How Do I Meditate? Use Compassion…For Yourself!
HOW DOES COMPASSION HELP YOU TO MEDITATE? Good question... Let's [...]
Meditate on the Compassion of…Martin Luther King’s Dream!
Today, in celebration of the anniversary of the birth of [...]
Compassion in Action: Teen Nick Halo Awards Score!
This blog is devoted to the discussion of compassion as [...]
Four Ways to Change Your Brain and Body Through Meditation
Science has continued to generate an ongoing stream of research showing empirical, scientific, measurable evidence that meditation really works!
Politics Getting to You? Meditate on Compassion – Four Steps…
Can meditation on compassion change the way that we view [...]
How to Overcome Distraction While Practicing Compassionate Meditation
Recently, while doing a meditation practice based on compassion, I [...]
Meditate When You’re Broken…
Meditation is about being different from who you usually are in your habitual patterns. It's about saying "no" to the way that you usually do things; reacting to anger with anger, reacting to disappointment with despair, reacting to joy with mindless abandon. Meditation is about saying "yes" to all that life offers, no matter how happy or sad you are.
Meditation Tip: Meditate In Pain!
When I woke up with throbbing in my mouth, I knew that I had to visit my dentist. By the end of the day, not only had I visited my dentist, I'd had over 7 injections into my mouth and gum to take care of the pain and I'd had a root canal surgery! And, when the pain medication wore off, it was time to practice meditation.
How To Meditate: Eyes Open or Eyes Closed?
Do you ever wonder how to meditate and whether to meditate with your eyes open or closed? It's a great question and it recently came up in an online class that I'm teaching, NursingZen.
Meditation Tip of the Week: Watch the Meditator
In meditation, Even if we’ve been practicing meditation for a while, we find ourselves returning to our thoughts, emotions, ideas, and distractions.
Meditation Tip of the Week: Meditate Now! Don’t Wait Until You’re Drowning…
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Meditation Tip of the Week: Distraction Doesn’t Matter!
MEDITATION TIP OF THE WEEK MEDITATION TIP OF THE WEEK [...]
Pain Management in Five Easy Pieces
How comfortable are you with pain? Does it depend on whether it’s your own pain or someone else’s? Would you like to find comfort in pain…or at least in pain management? For many of us, pain is something to be avoided, whether it’s our own pain or the pain of another. When confronted with this most daunting physical experience, we’d rather turn and run…or at least walk quickly, in the other direction.
Meditation and Nursing: Bringing Your Practice to Work
The topic of bringing our meditation practice into our workplace, whether as a nurse or as a supermarket cashier, requires of us an understanding of what we mean when we use the word, "meditate."
Is it Really Compassion Fatigue, Or is it Just Nurse Burnout?
Are you a nurse? Are you compassionate? Do you feel fatigued? Could it be...compassion fatigue? (Is there really such a condition?) There's a lot of talk in nursing, in healthcare and in the literature about "compassion fatigue." When I searched Google® for the keywords "compassion fatigue in nurses " I came up with 168,000 links...168,000! Seriously?! You’d think that we’re all suffering from this syndrome, which can’t be possible…or, is it?!
Have You Had it with Work Stress?
Previously I've written that, Seeing My Nursing Peers Stressed Makes Me Weep! Well, it does! I love nursing and I love nurses! I'm proud to be a nurse and am heartbroken to see so many of my peers stressed beyond belief. So, I'm here to tell you how to stop being stressed, now. There's no more time for excuses. Read on...
A Meditation Solution for Nurses
Don't have time for a meditation class? There may be a solution for you! What if you could take a class just once, and with practice, attain a degree of meditative skill that would positively benefit you?
This New Year, Resolve Your Stress…and More!
Please read this week's post. It contains a number of posts written by a group of nurses who've contributed their views on what it means to make resolutions for the new year. It's my pleasure to share their work with you, my reader. Have a great New Year's Eve!