This is the third part in a series about discovering The Ten Paradoxes in the famous quotes and sayings of very important icons of our time. In this post, I discuss the mysterious connection between the ancient Tao Te Ching and the modern day mythology of Star Wars, as discussed in Kreger’s book The Tao of Yoda.
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Using Mindfulness To Increase Exercise Satisfaction
If you’re having trouble sticking to an exercise routine, pay attention to how you’re feeling, in a nonjudgmental way, and you may derive greater satisfaction from your circuit training or spinning classes.
Steve Jobs, Mindfulness & The Ten Paradoxes
This is the second post in a three part series about The Ten Paradoxes, as told through quotes of famous icons of our time, focusing on how Steve Job’s would define each paradox and how it led to Jobs’ success.
Mindfulness’ May Help Ease Sleep Problems for Seniors
Researchers found that among 49 older adults with sleep problems, those who learned mindfulness practices started sleeping better within six weeks.
The Power of Negative Thinking
Dan Harris, of “Good Morning America” and “World News” learned mindfulness the hard way and has an interesting real life twist…
HOW A MEDIA STAR FOUND MINDFULNESS AFTER A MELTDOWN IN FRONT OF 5 MILLION VIEWERS
FROM MINDLESSNESS TO MINDFULNESS… I AM LOVING THIS BOOK! Dan Harris, who was mentored by Peter Jennings takes a realistic look at his mindless life and dscovers mindfulness while on the religious beat for ABC News. Like The Mindfulness Movie, Dan shows us the way from mindlessness to mindfulness and how to live just a […]
Today Is the Best Day: A Year of Living Mindfully
Are You One With Life? Posted: 1/5/15 HUFF Post Healty Living By: Alex Matthews I never met my maternal grandfather – he passed away before I was born. He was a wise, kind man. A devout Christian who also encapsulated, beautifully, the concept of mindfulness – of living in the present – with the saying “Today is the best day.” My […]
Stressful Relationships vs. Isolation: The Battle for Our Lives
Are we paying attention? What happens when you are stuck in a bad relationship, maybe with a partner, a friend, or someone else? No matter what you do, you just can’t seem to improve it. Worse, you have become habituated to the negative patterns and you rationalize it as just being normal. Yet, year after […]
Eckhart Tolle & The Ten Paradoxes
Origins of The Mindfulness Movie are Rooted in The Ten Paradoxes Stillness Speaks Eckhart Tolle has a brilliant way of deciphering ancient wisdom and teaching and reformulating the information into clear and understandable everyday language. He makes valuable aphorisms accessible. I recently read Tolle’s Silence Speaks and discover that some of his aphorisms perfectly described and paired with […]
Mindfulness Training Helps College Students
Mindfulness Could Help to Improve College Students Testing Ability: Study Says Dear John: Association for Psychological Science: As if the stress-relieving, healthifying effects of mindfulness weren’t enough, a new study shows it could actually help students perform better on tests by boosting their memory and reading comprehension skills. The study, published in the journal Psychological […]