By Jo Confino — 2014
The Zen master discusses his advice for Google and other tech giants on being a force for good in the world
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Mindfulness teacher Jason Gant reflects on a heartfelt memory when he was able to lean on his deep practice and mindfully take action.
The breath is the foundation of every mindfulness practice, and it is also the foundation of life. Establishing a relationship with your breath, especially while pregnant, will have lasting effects for you and the child you are bringing into the world.
Don’t take anything personally. This agreement gives you immunity in the interaction you have with the secondary characters in your story. You don’t have to concern yourself with other people’s points of view.
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How can we stop being caught up in other people’s thoughts? How can we stop thinking about a person or situation—what we should have or could have done differently—when the same thoughts keep looping back, rewinding, and playing through our minds again and again?
Most genetic studies completely ignore the science of epigenetics, which is how the environment actually turns certain genes on or off.
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Through the practice of meditation, there are certain changes that happen in the mind. One of the most important changes is that you become master of your mind.
I must confess that I am an African-American woman, a Christian woman, a woman who believes there is more than one path to God.
Your breathing rate and pattern is a process within the autonomic nervous system that you can control to some extent to achieve different results.
Mindfulness is available to us in every moment, not just the special or precious ones. We just have to tune into it throughout the day.
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A short meditation can make you stronger in the place you need it most.