If you get a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, commonly called ADHD, chances are the next thing you will get is a prescription for a drug such as Adderall or Ritalin. In most cases, doctors never discuss alternative measures anyone, at any age, can take that might actually get them off their drugs and […]
Pain ruled my life for over a decade because of a spinal cord injury that caused neurological pain of the worst kind. It is the type of pain that causes suicide, something that I considered on many occasions.
Although I have meditated most of my life I was not able to apply the practice to my […]
Honestly, I have been on many diets. And honestly, they have all worked for a time, but gradually all the weight has come back, and then some.
Mindful eating is the exact opposite of being on a diet. It is a system of habits that you learn, and once they become part of your being, will […]
We are a goal-oriented society. We set goals at work, if we are dieting, our goals are set in pounds, and at the beginning of each school year, kids are taught to work their hardest so their report reflects their hard work.
When it comes to meditation, instead of setting goals, we need to set intentions. […]
Motivational speakers encourage us all to think positive thoughts and they will happen.
Most of us who are grounded in reality discount this reasoning, fully understanding that just simply thinking something is going to happen will not make it come true. We don’t know about you, but we could paper a whole house with the lottery […]
Many people are concerned about their wandering minds — a k a monkey mind — during meditation.
We say excellent – noticing that your mind is wandering is an important step in achieving mindfulness throughout your day, not only while meditating. Simply put, observing the distraction, making no judgment, and then returning to the breath is […]
Have you ever just wanted to tell your critical inner voice to shut up – or at the very least just be a little nicer?
If so, then it’s time to consider meditation, which provides the tools to do just that.
At Pathway to Mindfulness we teach insightful meditation, which allows you to:
notice your thoughts as they […]
The single biggest challenge our students face during meditation is their wandering minds.
Our response? We congratulate them, because noticing that their mind wanders is the first step in achieving mindfulness – that present moment awareness we strive to bring into every facet of our lives. Our suggestion to them is to notice their thoughts, to […]
Teens are busy. School. Social life. Sports. After-school jobs. Throw in building a well-rounded high-school resume, and you’ve arrived at a perfect recipe for stress.
Enter mindfulness.
Mindfulness is all about focusing and being present in the moment. And the means to achieve this is with meditation – probably not an easy sell to a teen. So […]
Mindfulness makes us smarter, kinder, better? Really?
Absolutely!
At a seminar we recently attended, author and neuropsychologist Rich Hanson, Ph.D., said that numerous studies have proven that mindfulness does physically change our brains, which in turn changes our entire lives – from the inside out.
And how does this happen? Through mindfulness meditation, in which practitioners learn to […]