Mindfulness

Our guest author is Olivia Roat, a reporter for GoStrengths!, a site dedicated to teaching resilience and happiness skills to parents and kids. She discusses tech and mindfulness.

Mindfulness Offers a Much Needed Break from Tech Overload

As a society, we’re always on the go, so does that mean our brains are too? According to a report from the University of California, San Diego, in 28 years (from 1980 to 2008), our consumption of information increased 350 percent! [Read more…]

Meditating… requires no religious affiliation; meditation practice will bring you positive life altering changes.

“I’m unsure I could find a teacher, place, or the people to meditate with and even if I could, I feel too embarrassed.”

These were my thoughts originally as well!  There is no need to attend a place, be with a teacher or indeed others – though for some that is welcome. Meditation can be learned and practiced in private at home… and even at work! [Read more…]

What was the last thing you were thinking of before sleep came last night? Worries about what has passed, thoughts busying themselves about what has been, or ruminations about the future, tomorrow, next week, or, or…? [Read more…]

Mindfulness is good enough for top athletes so is it good enough for me? Our guest authors Kurt Dunkel and Stuart Singer from Wellperformance, share their expertise on this topic.

Kurt was a two NCAA All American in the javelin; finishing 2nd at the NCAA Championships twice. He also earned a Masters Degree in College Counseling from Shippensburg University (PA) and has worked in various capacities in higher education. He has worked extensively with collegiate athletes for 14 years in his role as a coach and has also worked in a university counselling centre, in private practice, and currently is the Coordinator of Student Athlete Support at his Alma Mater, Shippensburg University. Kurt has a special interest in working with student athletes to reach their goals through a greater understanding of the mental aspects of performance enhancement. During his time as a coach, Kurt has helped to developed athletes who have earned 14 All American award honors as well as an NCAA National Champion. [Read more…]