Mindfulness For
Why Cancer Survivors Need Mindfulness
Serious illness often marks both body and mind: Mindfulness helps us to face what we would rather not: learning from the unwanted, perhaps even being enriched by it. Read More 
Patricia Rockman is a physician with a focused practice in mental health and mindfulness based programs. She is a clinician, public speaker, and published author. She trains and mentors healthcare providers in the delivery of clinical mindfulness nationally and internationally. She co-founded the Centre for Mindfulness Studies and is an associate professor at the University of Toronto, Department of Family Medicine.
Magazine
Making Peace with Cancer
We don’t always get to choose how our lives play out. Read More
Expert Interviews
The Downward Spiral of Shame
You aren't defined by your most shameful moments, say Patricia Rockman. Learn how to transform this most paralyzing of emotions. Read More
FAQ
Mindfulness is Not a Panacea
Mindfulness is not simply about being in the present moment. It's about knowing when to deal with difficulty and when we need to look after ourselves by perhaps deliberately practicing avoidance. Read More
Breathing Meditations
How to Cultivate Curiosity in Your Mindfulness Practice
Mindfulness is disruptive, says Patricia Rockman, because it changes how we pay attention to things, and ultimately, our experience of the world. Here are mindfulness techniques that can help you shift your focus. Read More
Depression & Grief
Using Mindfulness to Navigate “Self”
Holding onto pain and loss keeps us mired in anxiety and perpetuates our problems over the long term. Mindfulness can help us change our relationship to what we find limiting in our lives. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Why Self-Compassion is the New Mindfulness
When we have trouble being vulnerable, "self-compassion" can seem like "self-indulgence." But fessing up to when we fall short can bring out our best, happiest, selves. Read More
