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Mindfulness and Stress Reduction Workshop

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

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

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

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

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…