by Janet | Jan 24, 2022 | An Open Letter, Creativity & Mindfulness, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindfulness Lessons
Yes, (sigh) it’s still January. Yes, (deep sigh) it’s still a time of global pandemic. Yes, each of us is impacted in different ways, depending on our own unique circumstances, yet as I look around, I see and hear so many common signs of weariness of loss. So I just...
by Janet | Oct 27, 2021 | An Open Letter, MBSR Teacher Training, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindfulness Lessons
I recently received a master class in disorientation. My colleagues and I in the Mindfulness Teacher Training Alliance just brought our first Level 2 MBSR teacher training to a close. As we took our trainees on a deep, 9-day dive into the art form of teaching MBSR, we...
by Janet | Sep 29, 2021 | An Open Letter, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindfulness Lessons
My colleagues and I just completed teaching the first of three intensive 3-day weekends for our level 2 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher training. I am still feeling the glow. After these full days of practice and of digging our hands in the “dirt” of...
by Janet | Aug 25, 2021 | An Open Letter, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Every 4 years (in a pandemic, 5), the Olympics come around to give us a camera-close-up view of sheer athleticism, determination, and grit. Last month, perhaps like many of you, I was enthralled by the Summer Olympics. And if they weren’t enough to stir a sense of awe...
by Janet | Jul 20, 2021 | An Open Letter, Creativity & Mindfulness, Mindfulness Lessons
I grew up in the ’60’s and ’70’s in the Mid-West, which had a big impact on my early taste in music. My mom loved Broadway musicals, as I soon did as well, and my first records were the Sound of Music and Fiddler on the Roof. As I grew into my early teens, an older...
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