Contemplative Psychotherapy.net    This website is a growing worldwide directory of contemplative/mindfulness based psychotherapists and counselors. It was created with the intention of helping people find counselors and therapists who combine Buddhist awareness practices and psychotherapy in their private practice. Currently there are contemplative psychotherapists and counselors listed in many US states and in Canada. Please keep checking back periodically as new listings are added to the directory on a regular basis. You can also try contacting one of the listed therapists for possible referrals in your area. The website has a good bibliography.

Lessons For Living - Website of Dan Johnston PhD psychologist    Daniel H. Johnston, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and author. He currently serves on the faculty of the Mercer University School of Medicine. Over the past twenty-five years Dr. Johnston has taught self-help skills to thousands of people in settings ranging from hospitals and clinics to community groups and churches. He is a frequent guest on local television and had his own weekly show on 13WMAZ in Macon, Georgia. Dr. Johnston has developed the popular Awakenings Web site and offers information on psychological health to tens of thousands of worldwide visitors each year. He is a former columnist for the Macon Telegraph newspaper

The Mindfulness Muse    The website of psychotherapist Laura K. Chang PhD a mindfulness expert who incorporates elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and other mindfulness practices, her website incorporates her writings on her blog and newsletter.

The Society for Clinical Mindfulness & Meditation    The Society for Clinical Mindfulness & Meditation (the Society), is a dynamic, inclusive organization committed to the advancement of theory, philosophy, practice, and research in mindfulness- and meditation-based approaches to mental health. Personal growth, mental health, education, organizational development, political/social change, and the fine and performing arts are all included within the broad scope of mindfulness and meditation.

Psych-Insights    Website of Dr. Sears is a licensed psychologist in the state of Ohio. He is board certified in clinical psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), and a Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Psychology (FAACP). He is also President-Elect of the board of the Cincinnati Academy of Professional Psychology. Dr. Sears is a full-time core faculty member of the Psy.D. Program in Clinical Psychology at Union Institute & University, and is the Director of the Center for Clinical Mindfulness and Meditation. He is also adjunct faculty at Wright State University School of Professional Psychology. He runs a small private psychology and consultation practice out of his office.

Institute For Meditation and Psychotherapy    is a Newton, Massachusetts based non-profit organization dedicated to the education and training of mental health professionals interested in the integration of mindfulness meditation and psychotherapy, for the purpose of enhancing the therapy relationship, the quality of clinical interventions, and the well-being of the therapist.Has great research bibliography.

Wildmind.org    Wildmind’s activities include:
•Providing free information about meditation on the internet in a variety of languages
•Publishing guided meditation CDs
•Conducting online classes in meditation and other forms of Buddhist practice
•Providing support to prison inmates by running classes in prisons and donating resources to individual prisoners and to prison libraries

Self-compassion.org Website of Dr. Kristine Neff University of Texas    Neff's website provides information about self-compassion, and is intended for students, researchers, and the general public. Dr. Neff received her Ph.D. in Human Development from the University of California at Berkeley in 1997, and she is now an Associate Professor in Human Development at the University of Texas at Austin. Her primary research interests center on self-concept development, specifically the development of self-compassion.

Center For Mindfulness and Psychotherapy    is located in Santa Monica and partner organization with the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy

Mindful Living Programs    On this site you can learn about and sign up for the online Mindful Path though Shyness Program and Forum where you can practice Insight Dialogue and grow more free from social anxiety with others. You'll also find the online Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program and information about the Mindful Living Program at Enloe Medical Center . There's also information about the fully accredited Mindfulness Retreats for medical and mental health professionals; retreats for people who feel socially anxious, couple's retreats and retreats for anyone that wants to grow in mindfulness and self-compassion. Mindful Living Programs have helped thousands of people heal and grow in mindfulness and extend a warm welcome to seekers on the Internet.

Union Institute Center For Clinical Mindfulness and Meditation    The Center for Clinical Mindfulness & Meditation (CCMM) is affiliated with the Clinical Psychology program at Union Institute & University. Its goal is to connect clinicians, researchers, and practitioners around the world who are interested in the clinical applications of mindfulness and meditation.

