Part 1: Caring for the Caregiver It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it. --Hans Selye Life brings with it a few guarantees: death, taxes and stress. Stress is universal, and we all experience it from time to time. A reasonable amount of stress is...
The Teen Brain Do you ever wonder why your tween or teen acts so crazy? Teens, do you ever wonder why you feel like your emotions are all over the place? Part of these “strange” behaviors that seem to emerge around the time of puberty are, in part, due to part of the...
Definition of Mindfulness In my previous entry, I critiqued Mindfulness’s rise in the West. Today I will provide some working definitions of Mindfulness, explain its core principles and virtues, and enumerate some of the benefits of regular practice. Spiritual Context...