Awareness in Action 2009 a wonderful year....
Well as we close 2009 we just wanted to say - phew what a fantastic year! But before we review this year we wanted to share how exciting 2010 will be. We are in the process of creating a joint organisational development programme with another business consultancy. Th...is will use ground breaking business management tools developed by Phillips (the electrical company), integrated with mindfulness, meditation and compassion. Organisations we have developed connections with are very, very interested in this approach and we know it will be a dynamic, practical and helpful way to bring these skills into the business place. Back to 2009 – our highlights include: • Having a new book deal with European and American distributors (“Compassionate approaches to stress” with Constable Robinson) due April 2011; • Being part of a 2 year leadership development programme to a number of CEO’s in England; • Creation of our new resource centre to aid and inspire others and validate the importance and effectiveness of these approaches; • Delivering workshops to a number of organisations including the Red Cross in Spain; • Creating this social site for us all to share developments in this area – which has grown quickly to over 1300 fans; Thanks for coming along for the ride... we wish you a very happy new year, full of good news and kindness. May we all grow in self awareness, compassion and happiness – understanding that these are skills that can be developed through training. See and download the full gallery on posterous
See MoreAwareness in Action Nobel award winner with his research into decision making and science of happiness studies
Awareness in Action Daniel Kahneman Nobel Laureate we experience 20,000 present moments a day - how often are you there?
Daniel Kahneman Nobel Laureate we experience 20,000 present moments a day - how often are you there?
If you have spent some time looking at the Awareness in Action website and delved into its Resource Materials , you’ll have seen that we are very excited about the current scientific research that is helping to provide data that confirms the beneficial effects of metho...ds of mind training such as mindfulness, meditation, and compassion—the very methods we use in our work. For example, as part of the current research into happiness, Daniel Kahneman has explored how people evaluate their experiences. He describes an individual’s life as a ‘string of moments’—each of these present moments may last up to 3 seconds, which means that people experience 20,000 of these moments in a waking day. Unfortunately, the experiencing self that lives these moments has barely time to exist before it is overtaken by the evaluating self—the self that weaves a story of our lives and forms it into a continuous whole. Whereas the experiencing self is present, and awake to each moment as it is, the evaluating self works through memory and is often affected by mood, habits and invested interest. To some extent we recruit our memory to support the narrative of our life that we wish to believe in and present to the world. The practice of mindfulness is all about allowing the experiencing self room to breathe. By being present to each moment as it arises we give ourselves the chance to engage with our body, our mind and the world around us with freshness and accountability. Generally we are so caught up in everything that is going on around us that we do no take the time to notice what is going in our own minds—the continuous ebb and flow of thoughts and feelings. Because we are not used to looking at them, these very thoughts and emotions can sweep us away into moods, reactions, and stories. With mindfulness we learn to notice what is going on with us, and so learn to work with it, rather than be subjected to it. When we’re at work we are usually busy and may thank that there is not time for the luxury of self-awareness. Nothing could be further from the truth. By taking time to notice our breathing, to experience our feet contacting the floor as we stand, to be aware of the rhythm of our limbs as we walk to a meeting are all simple, non-time consuming ways of becoming mindful. As we learn to practice each simple method, we can build a whole strategy of mindfulness to support us through the day.
News Blog Articles | Beliefs Influence Recovery From Cardiac Surgery | Miller-McCune Online Magazine
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A patients attitudes and beliefs dont appear on any medical chart, but new research finds they influence the course of recovery.
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a scientific study that shows evidence of the impact of prayer :
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A controversial new study indicates that prayer may help in vitro fertilizations become successful pregnancies—and no one’s more surprised than the researchers themselves.
Awareness in Action All good wishes for peace and harmony for the holiday season.Thanks to everyone for being part of this exchange of news and ideas—looking forward to even more next year!
Awareness in Action Mirror neurons issues a challenge to the individualistic foundations of Western thought. People imitate one another on a neurological level: People’s brains respond to the actions of others, almost as though they were doing those actions themselves. The human world is social, and each person’s actions have immediate, neurological implicationsfor everyone else
Awareness in Action Meditation is no longer just for the groovy folk. A just published study in the American Journal of Hypertension suggests the practice may bring cardiovascular and mental-health benefits.
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Cheap, low-tech stress relief may also protect against depression, insomnia, and anxiety.
Awareness in Action www.GoodGuide.com which launched only a few months ago rates an item's ecological impacts on a ten-point scale based on an aggregation of more than 200 databases — and lets shoppers instantly compare any product's environmental, health, and social impacts with all its competitors
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Find safe, healthy and green products, then find better ones using expert ratings. New ratings on healthy food. Note we are GoodGuide, not Good Guide.
Awareness in Action ”You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” Jon Kabat-Zinn
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are challenging long-held beliefs that human beings are wired to be selfish. In a wide range of studies, social scientists are amassing ...
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Google Tech Talk November 12, 2009 ABSTRACT Presented by David Rock. In his new book "Your Brain at Work," coach David Rock depicts the story of two people over one day at the office, and what's happening in their brains that makes it so hard to focus and be productive. ...
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What if you could go back 20 years and write yourself a letter today, what would you say? Mary Ann takes on this question in light of her Alzheimer's disease. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvyMrogXd
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http://www.pbs.org/lifepart2 Mary Ann Becklenberg, age 64, has been diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer's Disease. In this clip, we ask "If you could go back in time and write a letter to yourself today, ...
Awareness in Action ""A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination." Nelson Mandela
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If you ever wondered what resiliency looks like broken down... check out this:
http://resiliencytoday.blogspot.com/
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Resiliency is a characteristic that will make the difference between triumph and failure over adversity, this on-line blog intends to research resiliency and all of its components.
