Dr. Robin Shaw

07/02/2018

Forgiveness: The absolute acceptance that the past won't change.

06/16/2018

"As you breath in, cherish yourself, as you breath out, cherish the world." -His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

06/05/2018

01/22/2018

https://www.amazon.com/Knock-Kind-Awesome-Inner-Truth-Journal/dp/1601067089/ref=sr_1_2/133-0224156-2136733?ie=UTF8&qid=1514308912&sr=8-2&keywords=inner+truth+journal

Celebrate yourself, warts and all, with this confidence-boosting Inner-Truth Journal. Filled with playful prompts and candid quotations to help you pat yourself on your back, I'm Kind of Awesome is like your own personal cheerleader—in the form of a personal diary. Featuring over 70 cheery ...

12/26/2017

Unleash your creative thinking skills and discover the countless benefits of Mind Mapping on the only training courses fully endorsed and designed by Tony Buzan, the inventor of Mind Maps. Learn from world experts in creativity and innovation backed by 40 years of experience, and become part of our mission for global mental literacy.

http://www.tonybuzan.com/about/mind-mapping/

11/30/2017

More to live than being happy? Contact Dr. Robin Shaw to find out how you can reconnect with yourself and your path.

Our culture is obsessed with happiness, but what if there's a more fulfilling path? Happiness comes and goes, says writer Emily Esfahani Smith, but having meaning in life -- serving something beyond yourself and developing the best within you -- gives you something to hold onto. Learn more about the...

11/30/2017

By allowing yourself the space to be as you are, you discover a self-existing sanity that lies deeper than thought or feeling.

11/12/2017

How Mindfulness Helps You Find Your Way Through Difficulty
By Ed Halliwell

Dear Mindful Readers,

How much time do we spend resisting feelings of pain and discomfort? Research suggests that turning toward these feelings, investigating them with mindfulness and gentleness, can yield benefits. Here are three ways you can stay present when things get tough:

1) Practice intentional breathing. This deep breathing technique defuses stress.

2) Build resilience. Explore these 5 science-backed strategies for fostering a healthier approach to rocky roads.

3) Find your “awe moments". Research shows that brief experiences of awe—like enjoying the sight of a towering tree—can help reduce stress in amidst life’s daily challenges. Try this 360 virtual-reality guided awe walk.

Here’s hoping you all find moments to enjoy being mindful this week.

Yours,
The Mindful Editors

11/08/2017

“Courage doesn’t happen when you have all the answers. It happens when you are ready to face the questions you have been avoiding your whole life.”
― Shannon L. Alder

10/11/2017

The Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness: How Mindfulness Can Change Your Life in Ten Minutes
TED: All it takes is 10 mindful minutes https://www.ted.com/talks/andy_puddicombe_all_it_takes_is_10_mindful_minutes

When is the last time you did absolutely nothing for 10 whole minutes? Not texting, talking or even thinking? Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe describes the transformative power of doing just that: Refreshing your mind for 10 minutes a day, simply by being mindful and experiencing the present mome...

10/06/2017

The Buddhist had a handle on this whole mindfulness, meditation, and compassion stuff 2500 years ago. One might say they invented it. OK, maybe that's a stretch. Anyway, now we are catching on to the idea (ideology), better late than never. I want to share with you this free Meditation Guide. If the word "Buddist" is troubling and keeps you from picking it up, try changing it to, Helpful Meditation or Relaxing Meditation or Very Cool Meditation. It is really all just the same. The important part is that you pick it up!

