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Sometimes you just have to let things fall apart

July 19, 2020 by Perry Hazeltine

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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 […]

Filed Under: All, Exploring Mindfulness: Blog Series Tagged With: mindful, mindfulness, Pema Chödrön, self therapy

There is only reality (and that’s okay).

July 12, 2020 by Perry Hazeltine

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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 […]

Filed Under: All, Exploring Mindfulness: Blog Series Tagged With: mindful, mindfulness, Pema Chödrön, self therapy

Refraining

May 17, 2020 by Perry Hazeltine

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Filed Under: All, Exploring Mindfulness: Blog Series Tagged With: Anxiety, Counseling, mindful, mindfulness, Pain Management, Pema Chödrön, self therapy, Therapist, Therapy

Facing Our Pain

May 10, 2020 by Perry Hazeltine

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This is the second of twelve posts in the Exploring Mindfulness blog  series, a reflection on the book When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön.  This post addresses chapter three through five. (4 min read) In the  introduction Pema Chödrön identifies maitri as the main underlying thread of the seven years of her talks that […]

Filed Under: All, Exploring Mindfulness: Blog Series Tagged With: Anxiety, be your own therapist, mindful, mindfulness, Pain Management, Pema Chödrön, self therapy

Leaning Into the Sharp Points

May 4, 2020 by Perry Hazeltine

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This is the first of 12 posts in the Exploring Mindfulness series, a reflection on the book When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön. This post addresses the book’s introduction through chapter two.  (5 min read) To find out more about the series or to participate in the discussion, go to  Welcome to the Exploring Mindfulness […]

Filed Under: All, Exploring Mindfulness: Blog Series Tagged With: Anxiety, mindful, mindfulness, Pema Chödrön, self therapy

Welcome to the Exploring Mindfulness Series

April 19, 2020 by Perry Hazeltine

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Announcing Exploring Mindfulness,  a blog series for starting, re-starting, or maintaining the practice of mindfulness. Mindfulness can be described simply as seeing clearly in the here and now. I chose Pema Chödrön’s book When Things Fall Apart as our guide because, through this book, she is a calm and reassuring voice in helping us to […]

Filed Under: All, Exploring Mindfulness: Blog Series Tagged With: Anxiety, Counseling, self therapy, Therapist, Therapy

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