All Entries in the "Health" Category

More reflections on the passage of time - Anushka Fernandopulle

Another new year …..Is it 2009 already?!? How did that happen?!? What happened to 2008?!?
Wait, isn’t there some deja vu with this whole new year experience (what happened to ‘07, ‘97, ‘87 ‘77, insert year here)?
Reflecting on the passage of time (including aging and death) is considered a positive tonic for your spiritual life in [...]

How Our Children Lose Their Smiles - Mark Brady

Mindfulmom welcomes Mark Brady from The Committed Parent as a Guest Blogger today.

Any time I walk into a classroom, meeting or party, my assumption is that somewhere between half and eighty percent of the women present have been sexually, physically or emotionally abused before the age of 18; and that these experiences have compromised optimal neural integration and development to some degree; and that the same is true for between half and ten percent of the men in the room. While very likely true, these are assumptions I might be well-served to examine more closely.

I’m Bringing Not Sexy Back-Lori Mozilo

My doctor says it’s all normal. “Normal for whom?’ I snap, “An Alzheimer’s patient in the middle of a sex change?” I lost my girlish figure long ago, I lost my girlish face in the past ten years, but now I’m losing my girlish attitude, and that one really hurts.

The Passage of Time…. Anushka

If you have little kids in your life you know how fast they grow and change every day, week, and month. But actually so do all of us! Perhaps it is less obvious to us, but it is true! The fact is, what we usually call ourselves– body, mind, emotions– is always in constant flux, changing, swirling, moving. And there is no pause button.

A Mindful Mom tries Kung-Fu, and lives to tell about it - Diana Winston

“We started with some shadow boxing. My half-hearted attempts to be aggressive were laughable even to me. But when we broke into pairs, that’s when I lost it. I can’t hit anyone. I’m a non-violent Buddhist. I’ve never swung a punch at anyone my whole life. How could I do this?”

Heat for a little while on a high flame. — Amy Spies

Cooking is definitely one of those mother-daughter bonding things. Obviously, since from the get-go, mothers are nurturing their children–feeding them literally from the womb, making their lunches, stocking their refrigerators.

What is your pace of life? — Sue Smalley

Children and adults with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) are often moving at a different pace than those around them, and that can be a source of difficulty. Recognizing your pace (and ranges of comfort and discomfort) can be an important part in discovering how to sync with the world around you.

Not so fit - Lisa Dinsmore

What keeps me going back for more? I can’t stand “losing” to a machine. I realize this is a competition only in my mind, but since it’s keeping track of my fitness “progress” I’m compelled to make it change its’ tune and am scared every time I step on the board. I guess anything that gets the heart rate up is a good thing, right?

When a work ethic conflicts with fun - Sue Smalley

Scientists are showing that play is important for health and well-being, having fun makes us live happier and healthier lives. So what stops us from having fun?

NY Times Article on Mindfulness and Therapy

The NY Times published a well-balanced article by Benedict Carey in today’s newspaper entitled Lotus Therapy about the integration of mindfulness meditation into psychology. For those interested in the area it is worth a look.

Handling a Moment of Peace - Diana Winston

A few years ago our center piloted a small study on mindfulness and ADD and found mindfulness to be remarkably helpful for those struggling with attention issues. So by phone, I recommended she start on a basic program to meditate daily, beginning with just five minutes a day.

False Alarms - Amy Spies

False alarms—we’ve all had ‘em, but what do they really mean? Think about it. It can be the security system going off because of the wind. Or a smoke alarm set off by a stove-top bar-b-que. Or a financial scare—or a terrorist alert. Or any kind of scare that freaks [...]

To Vaccinate or Not Vaccinate? That’s Not the Question - Susan Kaiser Greenland

It is downright terrifying to acknowledge that we do not know everything there is to know about the interrelationship between toxins, environment, vaccines and autism. . .