Seattle Insight Meditation Society    Seattle Insight Meditation Society is a welcoming community devoted to offering the Buddha's teachings on wisdom and compassion to all those who seek them. SIMS encourages an ongoing investigation of our lives for the liberation of all beings and the stewardship of the planet.

Institute for The Advancement of Human Behavior    IAHB is a non-profit educational organization and a fully accredited sponsor of continuing education and continuing medical education for mental health, chemical dependency, and substance abuse treatment providers in the United States and Canada. IAHB�s mission is to provide high-quality clinical training to healthcare professionals as well as to companies and individuals with healthcare-related interests. IAHB produces workshops and seminars on timely and important clinical topics. The programs are conducted by scientist-practitioners who represent the state-of-the-art in their chosen fields, and who have demonstrated exceptional teaching abilities. Most of these programs are open only to healthcare professionals, and are conducted at the highest professional levels. Continuing education credit is offered on a state-by-state basis (when necessary) to psychologists, counselors, social workers, physicians, EAP specialists, and a variety of other licensed professionals.

Mindfulness Centre - Australia    The Australian based Mindfulness Centre was launched in 2006 as a specialist training hub for Health and Mental Health Professionals to learn Mindfulness and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Today their services have extended to incorporate mindfulness based keynotes, counselling, products and both General Public Courses, and In-house mindfulness and MBCT training - as well as modules in Leadership, Relationships, Parenting, Education and Buddhism.

Mindfulness Practice Center at the University of Missouri    A center organized through a campus wide effort at the University of Missouri which offers a non-sectarian approach to mindfulness that draws on comtemplative practices from a variety of traditions.

Mindsight Institute    The Mindsight Institute harnesses the power of science and the wisdom of reflection to create an approach to health that focuses on a Triangle of Well-Being: Mind, Relationships, and Brain. Mindsight is the ability of the human mind to see itself: to know oneĂ‚Â’s own mind and to be able to perceive the minds of others. "Mindsight", a term coined by Dan Siegel (The Developing Mind, 1999), is the capacity for insight and empathy. Mindsight can be developed within our interpersonal relationships and our internal reflective practices.

Cambridge Insight Meditation Center    The Cambridge Insight Meditation Center is a non-residential urban center for the practice of Vipassana or insight meditation, located in the heart of Cambridge, MA USA. This site has a lot of great resources including meditation lessons, suggestions for practice, audio downloads, articles, and more.

Mindful Living TV Network    Online network of Dr. Kathleen Hall who has made it her life‘s work to share Mindful Living with the world. The organizing principal behind Mindful Living Network, Dr. Kathleen Hall, internationally recognized motivational speaker and work/life balance and stress expert, is also founder and C.E.O. of The Stress Institute.

Mindfulness Calgary    Calgary Center for MBSR and page of Dr. Linda Carlson who does work with PNI, and alternative and complementary treatments and research for cancer.

The Mindfulness Project    The Mindfulness Project offers training in Mindfulness and Stress Reduction in the South Shore area of Boston and Cape Cod. Project developed by Harvard researcher Metta McGarvey. Site provides links to her research.

Learn Mindfulness    Website of Shamash Alidina MA(Ed.)Author, Mindfulness Trainer, Coach, Educator and Lecturer

Awareness and Relaxation Training (A.R.T.)    ART is an independent, educationally-oriented organization that contracts Mindfulness–Based Stress Reduction programs in medical settings, schools, corporations, and other sectors that was founded by Bob Stahl, Ph.D. in 1991. Site includes great mindfulness oriented poetry for transformation.

Extensive Bibliography On Mindfulness Research at Scribd.com    Extensive bibliography on mindfulness at Scribd.com.

Insight Meditation South Bay    Insight Meditation South Bay (IMSB) is a religious non-profit corporation, dedicated to the liberating teachings of the Buddha. Shaila Catherine founded IMSB in January 2006 to support Buddhist Meditation practice in the Silicon Valley and South Bay area of California. IMSB offers mindfulness-based meditation practices, instruction in loving kindness, and concentration and jhana meditations.

Tergar Meditation Community    The mission of the Tergar Meditation Community is to make the ancient practice of meditation accessible to the modern world. For centuries, the practice of meditation has been used by countless individuals to transform suffering into joy and confusion into wisdom. Tergar meditation and study programs are designed to facilitate this transformation. Under the guidance of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, a remarkable teacher celebrated for his ability to make the practice of meditation accessible to people of all backgrounds, the Tergar community of meditation centers and practice groups provides a comprehensive course of meditation training and study, with programs for Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike.

