Last week I had the opportunity to go to an early morning presentation titled: “Self Care For the Caregiver.”I chose not to go.

The whole point of mindfulness isn’t to have relaxing or interesting experiences during meditation. The point of mindfulness is to bring the qualities we cultivate during practice into every aspect...

I wrote in last week’s article that I need a support structure to get myself to write consistently.

About a year and a half ago, I announced my intention to write a book.

I recently returned from a great week-long retreat in Niagara Falls Canada with my main mindfulness teacher, Shinzen Young.

There’s so much stuff that every one of us accomplishes every single day that doesn’t make it to the To-Do list- Stuff we take for granted.

I wanted to write about routines because One- I'd like to share some routines that have been helpful to me, and Two- I think that by writing this I might...

I just got back from a week long Metta (Loving-Kindness) retreat at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, under the guidance of Sharon Salzberg, Lila Kate Wheeler, and Oren Sofer.

Concentration (the ability to stay focused on what you deem relevant at a particular time) is a fundamental skill of Mindfulness.

“Second-order Equanimity”

A few people have asked me recently about gratitude practice.

In many ways, learning mindfulness is just like learning any other skill, and to make it seem less esoteric I sometimes borrow the analogy of learning to play the piano....

I thought doctors knew a lot more before I became one.

I'd love to tell you about all the wonderful things Mindfulness Practice has done for me, and can do for you. And I will, but first-

One clear definition from Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, founder of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program: “Mindfulness is paying attention in a particular way- on purpose, in the present moment, and...