Oct 31, 2016 | Mindful Eating, Mindful Parenting, Mindful Recovery, Mindfulness
Warning: this post may contain political opinions. How can we understand the current political climate in the U.S., and particularly the Presidential campaign, from a mindfulness perspective? And more importantly, how can mindfulness help us to manage the anxiety...
May 26, 2016 | Mindful Eating, Mindful Parenting, Mindful Recovery, Mindfulness
One of the most challenging concepts in mindfulness practice is acceptance. Mindfulness means being aware of what’s happening in the present moment, without judging whether we like it or not, and without trying to change it – in other words, accepting what is. This...
Apr 10, 2016 | Mindful Eating, Mindfulness
I am pleased to announce that I am starting what what many of my former students have been asking for: a drop-in mindfulness meditation group, modeled after the “Keeping Mindful” group that I offered in 2014 at the Castro Valley Adult School. The group will meet on...
Jan 5, 2016 | Mindful Eating, Mindfulness
Over the holidays it’s so easy to fall back into old and not-so-healthy habits: for me, it’s baking pies and other sugary treats, staying up late reading or watching movies, sleeping in, then spending the whole day in jammies doing crossword and jigsaw puzzles – all...
