Posts tagged Applied Mindfulness
Get Your Mind Right

In times of stress and uncertainty, mindfulness practice is one way we can offer ourselves the chance to “get our mind right”. We may be feeling not at all right with our current circumstance, though with a shift in attitude, attention, and intention, it may be possible to access the resources we need to see our way through difficult moments and unwanted situations.

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The Subversive Power of Setting Intentions: A Mindful Alternative to New Year’s Resolutions

Setting New Year’s resolutions, for many of us, is setting ourselves up for failure and self-recrimination. Research shows that the staying power of most resolutions is less than two weeks. Our ancestors have been making and breaking New Year’s resolutions for thousands of years, so we are deeply conditioned to follow suit, even as we know that we may be unlikely to follow through. Are these inclinations doomed from the start?

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