11-year-old Birke Baehr has “discovered the dark side of the industrialized food system.” And he explains it so simply in this five-minute talk at TEDx. Take five minutes of your time here and just listen to the telling words of this 11-year-old who now wants to be an organic farmer. It is a truly spirited […]
Penetrating our “automaticity” is an illuminating process of “waking up”- liberating our entire being to becoming more receptive to things as they are…
Excerpt by Michael Michalko from Creative Thinkering Look at the illustration below. Do not read further content until you guess as to what the illustration might represent. Expectations have many diverse sources, including past experience, professional training, and cultural and organizational norms. All these influences predispose us to pay particular attention to certain kinds of […]
The subtleties of mind become clearer when it is settled and stable.
Silence creates a form of stability that offers us the opportunity to pause and drop into stillness- to become more intimate with the subtle workings of the mind.
Sensing, observing, conceiving, and knowing are all emerging within awareness. Mindfulness allows this natural process to work synergistically when we are non-judgmentally receptive to the direct experience.
In this new RSAnimate, renowned psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist explains how our ‘divided brain’ has profoundly altered human behavior, culture and society. He explains that the left and right hemispheres of the brain always work together, yet each side has different specializations. He posits that their strengths (and physical size) have evolved with the […]
Mindfulness makes everything we see and do more vivid and alive. When we cradle the present moment with mindful awareness things begin to transform.
How does the tug of war feel between your thoughts and sensations?
What are the farther reaches of human nature?