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Archive for September, 2009

3 Steps to Boosting Self-Esteem: Mondays Mindful Quote

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

There is a tradition on the Mindfulness and Psychotherapy Blog. Every Monday (or Tuesday in today's case) I'm going to cite a quote or a poem that is related to mindfulness and psychotherapy in some way and ...

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Happiness is an Inside Job: An Interview with Sylvia Boorstein, Ph.D.

Friday, September 25th, 2009

I am thrilled to bring to you someone who has been an inspiration to me. Sylvia Boorstein is a wife, mother, grandmother, psychotherapist, author and founding teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in the Bay ...

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A Mindful Proposal: Can You Handle 5 Minutes of Solitude?

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

In a recent article, Andrea Chalupa calls out for a Mindful Proposal that everyone take out 24 hours in solitude. She quotes her father, Dr. Leo Chalupa, saying that "A national day of absolute ...

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Living Without Joy? Thich Nhat Hanh Shares a Secret

Monday, September 21st, 2009

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Kindness and Mental Health: An Interview with Sharon Salzberg

Friday, September 18th, 2009

For those of you who don't know Sharon Salzberg, she one of America's leading mindfulness teachers and authors and has played a significant role in bringing mindfulness and the practice of lovingkindness to all ...

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Lessons from Therese Borchard about Working with Difficult Emotions

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Therese Borchard, author of multiple books and the popular blog Beyond Blue, describes just the costs of depression and anxiety when avoiding feelings and shows us how unplugging from technology from time to ...

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Mondays Mindful Quote: Viktor Frankl on Our Freedom to Change

Monday, September 14th, 2009

I guess we can now say there is a new-ish tradition on the Mindfulness and Psychotherapy Blog. Every Monday I will cite a quote or a poem that is related to mindfulness and psychotherapy in some way ...

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Working for Good: An Interview with Jeff Klein

Friday, September 11th, 2009

The majority of us spend most of our time at work and our experience of work definitely affects or mental health and vice versa. So it seemed to be a really good idea to get ...

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Mondays Mindful Quote: Pema Chodron on Being Fully Alive

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

There is a new tradition starting today on the Mindfulness and Psychotherapy Blog. Every Monday (or Tuesday in todays case) I'm going to cite a quote or a poem that is related to mindfulness and psychotherapy in ...

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Radical Acceptance: An Interview with Tara Brach

Friday, September 4th, 2009

I have really been looking forward to today's interview. Tara Brach is a clinical Psychologist who has been integrating mindfulness and psychotherapy for many years. She is author of Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life ...

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