Mental Health

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Mental Health
James Joyce: Master of Literary Mindfulness 

Dr. Ian Ellis-Jones blogs about stream of consciousness writing—where the thoughts and feelings of a character are presented as they happen... from moment to moment.  Read More 

  • Ian Ellis-Jones
  • March 24, 2011
Mental Health
Intentional Acts of Kindness 

Mary Ann Christie Burnside teaches us how the kindness we offer ourselves and others affects what happens in the very next moment.  Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • March 22, 2011
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Compassion
Practice: Befriending Self 

Saki Santorelli, director of the stress reduction program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, offers some words of wisdom about practicing mindfulness, or "offering hospitality to ourselves." Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • November 23, 2010
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Compassion
Coming Home 

Michael Stroud, unsure about how to be both a Buddhist and a Jew, talks with well-known Buddhists who have returned home to Judaism. They’ve found it fulfilling to practice both Buddhism and the religion of their birth. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • August 25, 2010
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