life by me | Meaning. Shared. AlexanderBell.org Healing the Body with Mindfulness of Breathing « Metta Refuge This excerpt from a talk by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh explains how to use mindfulness of breathing to bring loving-kindness to our dear bodies. The physical effect of this can be truly remarkable. As Thây says, “You should really love your body. You should really take care of your body. The First Exercise of Mindful Breathing My dear friends, yesterday I spoke about the first exercise proposed by the Buddha concerning mindful breathing: “Breathing in, I am aware that I am breathing in; breathing out, I am aware that I am breathing out.” We should always start with our physical bodies, because our physical bodies also needs peace, harmony and rest. We should realize a true rest. Animals in the forest, every time they are wounded, know how to rest. Deep relaxation here is one of the methods of resting. The Second Exercise of Mindful Breathing The second exercise: “I breathe in, and I am aware of the length of my in-breath; breathing out, I am aware of the length of my out-breath.”
I'll Never Be Happy Angry people often complain that they are not happy. Everything seems to go wrong. The world is an opponent, and life is an uphill battle. Much of this unhappy reality is symptomatic of choices angry people automatically yet actively make - without thought, and without awareness of an underlying mind-set. Happiness is kept at bay because less important things get in the way. Consider an argument with a loved one. What's the advantage of winning? Feeling strong and powerful? So, once you think about the consequences, why continue to do this "no-win win" over and over and over? Well, guess what? Most arguments are pointless, meaningless, and conducted over small matters which have little or no real meaning in life. The next time you're considering whether to nit-pick, or to correct someone's misstatement or fact which may be slightly out of place, or correct someone's opinion or plan of action, reconsider what you have to gain and lose. Start today...
Sophly Laughing Mindivine Prostate Blog, Prostate Cancer News, Latest Research & Free Advice If you have been getting my e-mails for awhile now or have read my book or both, you will know my emphasis on exercise as the third leg with diet and supplements in order to keep healthy. So now there is some new research out there that you should know about. I can tell you right now, you probably need to get your MET average up. MET is an acronym for “metabolic equivalent of task,” which is a measurement of the amount of energy you use in one minute during a task. Right now, for instance, you’re probably sitting at your computer — an activity that’s equal to about 1 MET. If you get up and walk to another part of your office or home, that will bump your MET up to about 2. If you hit the deck and give me two dozen push-ups — now you’re talking! Now, why do METs matter? But let’s say you exercise about a half an hour or more every day. This really shocked me because I spend an hour and a half every day in the gym but I also spend about 10 hours in front of my computer screen every day.
What Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Can Teach Us about Life, Happiness and Pain Image by mathias-erhart (license). Note: This is a guest post by Michael Miles of Effortless Abundance. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross was a Swiss born psychiatrist who spent much of her career writing and speaking about illness, death and dying. Kubler-Ross, who wrote the famous book, ‘On Death and Dying,’ developed the idea of the ‘stages of grief’ at a time when the medical establishment was largely refusing to address these issues. Her work on death is monumental in scope and importance, and through her writing comes an immense humanity, compassion and wisdom. She has much to teach us about our daily life. “You will not grow if you sit in a beautiful flower garden, but you will grow if you are sick, if you are in pain, if you experience losses, and if you do not put your head in the sand, but take the pain as a gift to you with a very, very specific purpose.” The message here is that we can learn from every experience, and that in fact every experience can be regarded as a gift.