturally be opening the body up and that is one among many [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/931/a-mindful-writer-an-interview-with-diana-gould/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/931/a-mindful-writer-an-interview-with-diana-gould/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 19:00:06 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/931/a-mindful-writer-an-interview-with-diana-gould/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/931/a-mindful-writer-an-interview-with-diana-gould/feed/ 0 It’s not often that I interview someone on the mindfulness and psychotherapy blog who has put out a novel. However, Diana Gould has had a long career in film and television and in her practice with mindfulness. She currently teaches at InsightLA in Santa Monica, California and has recently released her first novel Coldwater. She has [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/930/make-gratitude-a-practice-really/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/930/make-gratitude-a-practice-really/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 19:00:06 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/930/make-gratitude-a-practice-really/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/930/make-gratitude-a-practice-really/feed/ 1 When we think of what we’re thankful for we often think of the light in our lives. Who and what represents the light in your life? The poet Hafiz writes in his poem “It Felt Love”: How did the rose Ever open its heart And give to this world All its beauty? It felt the [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/929/youarebeautiful/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/929/youarebeautiful/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:53:23 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/929/youarebeautiful/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/929/youarebeautiful/feed/ 1 You may have seen the video and maybe it touched you in a way that brought you to tears. A forensic artist sat down and asked the woman sitting on the couch next to him to tell him about her face. He opens with the question, “Tell me about your hair?” and then, “Tell me [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/928/squash-doubt-and-step-into-joy/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/928/squash-doubt-and-step-into-joy/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:03:27 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/928/squash-doubt-and-step-into-joy/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/928/squash-doubt-and-step-into-joy/feed/ 0 You may have read, and you’ve certainly experienced, that our brains are wired with a negative bias. From and evolutionary perspective this is to keep us on the lookout for danger in order to be prepared if it is ever to strike. But when we get a new job, relationship, parenting or many other areas [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/927/the-neuroscience-of-learning-to-trust-yourself/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/927/the-neuroscience-of-learning-to-trust-yourself/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:26:20 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/927/the-neuroscience-of-learning-to-trust-yourself/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/927/the-neuroscience-of-learning-to-trust-yourself/feed/ 0 A research study just came out in the Journal of Neuroscience where scientists at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston used sea snail nerve cells to reverse memory loss. The scientists were able to help the cells compensate for memory loss by retraining them when the nerve cells were primed for optimal [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/926/every-little-bit-counts-daily-now-moment/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/926/every-little-bit-counts-daily-now-moment/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:23:09 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/926/every-little-bit-counts-daily-now-moment/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/926/every-little-bit-counts-daily-now-moment/feed/ 0 Here’s another Daily Now Moment that if spread around can have tremendous ripple effects in your relationships, communities and beyond. The ancient Greek writer Aesop left us with these words: “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” Be on the lookout for kindness in others today. You may find more of [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/925/teens-get-more-than-better-test-scores-with-mindfulness/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/925/teens-get-more-than-better-test-scores-with-mindfulness/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:00:04 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/925/teens-get-more-than-better-test-scores-with-mindfulness/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/925/teens-get-more-than-better-test-scores-with-mindfulness/feed/ 0 A study out of the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) recently came out that showed how a two week mindfulness training improved students GRE reading-comprehension scores and working memory, while reducing mind wandering among students prone to distraction. Of course this story went viral because of the value our culture places on test scores [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/924/now-moment-balance-your-brains-negativity-bias-with-food/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/924/now-moment-balance-your-brains-negativity-bias-with-food/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:59:32 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/924/now-moment-balance-your-brains-negativity-bias-with-food/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/924/now-moment-balance-your-brains-negativity-bias-with-food/feed/ 0 Find some food today with which to truly engage in mindful eating. Please don’t let this pass you by, make it your intention. Eat slightly slower than normal and give yourself the chance to really taste the food. Consider all the people and natural elements like wind, dirt, rain and sunshine that went into creating [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/923/take-a-short-respite/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/923/take-a-short-respite/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:00:05 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/923/take-a-short-respite/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/923/take-a-short-respite/feed/ 0 Here is a mindful practice from the “Daily Now Moments” to play with today: Take your shoes off and spend one minute feeling the sensation of the floor or earth beneath your feet. Wherever we are provides us with a “choice point” to bring awareness to what surrounds us in the moment. Enjoy! Warmly, Elisha [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/922/theres-always-someone-to-blame-wisdom-from-brene-brown/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/922/theres-always-someone-to-blame-wisdom-from-brene-brown/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:36:48 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/922/theres-always-someone-to-blame-wisdom-from-brene-brown/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/922/theres-always-someone-to-blame-wisdom-from-brene-brown/feed/ 0 Picture this: You have a big business meeting in the morning and you ask your partner to get home at a decent hour so you can both get to bed early. Your partner sneaks in a bit later and disrupts your sleep. You wake up in the morning a bit more tired than you wish [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/921/krishnamurti-on-3-steps-to-a-wiser-relationship-to-technology-2/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/921/krishnamurti-on-3-steps-to-a-wiser-relationship-to-technology-2/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:00:06 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/921/krishnamurti-on-3-steps-to-a-wiser-relationship-to-technology-2/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/921/krishnamurti-on-3-steps-to-a-wiser-relationship-to-technology-2/feed/ 0 We don’t have to look further than B.F. Skinner to see that most of us have developed a habit of being overly obsessed with our Smartphones. We all get incoming messages that hint at a potential reward, most of the time it’s not a reward, but sometimes it is and this is what gets us. [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/920/krishnamurti-on-3-steps-to-a-wiser-relationship-to-technology/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/920/krishnamurti-on-3-steps-to-a-wiser-relationship-to-technology/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:40:56 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/920/krishnamurti-on-3-steps-to-a-wiser-relationship-to-technology/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/920/krishnamurti-on-3-steps-to-a-wiser-relationship-to-technology/feed/ 0 We don’t have to look further than B.F. Skinner to see that most of us have developed a habit of being overly obsessed with our Smartphones. We all get incoming messages that hint at a potential reward, most of the time it’s not a reward, but sometimes it is and this is what gets us. [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/919/you-want-to-increase-equality-in-2-minutes-video/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/919/you-want-to-increase-equality-in-2-minutes-video/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:00:04 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/919/you-want-to-increase-equality-in-2-minutes-video/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/919/you-want-to-increase-equality-in-2-minutes-video/feed/ 0 In a time of deep division, where the Supreme Court is looking to find an answer as to whether “same-sex” marriage should be legalized, perhaps we don’t need to look too far for the answer. Here is a 2-minute video with the intention to dispel our differences and create the experience of all people ultimately [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/918/what-does-non-judgmental-awareness-really-mean/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/918/what-does-non-judgmental-awareness-really-mean/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/918/what-does-non-judgmental-awareness-really-mean/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/918/what-does-non-judgmental-awareness-really-mean/feed/ 0 Whether you’re new or old to mindfulness, you’ve likely heard the definition that it is a “intentional non-judgmental awareness of the present moment.” There’s a lot of confusion around the term non-judgment. Years ago, before I began being more intentional with a mindfulness practice I had a friend practicing meditation and he told me that [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/917/just-remember-thoughts-arent-facts/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/917/just-remember-thoughts-arent-facts/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:56:07 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/917/just-remember-thoughts-arent-facts/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/917/just-remember-thoughts-arent-facts/feed/ 0 A wise man once said, “Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your unguarded thoughts.” ~ The Buddha I want to share with you an important “Now Moment,” the short action-oriented pieces that come at the end of most of the chapters in The Now Effect. This little instruction can be enormously helpful [...]