Outdoor adventure can essentially function like an extreme meditation cushion, teaching not only concentration, but also inquiry, compassion, and right action, says adventurer Renée Sharp.
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Can new technology be used to reduce distractions and increase focus? Yes, says Ben Fullerton.
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No question, yoga has a large following in the West. But how has hatha yoga, specifically asana practice, taken centre stage? And what role has the West played in that preference? Andrea Miller reviews two books that address these questions: Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice, by Mark Singleton, and The Subtle Body: The Story of Yoga in America, by Stefanie Syman.
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The international community needs to change the way it views reducing hunger and poverty, says a new report by the Worldwatch Institute.
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Timothy R. Walker, Ph.D., CCC, NSRPC, is the founder of the EastWind Stress Reduction Clinic and has more than 25 years of experience integrating mindfulness into counseling, education, and healthcare. He has taught at Dalhousie University, Acadia University, and the Halifax Counselor Training Institute. In 1999, he…
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Hockey enthusiast Geoff Eaton faces-off against leukemia – and plays the game of his life. Read Geoff's story in The Healing Circle, by Rob Rutledge and Timothy Walker.
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Naturalist John Bates shares his ever-growing appreciation of the phenology of the Manitowish River, where he lives. Love of the natural world isn’t just a one-way street, he says. It’s also the path to understanding yourself.
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One in five Americans is a hero, according to a professor from Stanford.
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Humans are wired to be good, according to Professor Dacher Keltner. One only has to look at emotions such as compassion, awe, and embarrassment to see it.
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Mindfulness has, of course, been increasingly newsworthy, but the latest news – as reported on here on Mindful.org last week – has really been getting around in the past couple of days.
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