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Mindfulness: Finding peace in a frantic world in eight weeks!
Our rock garden with Hydrangeas in bloom There’s great joy and peace to be realized if we live our lives mindfully in the present moment, rather than mentally in the past or the future. Awareness is...
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Mindfulness: Week 1 – Mindful of body and breath
John just after his daily run What an insightful first week of my eight-week mindfulness course. I have enjoyed reading the book and following the guided meditations so much! The material is well...
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Mindfulness: Week 2 – The Body Scan
John after his 5K run at Burnaby Lake I have really enjoyed completing Week 2 of my eight-week mindfulness meditation course. However, it has been quite challenging at times. Upon reflection, it’s been...
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Mindfulness: Week 3 – The Amazing Three-Minute Breathing Space
John among the Laurels Week 3 has been a breakthrough week for me. When I started my eight-week mindfulness meditation course, I suspected that it would eventually help alleviate my chronic pain....
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Mindfulness: Week 4 – Sounds and Thoughts and a Poem
John after his Mundy Park 5K run I was blessed with many peaceful meditations, some moments of profound insight and a few fond memories of my Mother during Week 4 of my amazing eight-week mindfulness...
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Mindfulness: Week 5 – Exploring Difficulty
John setting off on his 3-day wilderness backpacking trip This past week’s Mindfulness meditation introduced a new way of dealing with difficult thoughts that was radically different and initially...
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Mindfulness: Week 6 – Befriending
John in the midst of the BC mountains Week 6 – Befriending has been a beautiful week full of kindness, love, friendship and compassion towards myself, and those that I love and care for in my life....
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Mindfulness: Week 7 – Learning to Dance Again
John relaxing in Mundy Park So when did you stop dancing? When was the last time that you were able to completely cast aside any regrets from the past and concerns for the future and simply enjoy...
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Mindfulness: Week 8 – Your Wild and Precious Life – final week
John – always at home in the mountains “Week Eight is the rest of your life!” As I read this bold statement in the last chapter of my Mindfulness book, I was briefly taken aback, but then it made...
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Concussion Rehab & Chronic Pain: A Spiritual Journey
John after meditating in nature Three years ago this past October, I was at a local elementary school with my daughter for her soccer team practice. After the practice ended, I went back to the gym to...
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