The first and perhaps most surprising thing you need to know about using doctors is that most receive very little if any formal training in the management of pain. While excellent training programs in pain management exist, they are relatively … Continue reading →
There are many websites, books, teachers, schools, and organizations that promote their own brand of meditation. While all these approaches seem to be different due to using specialized words and concepts, I promise you that, at what they call their … Continue reading →
Mindfulness, or “noticing” as we call it, is the beginning of our Mindbody approach. As discussed in my previous article, we prefer the term ‘noticing’ because it directly describes what one is doing during the sitting meditation part of our … Continue reading →
I was once asked to describe Mindfulness Meditation on another site and since this is a well known method, I thought I would repeat it here. I worked with this method for several years, but have moved on in favour … Continue reading →
Space does not allow us to trace the entire history of meditation in the west. Certainly, some very old practices in western religions such as different kinds of prayer and chanting have much in common with some eastern practices but … Continue reading →
The practice of meditation is probably older than civilization. Today it is used worldwide in a variety of ways, for spiritual practice, self-development and medical/psychological therapy. Despite this, its origins will probably always have an air of mystery about them. … Continue reading →