Reading list on Buddhist meditation    A great list of recommended readings on Buddhist meditation from the Cambridge Insight Society for beginner and advanced students.

Center for Contemplative Mind in Society    The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society works to integrate contemplative awareness into contemporary life in order to help create a more just, compassionate, reflective, and sustainable society. Contemplative practices, including prayer, meditation, yoga, and many contemplative arts, help individuals regain balance and calm in the midst of challenging circumstances. This state of calm centeredness provides effective stress reduction and can also help address issues of meaning, values, and spirit. Contemplative practices can help people develop greater empathy and communication skills, improve focus and concentration, reduce stress and enhance creativity. In time, with sustained commitment, they cultivate insight, wise discernment, and a loving and compassionate approach to life.

Insight Meditation Society    IMS is a spiritual refuge center located in Barre, Massachusetts. IMS offer meditation retreats rooted in the Theravada Buddhist teachings of ethics, concentration and wisdom. These practices help develop awareness and compassion and give rise to greater peace and happiness.

Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic    Mindfulness based programs designed for coping with depression, anxiety, work-related stress, planning a return-to-work following an extended leave of absence, caregivers to family members, help for health care providers, coping with chronic physical pain, trying to develop further skills in lifestyle management and in relationships

E-Mindful    eMindful.com brings live online classes in stress reduction, complementary healing, and personal growth, via video conferencing, into people's homes and offices. An Internet connection and computer are all that is needed. Several of the interactive classes offer CMEs for physicians, and CEUs for nurses, and are taught, live, by teachers who are experts in their field. Courses include Mindful Eating, Forgive for Good, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Approaches (MBCT). Includes a mindfulness research bibliography.

UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center     MARC is part of the Semel Insitute at UCLA, which is dedicated to research and education of neuroscience and human behavior. MARC's mission is to foster mindful awareness across the lifespan through education and research to promote well-being and a more compassionate society.

The Penn Center For Mindfulness     The Penn Program for Mindfulness (PPM) helps you to manage stress. PPM is built upon a meditation-based process known as mindfulness. Meditation is one of the world's most ancient and widely practiced mind-body therapies. Western medicine is increasingly realizing the role of stress in health and disease. An expanding body of research and clinical evidence supports this. One recent study suggests that meditation may cause short-term and long-term neural changes.

UCSD Center for Mindfulness     The UCSD Center for Mindfulness is a program within the UCSD Department of Psychiatry, and under the auspices of the Moores UCSD Cancer Center. The UCSD Center for Mindfulness is a multi-faceted program of clinical care, professional training, education, research and outreach intended to further the practice and integration of mindfulness into the lives of individuals throughout the healthcare and educational system, including patients, healthcare providers, students, teachers and businesspeople.

University of Virginia Mindfulness Center     The UVA's Mindfulness Center's mission is to support the integration of mindfulness-based practices into the clinical, educational and research programs of the UVA Health System and the central Virginia community

Mindfulness Research Guide     The Mindfulness Research Guide is a resource that provides information for researchers and practitioners regarding: 1) the scientific study of mindfulness, including: empirical publications measurement tools mindfulness treatment and research centers Has extensive links on mindfulness research.

ACT Mindfully Training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Dr. Russ Harris     Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a unique and creative model for both therapy and coaching, based on the innovative use of mindfulness and values.The aim of ACT is to maximise human potential for a rich, full and meaningful life. ACT helps you to cultivate health vitality and well-being through mindfulness and values-guided action. Although ACT was created over 10 years before 'positive psychology' existed, it is increasingly seen as a part of that movement.Includes a good resource section and adapted mindfulness research bibliography.

Real World Mindfulness Training (RWMT)with Maya Frost     The basic ideas of RWMT: 1) Mindfulness does not require meditation. 2) Paying attention is a powerful way to enhance creativity. 3) Fun is a huge motivator, and the more we enjoy playing with mindfulness, the more likely we are to develop it. 4) ItĂ‚Â’s not difficult to be mindful--itĂ‚Â’s just difficult to remember to be mindful!

The Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical School    The UMass Center for Mindfulness is an innovative leader in mind-body medicine and mindfulness-based treatment and research investigations, pioneering the integration of meditation and mindfulness into mainstream medicine and health care. Our Stress Reduction Program continues to expand its influence worldwide with hundreds of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) clinics and free-standing programs attracting tens of thousands of people on five continents. It was founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn, and is directed by Dr. Saki F. Santorelli. Site includes mindfulness research bibliography.

Mindfulness.org Jon Kabat-Zinn's website for ordering cd's and dvd's    This website is the dedicated web vehicle for the secure (highest level encryption) ordering of the stress reduction CDs and tapes of Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn. Dr. Kabat-Zinn is internationally known as a meditation teacher, author, researcher, and clinician in the fields of mind/body medicine, integrative medicine, lifestyle change, and self-healing. He is an expert in stress reduction, relaxation, and the applications of mindfulness meditation in everyday living to optimize one's capacity to face stress, pain, and illness across the lifespan. This work is now referred to by health professionals as mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), and is offered in medical centers, hospitals, and clinics around the world.

Mindfulness In Plain English     This is a meditation manual, a nuts-and-bolts, step-by-step guide to Insight meditation written by the Venerable Henepola Gunaratana. It is meant to be practical. It is meant for use. The beautiful thing it is free and online for open use. MPE is a great starter to begin to open to and to understand the practice of mindfulness. There are already many comprehensive books on Buddhism as a philosophy, and on the theoretical aspects of Buddhist meditation. If you are interested in that material we urge you to read those books. Many of them are excellent. This book is a 'How to.' It is written for those who actually want to meditate and especially for those who want to start now.

Shambhala Sun Magazine     The Shambhala Sun is today’s best-selling and most widely-read Buddhist magazine, an award-winning bimonthly respected for the quality of its writing and the beauty of its design. The Shambhala Sun offers authentic teachings from the Buddhist and other contemplative traditions, and applies the wisdom born of meditative practice to all the important issues in life - from livelihood, parenting, and relationships to politics, social action, and the arts.

Mind and Life Institute     The Mind & LIfe Institute is dedicated to fostering dialogue and research at the highest possible level between modern science and the great living contemplative traditions, especially Buddhism. It builds on a deep commitment to the power and value of both of these ways of advancing knowledge and their potential to alleviate suffering.

The Association for Contextual Behavioral Sciences    The Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) is dedicated to the advancement of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being. It emerged from the growing interest in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy developed by Steven C. Hayes and Relational Frame Theory, a behavioral psychology theory, also developed by Hayes.

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy    MBCT is based on the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) eight-week program, developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Research shows that MBSR is enormously empowering for patients with chronic pain, hypertension, heart disease, cancer, and gastrointestinal disorders, as well as for psychological problems such as anxiety and panic. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy grew from this work. Zindel Segal, Mark Williams and John Teasdale adapted the MBSR program so it could be used specifically for people who had suffered repeated bouts of depression in their lives.

Ellen Langer    Website of Dr. Ellen Langer, professor in the Psychology Department at Harvard University. Langer is an researcher and author on mindfulness. Her books written for general and academic readers include Mindfulness, The Power of Mindful Learning, On Becoming An Artist, and Counterclockwise.

Urban Mindfulness    Website of Jonathan Kaplan PhD -- Urban Mindfulness as a resource for all who struggle to maintain inner peace and sanity while living in a stressful environment. Professionally, Kaplan works as a clinical psychologist and maintains a private practice in which he helps patients, lead workshops, and provides clinical supervision. His office is located in Union Square in New York City. Previously, he served as Director of the Stress Management Program at the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy. His personal interest in mindfulness and meditation has grown since he studied Asian cultures at Tufts in the late 1980’s. Dr. Ellen Langer, professor in the Psychology Department at Harvard University. Langer is an researcher and author on mindfulness. Her books written for general and academic readers include Mindfulness, The Power of Mindful Learning, On Becoming An Artist, and Counterclockwise.

Personal Transformation.com website of Marie NurrieStearns    Website is a great resource for articles, books, and other mindfulness and transformation related materials.

