Musician, writer and special education teacher Chuck Brown gets personal about recovery and caring for others.
School violence: Can this Buddhist practice make a difference?
Could the Buddhist practice of metta, or lovingkindness meditation, make a difference in school violence? Teacher Russell Evans says yes.
“The Practice of Not-Thinking”
Discursive thinking can be slowed down to give the mind a rest. Toni Bernhard gives five suggestions for practicing “Not-Thinking.”
Post-Hurricane Healing
A guest-post (and video) by Taz Tagore of The Reciprocity Foundation, on healing after the destruction of Hurricane Sandy.
Here With You
Dr. Friederike Boissevain on how Zen practice has taught her that being present with a mind of not knowing is sometimes the best medicine.
Tibetan meditation helps cancer patients find calm
A student of Geshe Tenzin Wangyal is leading a unique meditation program for cancer patients at the M.D. Anderson Mays Clinic in Houston.
From The Under 35 Project: “The Dharma is in the Medicine”
The Under 35 Project Stacy Chivers writes about working with sick people and offering them “love, patience, and compassion.”
The Healing Moment
Susan Bauer-Wu helps us ease the physical, mental, and emotional stress of illness with a simple mindfulness practice.
From the Under 35 Project: Heart on Fire
Here’s the latest installment in the Under 35 Project, “Heart on Fire” by Brian Otto Kimmel. It’s the first post June’s theme, Social Action.
Forum: Heal the Self, Free the Self
John Welwood, Andrew Holecek, and Grace Schireson look at bringing together Western psychology and Buddhism to support one’s practice.