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George Mason University’s Leading to Well-Being Conference

11/29/2016

Now in its eighth year, George Mason University’s Leading to Well-Being Conference gathers the nation’s top experts in organizational leadership for deep and substantial learning. For more information and registration…

Mindful Eating: Finding Our Inner Strength

11/29/2016

Mindfulness is the practice of being in the present moment with no thought of the past or future.  Mindful eating is applying the practice of being in the moment to…

Research Update

8/31/2016

Justine Owens and her colleagues from the University of Virginia Mindfulness Center, the Division of Cardiology, and the Division of General, Geriatric, Palliative and Hospital Medicine have just published the…

Mindfulness on NBC 29 News

7/28/2016

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Mindfulness and Stress Reduction Workshop

7/28/2016

Take a break from stress and join Susan Stone for this experiential workshop retreat from September 23 - 25, where you will practice powerful mindfulness techniques to reduce stress, gain…

Benefits of Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery for Breast Cancer Survivors

6/30/2016

Researchers from the University of Calgary conducted a study of the impact of a program based on mindfulness-based stress reduction, mindfulness-based cancer recovery (MBCR), among 252 breast cancer survivors.  In…

Monday Night Lessons: A Reflection on Taking a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course

5/27/2016

My wife Marianne and I had been struggling with stress management for years and sought relief. Marianne was a former interior designer and I owned and operated a real estate…

Mindfulness and Strong Emotions

5/27/2016

Why do some things just really seem to irritate of us?  For most of us, there are certain actions that others can take that automatically elicit, or “trigger”, strong reactions.…

JAMA Article Highlights Promise of Mindfulness Meditation as an Alternative to Drugs for Treating Pain as Efforts to Limit Opioid Prescribing Increase

5/27/2016

The current opioid epidemic has taken a great toll in the Unites States, with drug overdoses deaths doubling between 2000 and 2014 according to the Centers for Disease Control and…