Chicago is Number One – the Most Stressed City

September 3, 2009

Forbes examined several factors of the country’s 40 largest cities to determine who was the worse – Chicago wins for the second year. If you are in Austin, you are in the least stressful. Where does your city rank?

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More Bad News for Multitaskers

August 25, 2009

I mentioned before that the more you do in one moment, the less you get done. The bad news for multitaskers is that research is supporting our position. Lifehacker did a post on how high multitaskers perform poorly on memory test. I know I often have the illusion I get more done, but at the [...]

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Mindfulness Stress Reduction via the Internet

August 12, 2009

Mindfulness Stress Reduction courses are now on the Internet. Through my old business partner, Paul Sugar our business Scottsdale Institute for Health and Medicine teamed up with emindful to offer individuals and organizations mindfulness training. From my recent conversation with Paul, I know that these courses are not only working, they are growing in popularity. [...]

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Single-tasking Your Way to Completion

August 10, 2009

Multi-tasking is out, single-tasking is in. Ever since I started teaching Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, I encouraged people to slow down, focus and do one thing at a time. In these days of multiple electronic communication devices doing tasks serially is sacrilegious. Recently a major productivity blog, Web Worker Daily did a post on the [...]

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Deep Love

August 5, 2009

Relationships can be the most pleasurable or the most stressful experience in life. Using the article Laura Munson wrote in the New York Times I write about a more empowering way to frame a relationship, in Laura’s case a marriage. Deep love can go beyond loving the person, the protential and the dream. It can [...]

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Change Is an Extreme Event

August 3, 2009

I just wrote a post on my site Whole Revolution about how changing is much like competing in an extreme sporting event. In particular, I speake about Rosie Stancer’s attempt to reach the North Pole. How we maintain our presence can determine our success.

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Is Your Relationship Stressed?

July 16, 2009

One of the most challenging arenas for stress is our relationships. With knowledge being power, let me encourage you to pursue Alison Armstrong’s work. This woman nails men and women, and how we relate. Several months ago, our men’s group sponsored a three-part presentation to our community of Alison’s Understanding Women DVD series. We had [...]

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The Power of Breath – Media’s New Find

June 29, 2009

A recent story on NPR talks about how breathing in a slow, easy manner will reduce stress. Many of you who read this blog or practice mindfulness know how focusing on your breath can be the secret to stress reduction. I am glad the media is noticing the power of breath. “Improving control of the [...]

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A Film on How Stress Effects the Body and How Healing Works

April 23, 2009

A few nights ago, I saw a new film, The Living Matrix. Just released at a London premiere, it is making its way to the US. James L. Oschman, PhD, an old friend of mine, is one of the dozen scientists in the film, speaking about how healing occurs. These interviews are interwoven between impressive [...]

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