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Author Archives: Cynthia M Clingan
On Compassion
Procrastinating productively today… Listening to a recording of Christopher Germer on compassion right now. Germer is a clinical psychologist interested in compassion as it relates to mindfulness and psychotherapy. He states research finds a greater link between self-compassion and happiness than between mindfulness … Continue reading
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Free Adya talk Nov 2
Here’s something I try to catch whenever I can. It’s a live broadcast by Adyashanti. Adya is a contemporary spiritual teacher, and the broadcast is a radio satsang of sorts. It’s on Wednesdays, but not every week, so check the Cafe Dharma page … Continue reading
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Pink Blues
Sorry I’ve been away. It’s not for a dearth of things to say, just out there doing things and less time to compose. The new motto for this month is “good enough is the new perfect”. All you recovering perfectionists … Continue reading
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Tagged Body, Breast cancer, Cancer, Fear, health, Mammography, Medicine
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Go With the Flow
Only two more days of beach time left. Today was very windy and with two fronts coming in, the waves were very high and powerful. As I hung out in the ocean, I noticed how quickly the waves were taking … Continue reading
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Tagged Anxiety, Energy, Focus, Healing, Inspiration, Mindfulness, Spirit, Spirituality, Stress
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What Do You Really Want?
Day 4 of the first 2 week vacation ever: it has been raining for 3 days and the weather folks say a system is brewing that is likely to go on for 6 or 7 days. Our friends here say … Continue reading
The Power of Belief
I have been reading a lot recently about the mind/body connection in my research on mindfulness and meditation, but also in other places, like literature about alternative medicine. EFT is one form of such alternative healing. Others include Reiki, acupuncture, … Continue reading
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Superhuman or Barely There?
This quote has been floating around a lot of sites recently: “When asked “What thing about humanity surprises you the most?”, the Dalai Lama answered: “Man…. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money … Continue reading
Free Online Talk about Mindless Eating
This series has already started, but I wanted to make you aware of the opportunity. The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM) has a weekly teleseminar series. I try to tune in to these when I can. It’s free … Continue reading
Failure IS an Option
Last year I had started to read on Dr. Mercola’s website and in other blogs about how interval training was showing benefits beyond traditional ways of exercising. I had heard about Fartlek training’s superior ability to improve fitness for runners … Continue reading
How Not to Sleep
As a follow-up to my challenge to you to get more sleep, I thought you might like a reminder of what we currently know about having the night of your life – sleeping, that is. We all do things all … Continue reading