tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74405152395311277352009-06-21T22:59:24.182-04:00MMHA! | blog |mental health for the massesSion Doman, LCSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730800454561535453noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7440515239531127735.post-29229578710249453582009-06-20T21:29:00.005-04:002009-06-20T23:18:12.551-04:002009-06-20T23:18:12.551-04:00Mindfulness<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kMgsMm3X_RM/Sj2iv09PoJI/AAAAAAAAAJg/sYlqeHS4-ac/s1600-h/thoughts.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 392px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349610874939089042" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kMgsMm3X_RM/Sj2iv09PoJI/AAAAAAAAAJg/sYlqeHS4-ac/s400/thoughts.jpg" /></span></a> <div><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang="EN"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang="EN"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">If you find yourself having anxiety about the future, engaging in overwhelming self-criticsm, and feeling pulled in too many directions, you may need to learn to slow down and refocus.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang="EN"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">One technique to regain focus is Mindfulness. Simply put, it is the practice of developing a non-judgemental and accepting awareness of your thoughts, feelings, and actions, from moment to moment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang="EN"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">You may practice Mindfulness through meditation, or simply from noticing the details of your life. Whether it involves sitting and feeling the warmth of the sun shining on your face or listening to your own thoughts more quietly and closely, with Mindfulness you can slow down and enjoy the details of your existence.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=2125"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;">Link</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">: <em>How to do Mindfulness Meditation, by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Shambala Sun, January 2000</em></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://ebphotography.deviantart.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;">Link</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">: <em>Thoughts, by Elena</em></span></span></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7440515239531127735-2922957871024945358?l=www.blog.miamimentalhealth.com'/></div>Sion Doman, LCSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730800454561535453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7440515239531127735.post-20207792301166593882009-06-10T13:45:00.008-04:002009-06-20T23:20:36.525-04:002009-06-20T23:20:36.525-04:00Change is Good<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kMgsMm3X_RM/Si_xnZ4OElI/AAAAAAAAAJM/KIKw_yDgiPI/s1600-h/change.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 333px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345756941975949906" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kMgsMm3X_RM/Si_xnZ4OElI/AAAAAAAAAJM/KIKw_yDgiPI/s400/change.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"> </span><div></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">MMHA! blog is currently under redesign and reconstruction. Prior articles have been removed and may or may not be re-published. MMHA! will be re-launched on June 20, 2009.</span></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://www.banksy.co.uk/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Link</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> : <em>I Want Change, by Banksy</em></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7440515239531127735-2020779230116659388?l=www.blog.miamimentalhealth.com'/></div>Sion Doman, LCSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730800454561535453noreply@blogger.com0