Recommended Reading

“Awareness is not the same as thinking. It is a complimentary form of intelligence, a way of knowing that is at least as wonderful and as powerful, if not more so, than thinking.” Jon Kabat- Zinn, Full Catastrophe Living

Jon Kabat-Zinn is one of my heroes.  I’m not kidding. He is one of the amazing humans that we can credit with bringing mindfulness to the West and packaging it in a way that our Western minds could really latch on to. [Read more…] about On My Bookshelf: Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn

“To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.” Thich Nhat Hanh The Miracle of Mindfulness

This may be the greatest truth that I’ve discovered.  I PREACH mindfulness, y’all. I can get really soap-boxy about the Present Moment- loud voice, wild gesticulations…the whole thing.  Thich Nhat Hanh’s voice on the subject is both more authoritative (he has the teachings, the years of dedicated practice, and the life experiences to back him up) and more gentle.   [Read more…] about On My Bookshelf: The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh