5/12/2023
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Treating Hypertension These authors reviewed studies of the effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on systolic and diastolic blood pressure among individuals with prehypertension or hypertension.…
2/22/2023
Mindfulness Renewal Course to Be Offered Starting March 6 This four-week course is designed for those who want to renew their mindfulness practice and who have competed an eight-week mindfulness…
2/22/2023
Beneficial Effects of an Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Sleep Quality Many individuals experience inadequate quantity and quality of sleep which can negatively impact physical and mental health. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs)…
2/22/2023
“Inviting our thoughts and feelings into awareness allows us to learn from them rather than be driven by them.” -Daniel J. Siegel When we choose to try a sitting meditation, we are making a special time and place for non-doing in our lives. The regular practice of sitting meditation provides the opportunity to wake up to this moment, the only moment we truly have. Our lives move at such a hectic pace that it can become a blur of lived but un-noticed moments. It can be as if we are sleep walking through life, moving in a type of automaticity, not noticing how we really feel, what we really think, how we truly want to live. The days can become weeks, the weeks can become months, the months can become years and before we realize it, much time has passed, and we have missed most of our life. Mindfulness is waking up to the present moment on purpose without judgement. It is setting our intention to pay attention and then focusing our attention and observing the underlying attitudes that show up. It’s about letting go – letting go of expectations and letting the present moment be as it is. It’s about developing patience and openness towards ourselves with kindness and curiosity, being aware of the tendency to push to achieve an outcome or to resist those experiences that are unpleasant. It’s about the tendency to judge.
1/12/2023
Put your New Year’s resolutions into action by taking a mindfulness course through the Mindfulness Center. The Mindfulness Center will be offering a wide range of courses starting in January…
1/12/2023
Participation in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Is Associated with Protection from Harmful Outcomes Mindfulness has become a common method for reducing stress-related and some physical symptoms. As mindfulness programs have become…
1/12/2023
Put your New Year’s resolutions into action by taking a mindfulness course through the Mindfulness Center. The Mindfulness Center will be offering a wide range of courses starting in January…
1/12/2023
The Less You Judge, the Better You Sleep: The Benefits of Mindfulness and Forgiveness for Insomnia and Sleep Problems Rumination can play an important role in sleep problems, including insomnia…
11/22/2022
New Unwinding Anxiety Course to Be Offered Starting in January Monday, January 16 - February 20, 5:30 pm- 7 pm This 6-week, 90-minute Zoom class taught by Cawood Fitzhugh focuses…
11/22/2022
The Mindfulness Center Will Be Offering a Holiday Pause Every Monday in December December 5,12,19,26 from 5:30 pm - 6:15pm Need a little reset? Treat yourself to a pause for…