This post is the final post in my blog series Five Key Factors of How Therapy Helps. TRY THIS AT HOME. Therapy will often quite naturally stimulate people to apply what they’re learning about themselves between sessions. People also frequently have insights between sessions, and some will write them down. But sometimes, particularly during periods […]
mindfulness
Sometimes you just have to let things fall apart
This is the last of twelve posts in the Exploring Mindfulness series, a reflection on the book When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön. This post addresses Chapters Twenty-One and Twenty Two. Participants are encouraged to practice mindfulness meditation daily throughout the twelve weeks, even if for five minutes at a time. (3.5 min read) Reversing the […]
There is only reality (and that’s okay).
This is the eleventh of twelve posts in the Exploring Mindfulness blog series, a reflection on the book When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön. This post addresses Chapters Eighteen through Twenty. Participants are encouraged to practice mindfulness meditation daily throughout the twelve weeks, even if for five minutes at a time. (6 min read) Pema observes that the […]
Sending and Receiving
This is the tenth of twelve posts in the Exploring Mindfulness blog series, a reflection on the book When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön. This post addresses Chapters Fifteen through Seventeen. Participants are encouraged to practice mindfulness meditation daily throughout the twelve weeks, even if for five minutes at a time. (4.5 min read) […]
Outward
This is the ninth post of twelve in the Exploring Mindfulness blog series, a reflection on the book When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön. This post addresses Chapter Fourteen. Participants are encouraged to practice mindfulness meditation daily throughout the twelve weeks, even if for five minutes at a time. (3.5 min read) In my […]
Open Wide
This post is the eighth of twelve in the Exploring Mindfulness blog series, a reflection on the book When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön. This post addresses Chapter Thirteen. Participants are encouraged to practice mindfulness meditation daily throughout the twelve weeks, even if for five minutes at a time. (5 min read) Where does […]