Posted August 10, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts By Debra Basham Wholesome Thoughts
“Where ever there is resistance, there is also a beautiful opportunity for wisdom to develop, by seeing what is happening.” This quotation is found on page 31, in Three Steps to Awakening a Practice for Bringing Mindfulness to Life, by Larry Rosenberg with Laura Zimmerman.
If you have an interest in benefiting from […]
Posted January 10, 2016 in Debras Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
If developing a mindfulness practice has been part of your “should” list you may appreciate knowing in 2015 scientists uncovered even more benefits of meditation.
Mindfulness does take practice, and you can expect your mind will wander. When thoughts about the past and the future come in, mental noting is helpful. In […]
Posted May 24, 2015 in Debras Wellness Tips By Debra Basham How to address the spiritual benefits of mindfulness without highlighting (or alienating) religion might be best left to the experts. For sure, as Sam Harris, author of several bestselling books, said, “Your mind is all you truly have. So it makes sense to train it.”
Sam’s newest book, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality […]
Posted May 17, 2015 in Debras Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Our culture has been inundated with horrific symptoms of lack of mental ease: eating disorders, substance abuse, obsessive-compulsive disorders. Even the most well-adjusted of us has less than skillful ways of soothing our ragged mental states. Mindfulness lessens the wretchedness of discursive thoughts—fixations on errors of the past or threats of the future. We become […]
Posted May 10, 2015 in Debras Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Emotional well-being is something we mostly think about when we are experiencing something else! Your mindfulness practice improves your ability to become aware of what you are feeling, notice how it feels in your body, and identify what thoughts are related. You are observing without trying to fix or control. In fact, you can become […]
Posted May 3, 2015 in Debras Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Mindfulness is certainly a hot topic right now. But what exactly is mindfulness, how do you become more mindful, and what can you expect to gain? The next few tips for Well-Being will focus on mindfulness; looking at the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual benefits.
Mindfulness is essentially your ability to bring your attention fully […]
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