by Vishvapani | Jun 12, 2015 | Mindfulness, Reviews
The Sleep Book: How to Sleep Well Every Night by Dr Guy Meadows My rating: 4 of 5 stars I came to this book as a mindfulness teacher who sometimes works with people suffering insomnia, not as an insomniac myself (though I sometimes have trouble getting to sleep). So I...
by Vishvapani | May 11, 2015 | Buddhism in the West, Featured, Reviews
What does Buddhism have to say about our society and how can it become a force for social change? The Buddha on Wall Street What’s Wrong with Capitalism and What We Can Do about It Vaddhaka Linn, Windhorse Publications,, Cambridge, 2015, ISBN: 9781909314443 ...
by Vishvapani | May 9, 2015 | Featured, Mindfulness, Secular Mindfulness, Thought for the Day
This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week focuses on mindfulness. What’s the connection between an ancient Buddhist practice and modern mental health needs? Thought for the Day 9/5/2015 In this election, for the first time, we heard calls from a mainstream...
by Vishvapani | May 2, 2015 | Featured, Thought for the Day
We often turn away from the suffering around us or in the news. But, following the Nepalese earthquake, what happens when we open up? Thought for the Day 2/5/2015 Some years ago I was travelling in northern India when my group stopped at a roadside chai stop....
by Vishvapani | Mar 23, 2015 | Practice, Reflections
Everything changes all the time: our bodies, other people and the world around us. In fact, change and impermanence are the fundamental realities of our lives. Change is often painful, so typically we resist it, and that can cause all sorts of problems. Mindfulness...