Everyday Mindfulness

Thanks guys. but you aren't kidding. A book or course... I saw a youtube video that says all books do is distract you from the true way to meditate which is supposed to be simple. This is not true. Dogen, one of the greatest meditation masters of all time, wrote a extensive book called Shobogenzo. ...

Like I'm confused. You're not supposed to try to stop your thoughts. So that means that if you sit down and tell yourself not to judge your thoughts, that in of itself becomes a thought. So you're still thinking. You're thinking about not judging your thoughts. Do you understand what I'm trying to ...

"I don’t understand how meditation is supposed to help me be in the present in a situation where I’m interacting with people and I feel self-conscious, negative and not confident." Okay. I'll try to make a point here. There is a difference between Mindfulness Awareness and the Self-Focused...

Hi Pajko, what do you mean by "attentional suppression"? I can tell you my experience. Mindfulness and getting in touch with our emotions is much more about being able to have this big range of emotional experiences than having some kind of stable continuous happiness or whatever. It is no...

Good morning Gareth, I'll sure stick around! I liked a lot and get surprised with the forum, there are teachers here, experienced practicioners and some really quality discussions. The forum is also number one if you search "mindfulness forum" on Google, what is pretty cool. Really thank y...

This is the course structure. Day 1 - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness - Introductions and a thought experiment - Learning about Thoughts - Negative Automatic Thoughts - The relation between Thoughts and Emotions - Common Thought Distortions - The Default Mode Network - Understanding Rum...

Hello Gareth and everyone, my name is Pedro and I'm a psychologist graduated from Santa Catarina Federal University and psychotherapist from Brazil. In my college years I found mindfulness and this was life changing for me because, for the first time, I was able to deal effectively with my own anxie...