Mary Rees    Website of Mary Rees, MS. Mary is a Meditation Teacher and Dharma Leader in the lineage of the Thai Forest and Burmese monks. She is also a Spiritual Director trained (1988-1990) in a program offered through the University of St. Thomas and the Cenacle Retreat House, both in Houston, Texas. She is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leader Training program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California and has training to teach specific programs: MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) and Robert Fritz's Creating Your Life

Sharing Mindfulness    This website is aimed at professionals working in the field of education and focuses on the subject of putting mindfulness in to practice in their work environment. For the time being the focus lies on two activities which are both based on sharing the knowledge that exists in this area: 1. enabling professionales to get in thouch with each other; 2. sharing experiences (and experiments) of applications of mindfulness in teaching; 3. sharing valuable sources of knowledge.

Website of Jack Kornfield    Website of Jack Kornfield renowned meditation teacher and one of the key people to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack trained with various masters in meditation in Asia after graduating from Dartmouth College in Asian Studies in 1967. He is a co-founder the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts along with Joseph Goldstein, and Sharon Salzberg

Website of Jim Hopper Ph.D.    Jim Hopper is a researcher and therapist with a doctorate (Ph.D.) in clinical psychology, and an Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School. Hopper has studied the effects of child abuse and other traumas, and has expertise in several related areas. These include issues unique to men, perpetration of violence, the nature of traumatic memories, the brain bases of emotion regulation problems, and how mindfulness and meditation can benefit both therapists and their clients. Hopper gives consultation, workshops and talks on these and other topics. He also provides forensic services on cases involving child abuse trauma, PTSD, mitigation, and other issues.

Tara Brach    Website of Tara Brach meditation teacher and psychologist, and founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington. She is the author of the book, Radical Acceptance. Her website has an excellent and extensive collection of free audio downloads of her talks on meditation and psychology

Dr. Judith Orloff    Transforming the face of psychiatry, Judith Orloff, MD is an assistant clinical professor of Psychiatry at UCLA and author of the New York Times and international bestseller Emotional Freedom upon which a public television special is based. She synthesizes the pearls of traditional medicine with cutting edge knowledge of intuition, energy, and spirituality to achieve physical and emotional healing. She passionately asserts that we have the power to transform negative emotions and achieve inner peace. She offers practical strategies to overcome frustration, stress, and worry and teaches people how to quiet overactive minds that won’t shut off.

Health Journeys - Website of Belleruth Naperstek    Health Journeys is a private, multimedia publishing company with business offices and distribution center in Northeast Ohio, owned and operated since its inception in 1991 by George R. Klein and Belleruth Naparstek. The company produces and distributes Health Journeys and other guided imagery and meditation tapes, CDs, books and software. In other words, holistic health tools that teach healing and wellness practices. AOL Time Warner is its retail distributor.

2nd Website of Belleruth Naperstek    Psychotherapist, author and guided imagery pioneer Belleruth Naparstek is the creator of the popular, 55-title, Time Warner Health Journeys guided imagery audio series. Her first book, Staying Well with Guided Imagery (Warner) is a widely used primer on imagery and healing. Her second book, Your Sixth Sense (Harper Collins) has been translated into 9 languages, with a new 2009 edition just released. Her latest book on imagery and posttraumatic stress, Invisible Heroes: Survivors of Trauma and How They Heal (Bantam Dell), won the Spirituality & Health Top 50 Books Award and was released in paperback January of 2006. Highlighted in their 20th anniversary edition of their seminal book, Courage to Heal, Ellen Bass and Laura Davis call Invisible Heroes “the most useful book for trauma survivors to be published in the last decade”. .

Dharma Seed    Dharma Seed is dedicated to preserving and sharing the spoken teachings of Theravada Buddhism in modern languages. Explore and take nourishment from these heartfelt teachings. Since the early 1980's, Dharma Seed has collected and distributed dharma talks by teachers transmitting the Vipassana or Insight practices of Theravada Buddhism, the oldest Buddhist tradition still actively pursued in the 21st century. Until now, the recordings have been available only on tapes and CDs. For the first time, this website makes them freely available for download or streaming as digital audio files (MP3s). New recordings are being added continuously from contemporary dharma teachers, both those well-known and those still known only to those who have attended their retreats. .

