Checking your overflowing Gmail inbox — or sending out a message to an important business contact — is a pretty surefire way to make your pulse quicken and your mind start racing with worries about deadlines and obligations. In fact, one study actually found that checking and sending email at work can increase your blood… Continue reading Work Stress: An Email Meditation To Reduce Tension At Your Desk
Month: June 2013
Bill George: The Tipping Point for Mindfulness
The Tipping Point for Mindfulness Posted: 06/21/2013 8:32 am Mindfulness practices like meditation have been in existence for thousands of years, but only now are they reaching the tipping point in the Western world. Today’s pace and stress are so great that people are searching for new practices to find resilience in the midst of… Continue reading Bill George: The Tipping Point for Mindfulness
Closing Night The Sacred Shadow Self: This Friday 7-10PM Mind Unwind Gallery
It has been an amazing month. Thank you so much for all your support! You are invited to attend the closing night celebration with performances and cupcakes! (It’s my birthday party!!) Mind Unwind Gallery 2206A California Ave SW Seattle, WA 98116 (206) 849-7222 create@mindunwind.org
Good News of the Week: Sea Lion Pup Jumps on Boat, Cuddles With Driver
Top 10 Good News Stories of the Week Man Uses Turkey Baster to Save Baby A Michigan infant is alive today because a neighbor, quick thinking Bill Hogenson, leapt into action. "We heard one of the babysitters talking on the phone to 911 saying that the baby is purple and not breathing," Hogenson told KSN… Continue reading Good News of the Week: Sea Lion Pup Jumps on Boat, Cuddles With Driver
The stress of not meditating, when you know you should – Lifestyle – The Boston Globe
I want to meditate. I do. I want to be calm and happy and live in the now. I want to try to deactivate genes associated with stress and inflammation and turn on those associated with mitochondrial function and telomere maintenance. I want to be mindful, darn it. And yet, like George Costanza, who wanted… Continue reading The stress of not meditating, when you know you should – Lifestyle – The Boston Globe
Transcendental Meditation Boosts High School Graduation Rates, As Policymakers Look To Alternatives : US/World : Medical Daily
A large socioeconomic underclass continues to propagate in America with a high school graduation rate of only 69 percent and projections for 12 million students to drop out during the next decade. During the next decade, nearly one in three American high school students will drop out, with some entering prison rather than college. Transcendental… Continue reading Transcendental Meditation Boosts High School Graduation Rates, As Policymakers Look To Alternatives : US/World : Medical Daily
Meditation’s Antianxiety Effects Visible on Brain Imaging
Individuals with no experience in meditation who participate in mindful meditation training sessions for as little as 4 days show changes in specific brain mechanisms that correlate with a reduction in anxiety, a new imaging study shows. “There is plenty of evidence that meditation can improve a host of issues, such as pain and cognitive… Continue reading Meditation’s Antianxiety Effects Visible on Brain Imaging
Opening Night of “The Sacred Shadow Self” – photo gallery
First of all, thanks to all the amazing helpers who have shown up to assist me with The Sacred Shadow Self: Meditation as Art Without you, it wouldn’t have been possible. I needed help watching my son so I could prepare, help with installing the wall sized pieces, help filling the gallery with amazing artwork,… Continue reading Opening Night of “The Sacred Shadow Self” – photo gallery
Sacred Shadow Self Opening Performance Tomorrow: Anonymous. Spontaneous. Dance. Meditation
The Anonymous Spontaneous Dancer reveals herself: When Karah Pino first asked me to be part of The Sacred Shadow Self I was hesitant to say yes because I am in a “non-performance state”, a state of creative development, and quiet reflection. My Mother almost passed away three times in the last several months and I… Continue reading Sacred Shadow Self Opening Performance Tomorrow: Anonymous. Spontaneous. Dance. Meditation
Sacred Shadow Self: Mandala Installation with Gratitude
A Circle of She: Thank you thank you thank you to the beautiful and inspiring Lady Wise Women’s Collective who helped birth the giant Mandala, interpreting my smaller tests! There was not space enough in my studio to put the piece together, so I couldn’t make the final cuts and folds until we had it… Continue reading Sacred Shadow Self: Mandala Installation with Gratitude