Left Brain Buddha

Are your New Year’s Resolutions abandoned by Valentine’s Day? Try approaching resolution-making with mindfulness!

It’s a revolutionary act in our culture to refuse to be a multi-tasker, and dedicate oneself to single-tasking. But, like many revolutionary acts, the result is profound.

How much time do we spend trying to control the wind, rather than adjusting our sails?

One of the most powerful things you can do to be happier is practice gratitude. Check out these simple practices for bringing joy & gratitude to your life.

You don’t have to like the present moment. But whether you wanted it to be like this or not, this is what it’s like. So how are you going to be with that?

Think you’re too busy to stop for a minute? Then you REALLY need to stop for a minute! Bring peace to your day with a Mindful Minute.

Mindfulness is a powerful practice that helps ALL of us improve our focus and concentration, as well as understand our emotions and respond wisely to difficult situations. And as complicated as those skills are, even the youngest among us can learn how to do them...

So often, when children are dysregulated and upset, we end up joining them in their dysregulation. But there’s a powerful superpower we can use instead.

First Fig My candle burns at both ends;    It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends—    It gives a lovely light! -Edna St. Vincent Millay We celebrate, as a culture, those who burn the candle at both ends -- the devoted...

Eight mindful mantras to help you cultivate joy, even on your most difficult days.

It's Sunday morning, and the early sunlight of what promises to be a beautiful summer day is streaming into my office and reflecting off my hardwood floors. My children are playing together in the family room, and I'm cozied up in my chaise lounge, with a warm mug of...

Practicing mindfulness means we simply accept the present moment for what it is. Because it is what it is. Because this is it.