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    September 1, Mindful Healing Vblog

    Welcome! In the past, in response to popular demand, we have done Vblogs on the healing practice of Lovingkindness. Join Bob this week as he briefly delves a bit deeper into the discourse of Lovingkindness from its source. He invites us to open up to the virtues of Lovingkindness that have been so beneficial...
    Posted to Mindful Healing Blog (Weblog) in Mindful Healing by Bob Stahl on 09-01-2008
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    Re: Does having a cat reduce stress?

    Pet therapy, seems to have gained in popularity, and I have noticed that oral healthcare practicioners have long used tropical fish in their waiting rooms. I believe this is because watching the fish keeps you calm and relaxed - less anxiety = less pain and less dificulty with the procedures. So there...
    Posted to General Discussion (Forum) in Mindful Healing by Helen Parkes on 08-29-2008
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    Does having a cat reduce stress?

    A little snippet from the Neurological Foundation caught my eye: Research has found that "owning a cat can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes by more than a third." Researchers at the University of Minnesota found that having a cat helped to relieve stress and anxiety , which is known...
    Posted to General Discussion (Forum) in Mindful Healing by Helen Parkes on 08-29-2008
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    June 23 Mindful Healing VBlog

    Join Elisha this week as he explores one participants comments and questions about keeping practice going. He also brings us through a brief Lovingkindness meditation that you can take into your daily life. A more expanded version of this can be found toward the end of the Guide. We have also noticed...
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    June 2, 2008 Weekly Video Blog

    Hello again everyone, This week's mindful video blog welcomes everyone into the community and explains briefly how to introduce yourself to the community to start getting connected: 1. Just click on the Welcome tab (next to the Host Blog tab) 2. Press the Conversations tab (lower right of screen...
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    Re: Welcome!

    I came to this site via taking a Mindfulness class taught by Bob Stahl after having read the Jon Kabot-Zinn Full Catastrophe Living book. I had picked up this book, and attended the class with the hope of learning how to live calmly with the day to day, and occassional extreme stresses of life. What...
    Posted to General Discussion (Forum) in Mindful Healing by Kerry on 05-22-2008
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    Re: Welcome!

    As a mother of 2 (ages 8and 4), a wife, daughter of 2 wonderful parents, sister to 2 siblings, a medical social worker, volunteer for both schools for my girls/their activities and tyring to be everything to everybody, I crashed into a deep and dark depression. I took Bob's class at O'connor...
    Posted to General Discussion (Forum) in Mindful Healing by mindfulMSW on 05-22-2008
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    Sylvia Boorstein talks about LovingKindness

    All too often on this path of life we're incredibly critical and harsh with ourselves. We call ourselves "stupid", "fat", "lazy", "incompetent", and so many other discouraging words. Lovingkindness is the practice of coming home to ourselves and wishing ourselves...
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