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Worried About What You’re Not Doing

Guest post by Leo Babauta, Zen Habits In any given moment, many of us are thinking about what we’re not doing. We feel guilty that we’re not doing more. Worried that we’re not as productive as we could be. Guilty that we procrastinate. We feel guilty that we don’t exercise more, eat right, have better bodies. We worry that we should be doing something

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TED Talk Tuesday: What Adults Can Learn From Kids with Adora Svitak

How long has it been since you were called “childish”? According to child prodigy Adora Svitak, being childish is a good thing, an imperative. This young woman (12 years old at the time of her presentation) goes on to say that the negative traits the word “childish” addresses are seen often enough in adults that we need to abolish this “age-discriminating

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A Prayer by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Two weeks ago I woke up in, what seemed, a depression. My coffee tasted bland, the sky was gray, nothing appealed to me and even “getting things done” offered no solace at all. It had always worked before. But on this day, nothing was “working”: I felt empty and hollow, numb to the world and frightened. What was wrong? I asked myself over and over… As I

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The Conscious Parent by Shefali Tsabary

For any of you who are parents – or may become parents – you may be wondering: How do I raise a loving, resilient and responsible child? If you are like me (I’ve raised three blessed children), you may wonder: did I do a “good job”? And if there are grandchildren in the picture, what about our role with these young people? How can we help? How can we be

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Are You Happy? Consider These Five Points

Every tradition and many guidebooks have teachings about how to be happy. Yet that question remains one of life’s great mysteries. As a beginning to understanding happiness, start by asking your self the following questions and then journaling what comes up for you. 1. Write your definition of happiness. Are you living it? If not, are there habits or

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Mindfulness Basics: A Simple and Usable Review

Thankfully the word “mindfulness” is becoming what we call, in our culture, a household word. We see it everywhere from books to articles to talks – on YouTube, TED talks and other media channels. Being a pioneer in the “mindfulness movement”, I am overjoyed. Yet I got to wondering: could we use a review, a “short version” of what mindfulness is…and isn’t?

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Answering the Fundamental Question of Mindful Self-Compassion

Guest Post by Steven Hickman, Psy.D., ED of the UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness, Dir of Professional Training, Center for Mindful Self-Compassion It’s a simple question, really. But one that often brings on a state of perplexed astonishment when someone asks us: “What do you need?” Unless we are a sobbing child who has come rushing to his mother after

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TED Talk Tuesday: Mindfulness and Neural Integration with Dan Seigel

Relationships and Reflection in the Cultivation of Well-being Dan Siegel is a prolific and highly respected author, speaker, researcher and clinician. In this Ted Talk, “Mindfulness and Neural Integration”, Dr. Siegel explores how schools can combine with technology in promoting self-regulation in children. And, as well, how positive relationships and

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