Mindful Self-compassion The Website of Christopher Germer    Mindful self-compassion is the foundation of emotional healing—being aware in the present moment when we're struggling with feelings of inadequacy, despair, confusion, and other forms of stress (mindfulness) and responding with kindness and understanding (self-compassion). Christopher Germer, PhD is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Arlington, Massachusetts, specializing in mindfulness and acceptance-based psychotherapy. He is a founding member of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy, a clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School.

Website of Elisha and Stefanie Goldstein   Website of Elisha Goldstein Ph.D. and Stefanie Goldstein Ph.D. psychologists specializing in mindfulness-based therapies. Great articles, blogs, and online training in mindfulness. Good poetry page.

Website of Lidia Zylowski MD    Dr. Lidia Zylowska is a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in adult psychiatry, mindfulness-based therapy and adult ADHD. Dr. Zylowska completed her medical degree at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and trained in psychiatry at UCLA. Dr. Zylowska studied complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and completed a fellowship at the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine. She has collaborated with Elisha Goldstein

Website of Dr. Herb Benson - Relaxation Response   Dr. Benson's research in to meditation began with the Transcendental Meditation technique, as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. But he is maintaining a neutral, objective position, not aligning with any particular meditation organization. For more information on TM in particular, see www.TM.org.

Mindfulness Meditation Therapy - Website of Peter Strong Ph.D.    Mindfulness psychotherapy is a form of Experiential Therapy: it works directly with your inner experience in the present moment. Interpretation and analysis can be useful tools, but are seldom enough to resolve the root cause of emotional reactivity and consequently this kind of approach can be lengthy. However, if you allow the healing process to unfold from within, then whatever arises is more likely to be transformative at a deeper level and consequently, fewer sessions are required to produce a measurable improvement. Sessions are usually done with eyes closed to help you focus inwardly and establish a mindfulness-based relationship with the emotion that you have chosen to work on.

Living Mindfully - Website of Micki Fine L.P.C.   Micki Fine is a Certified Mindfulness Teacher and founder of Mindful Living in Houston, Texas. She was awarded this credential from the University of Massachusetts Medical Center where Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn founded the renowned Center for Mindfulness. Her belief in the power of one's inherent strength and capacity for healing strongly influences her work with people experiencing depression, anxiety and chronic pain. She holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology and is licensed as a professional counselor. She has a long-standing meditation practice. Micki has been a consultant and teacher for two National Institute on Drug Abuse grants studying mindfulness and its effects on chemical dependency recovery and smoking cessation. She has also participated in other research studies documented in the Journal of Substance Use and Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment publications. She taught a Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy course for professionals with Zindel Segal at the nationally known Omega Institute. She currently teaches at the Jung Center, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Rice University.

Website of Dr. Karen Sherman (Art of Choice)     About the Art of Choice -- Most of us live in a basic state of mindlessness. When we live mindlessly it means we simply function. We exist rather than live - like we’re on "autopilot” and therefore not really conscious of what we are doing. We are not taking responsibility for our actions, reactions, or behaviors. Despite this gray state of existence, weĂ‚Â’re surrounded by choices at every moment, each an opportunity for change, each an opportunity to live mindfully.

Hope Allianz    HopeAllianz Inc was organized in 1994 by Jody L Friesen Grande PhD LICSW BCD and provides a full spectrum of counseling, coaching, and consulting services to address the needs of individuals, couples, families, and the community. Professional services include: Counseling Service, LifeSkills Coaching, MiCBT, DBT, ACT, HUGS™, Wellness Workshops, OnLine Resource Center, and LifeSkills™ ... a free monthly online newsletter focusing on motivational thoughts and action plans connecting your mind, body, and spirit for the challenges an opportunities that daily life present

WhyIMeditate.com website of Joshua David O'Brien O.M.    Website designed to introduce you to the practice of meditation in a way that is free of dogma and ritual. Based on hundreds of research studies you can learn simple meditation techniques that will reduce the effects of stress and anxiety on your mind and body. Meditators regularly report decreased physical and psychological symptoms, an increased ability to cope with chronic pain and anxiety, improved self-esteem and a greater enthusiasm for life. Empower yourself with the gentle daily discipline of meditation; cultivate patience, poise, and peace of mind. First time meditation students are welcomed.

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