Happy Sunday Everyone:
You know the drill:
Pause
Take a moment to step out of the auto pilot “doing mode” into simply being here and now by bringing awareness to the sensations of the next three breaths.
“By repeatedly bringing your attention back to the breath each time it wanders off, concentration builds and deepens, much as muscles develop by repetitively lifting weights. And by repeatedly noting, without reaction, what is on your mind when it is carried off, you are developing greater awareness of the mind itself and insight into how self-distracting and emotionally turbulent it can be.” -Jon Kabat-Zinn
Here is a link to a helpful and short blog-post called “Just Breathe": http://www.thankthenow.com/just-breathe/
Here is a link to 7 minute you-tube video with Dr. Rick Hanson talking about mindfulness http://youtu.be/tWeX0vWtdXs
And if you are interested in hearing more from Rick Hanson, with a more comprehensive explanation of the concept of neuroplasticity………...here is a link to another 7 minute minute you-tube video called “Understanding Neuroplasticity" http://youtu.be/brFkcUkcesE
Have a mindful day
M. Lee Freedman, MD,CM FRCP(C)
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