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Happiness In Your Day

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts. ~ Henry David Thoreau Perhaps this is one of the keys to happiness, especially if we think about how we can make another being’s quality of the … Continue reading

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Panic Attack Sufferers

Panic Attack Suffers, don’t give up hope! In this video of Mingyur Rinpoche talking about his own panic attacks and how he worked to overcome them.  Mingyur Rinpoche is a highly accomplished meditation teacher who travels all over the world … Continue reading

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Anxiety and the Internet

Social Media, the Internet, Anxiety and your mind. As a teacher of mindfulness meditation, I’m always interested in research that looks at the effects of modern life on our minds. Some recent research by Larry D. Rosen, PhD, California State … Continue reading

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Rude, Angry Drivers?

I was recently interviewed for a Yahoo health blog on the subject of dealing with rude or angry drivers. I want to share my responses with all of you. Here’s a link to the posting: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/6233076/managing_your_anger_with_rude_drivers.html?cat=5 I hope you enjoy. … Continue reading

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Stress Less for Success: Letting your Rebel Buddha out to play

Happy Fall and an abundant Thanksgiving!  It’s been a busy and wonderful summer and now that most of us are again dealing with work, school and the upcoming holiday season, I feel it is a good time to write about … Continue reading

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Come Out, Come Out, Wherever you Are! Welcome to my Newsletter.

Olly olly, oxen free! In the children’s game Hide and Seek, the players stay hidden until found or called to come out of their hiding spots. As adults, if we stay hidden we pay a high price for our invisibility. … Continue reading

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OH! We’re All Stressed Out!

A teaching from the Mahayana Buddhist tradition asks “If you can change a situation, then why worry? If you cannot change a situation, then why worry?” This explains the reason for much of our stress in life. We worry too … Continue reading

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Becoming Human

People come to my office with symptoms of depression, anxiety, loneliness and relationship problems.  Getting to know them I discover that in almost all cases they feel some level of disconnection from other people. They don’t feel like they belong. … Continue reading

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