Monday Dose of Mindfulness: Mindfulness of Pleasant Events

Today’s Monday Dose of Mindfulness focuses on practicing mindfulness of pleasant events. This involves noticing pleasant events as the are happening and bringing awareness to our experience of them.

Monday Dose of Mindfulness: Mindfully Perform a Task

Today’s Monday Dose of Mindfulness post focuses on the benefits of bringing moment-to-moment awareness to a daily task.  After all, what could be an easier way to build mindfulness into your daily routine than to practice mindfully completing a task that you would do anyway?

Monday Dose of Mindfulness: Mindful Observation of Nature

This Monday Dose of Mindfulness describes a simple mindfulness exercise to help you practice your mindful observation skills while enhancing your connection to nature.

Monday Dose of Mindfulness: Mindful Walking

The focus of today’s Monday Dose of Mindfulness is Mindful Walking. This exercise may be an especially beneficial way for individuals who have difficulty sitting still (e.g., ADHD, restlessness due to anxiety) to begin practicing mindfulness, as many other mindfulness exercises involve stillness in the body.

Self-Compassion Versus Self-Esteem

Watch an interesting and informative video of Kristin Neff, Ph.D. discussing the differences between self-compassion and self-esteem at a TEDx Talk.

Out of the Darkness Philadelphia Walk

Out of the Darkness Philadelphia Walk

Join me in participating in the Out of the Darkness Philadelphia Walk on October 1, 2017.  The walk is organized by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), which funds research, creates educational programs, advocates for public policy, and supports survivors of suicide loss.

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Resources - Helplines & Lifelines

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In honor of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, I have put together a list of helplines available for people experiencing emotional distress, including lifelines for those in need of crisis intervention. If you or someone you know is experiencing emotional suffering, please review these available resources and call for help today.

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