Finding the Missing Peace
A Primer of Buddhist Meditation
http://www.meditationkent.org.uk/uploads/7/2/1/2/7212594/finding_the_missing_peace_-_ajahn_amaro.pdf

10/04/2017

His music, lyrics and attitude taught us about resiliency and vulnerability and the space where the two collide. Tommy you will be missed!
Don't Back Down
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nvlTJrNJ5lA

The Traveling Wilburys
http://www.travelingwilburys.com/history

09/26/2017

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/can_mindfulness_help_stop_health_worker_burnout

09/19/2017

09/08/2017

The movement toward mindfulness has consequently begun a movement toward simplicity. Being overwhelmed by the clutter in our space/ lives can be the cause of serious health and mental health problems. Clutter can play a significant role in how we feel about where we live, where we work and how we feel about ourselves.
http://declaredominion.com/2017/01/06/clutter-is-a-commitment-to-paralysis/

A lot of people live in a perpetual state of limbo. It’s a grayed-out, dulled-out, parched-dry zone of ‘what if’ and ‘maybe someday.’ Maybe someday I’ll fit back into this. Maybe I’ll look back at these notes and turn them into a proposal. Maybe I’ll have a better sense of how to handle this next …

09/07/2017

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317986.php

Can mindfulness help doctors to cope with the unprecedented pressures they face? We explain how to incorporate mindfulness into your daily routine.

07/20/2017

Things to consider. In what ways does your Smart Phone help you? Hurt you?

We still call them “phones,” but they are seldom used for talking. They have become like a substitute for memory—and other brain functions. Is that good for us in the long run?

04/27/2017

Meditation clinic coming soon...contact us for more information.

04/19/2017

Symptoms of Mindlessness:
1. Driving home and not remembering the trip.
2. Lose things - like your car in a parking lot
3. Looking for the glasses that are on top of your head.
4. Poor time management - late for meetings, always feeling rushed to get to the next thing. Unsure of what day of the week it is.
5. Hearing others speak but have no idea what they just said. Hearing yourself speak and have no idea what you just said.
6. Erratic moods
7. Forgetting to breath
8. Running on copilot - driving to the office and not remembering the trip
9. Sensory disconnect- having lunch but forgetting to taste it
10. Pocket dialing people (that you had blocked)

04/19/2017

What you are looking for in Mindfulness:
1. Orientation - time, space, place, feeling
2. In Tune - with surroundings
3. Be Present - moment to moment
4. On time - show up
5. Connection - with self and others
6. Stable Moods
7. The Breath - connection and enjoyment
8. Pay Attention - notice everything
9. Sensory connection - appreciation for taste, smell, feel, sound
10. Compassion - for self and others

Here are 5 easy steps toward Mindfulness.
http://www.mindful.org/five-steps-to-mindfulness/

You can learn how to create a moment of joy, a feeling of happiness, at any time of the day. Explore these 5 simple steps to enjoy more mindfulness.

03/17/2017

Best Practices in Mind Meditation Clinic

Mindfulness = Awareness of Mind

Offerings:
Individual Meditation Instruction
Group Meditation Practice
Resources for Practice Development
Intention Setting
Grounding Exercises
Body Scan
Posturing
Quality of Life Goals
Obstacles to a Healthy Practice
Including meditation tools to practice (play) with at home.
Access to my guided meditations on my web site- TBA

Contact our office for more info and schedule.

03/16/2017

03/16/2017

What is mindfulness?
Mindfulness = Awareness
In any given moment, when we are purposely aware of that moment we are "mindful". This is not necessarily something that comes easily or even naturally to most of us. The Buddhist refer to it as monkey mind as all the clutter that goes on in our minds that keeps it from resting in the moment.
Want to test your mindfulness?
1 Coloring
Have you ever colored in a coloring book? Get some crayons, markers or pencils and have at it! You will notice that your mind quickly settles into a resting spot in the moment in the coloring book.
2 Try a Body scan
Take a few quiet moments. Lying down or seated. Scan your body from the bottom of your feet to the crown on your head. Notice muscles, twitches, pain, stress, by slowly moving your attention to all the nooks and crannies of your body. The challenge will be doing it slowly and methodically.
3. Breathing -
Try counting your breaths. Count on the in breath. Inhaling then exhaling. On the exhale count 1, inhale and exhale count 2 etc. you are about to learn how crazy difficult it is to be mindful.