Mindfulness and Country Living: Contemplating Farm Life in Uruguay

November 28, 2009

It’s been an interesting week.
Not too long ago, my husband and I made a trip across the river from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Colonia, Uruguay.  We’ve made this trip many times before, usually just for the day (and to renew our visas).  But this time, we spent a week or so doing research for a [...]

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Mindfulness and Milestones: Things Are Coming Together in 2010

November 23, 2009

I’m already excited about 2010.  Sure, I’m focused on the present moment, but I can’t help but feel that there are some interesting times ahead for all of us.Â
For me personally, 2010 is a milestone year:  I will celebrate my 25th wedding anniversary in March and my 50th birthday in June.  Seems like a good [...]

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Change Your Mind, Change Your Health

August 14, 2009

I just read a fascinating article by Ellen Langer on how our perception can change our health. She describes studies that show how our surroundings–and specifically, the triggers around us–can alter the way we feel and perform physically. In one study, she put a bunch of 70 to 80-year-olds in a space that had been [...]

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A Bold and Intentional Approach to Education

July 3, 2009

I’ve been busy talking to all kinds of people about my book, The New Global Student:  Skip the SAT, Save Thousands on Tuition, and Get a Truly International Education, which was published in May by Crown/Three Rivers Press (Random House) and is already in its second printing. (Hooray!)
The book offers a bold and intentional approach [...]

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Paul, Ringo, David Lynch–and You? A Hot Week for Mindfulness

March 7, 2009

Mindfulness is in the news in a big way this week with the  announcement of a reunion of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr at a star-studded concert to benefit David Lynch’s Transcendental Meditation campaign.  The David Lynch Foundation is raising  funds to teach one million at-risk children to meditate — giving them life-long tools to [...]

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Book Update: The New Global Student to hit bookstores May 19th!

November 25, 2008

That’s right–the book is written and in production at the fine offices of Three Rivers Press (a division of Random House) and I’m busy preparing the new website(s) and contacting blurbers and all of the other wonderful things you get to do when you write a book.  I’m loving every minute of it (well, [...]

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Paying Attention To What Matters Most: I'm Writing A Book About Creative Education For Random House!

December 20, 2007

You’ll notice that I’m not posting here very frequently.Â
It’s not because I’ve lost interest in mindfulness!  In fact, I’m more passionate than ever about teaching people how to pay attention in order to get calm, clear and creative.  I’ve just got a very specific audience to focus on right now.
You see, I’m writing my book [...]

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Interview With Dr. Jeff Brantley, co-author of Five Good Minutesâ„¢

September 26, 2007

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jeff Brantley, MD.  Dr. Brantley is a consulting associate in the Duke University Department of Psychiatry in Durham, North Carolina.  He’s also the founder and director of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program at Duke University’s Center for Integrative Medicine and the author of Calming Your Anxious Mind.Â
 I wanted [...]

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Dr. Jeff Brantley's Five Good Minutesâ„¢

September 25, 2007

Morning or evening?Â
Whether you’re looking for ways to spend Five Good Minutesâ„¢ calming yourself each morning or each evening, Dr. Jeff Brantley has a hundred or so suggestions for you.Â
I’ll be interviewing him later today so watch for my next post on his simple mindfulness techniques you can use morning, night, at work, or [...]

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Five Good Minutesâ„¢ To Calm Your Mind

September 18, 2007

Next week, I’ll be interviewing Jeff Brantley, MD, author of Calming Your Anxious Mind and the series of books on mindfulness called Five Good Minutesâ„¢. Â
He published the first one, Five Good Minutesâ„¢: 100 Morning Practices to Help You Stay Calm and Focused All Day Long, which offers exactly what the title says–practical advice for using [...]

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