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The idea of the monkey mind comes from Buddhism. The term has been adopted by yogis to describe a mind that jumps from thought to thought as a monkey jumps from tree to tree. The monkey mind cannot exist in the present moment, but rather is constantly distracted by the thoughts that pass through. Buddha described the human mind as being filled with drunken monkeys, jumping around, screeching, chattering, carrying on endlessly. We all have monkey minds, Buddha said, with dozens of monkeys all clamouring for attention. Fear is an especially loud monkey, sounding the alarm incessantly, pointing out all the...

IT ALL STARTED WHEN… A young girl was walking along a beach upon which thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible storm. When she came to each starfish, she would pick it up, and throw it back into the ocean. People watched her with amusement. She had been doing this for some time when a man approached her and said, “Little girl, why are you doing this? Look at this beach! You can’t save all these starfish. You can’t begin to make a difference!” The girl seemed crushed, suddenly deflated. But after a few moments, she bent...

I love stories. Who doesn't?. Stories have the ability to open doors to experiences and lessons that we might not have experienced, but we can relate to. Opening our minds and hearts to new perspectives and lessons. I came across this story last year by Brother David in Gratefulness.org while researching for my mindfulness 8-week course. And I felt in love with it. And I hope you love it.   There are two branches of Gratitude. One is Gratefulness, and the other is Thanksgiving. The Gratefulness branch is when the Bowl of Life is so full that it’s almost overflowing, but not quite....

I really love this exercise as part of Mindfulness practice. The reason why is that we not only get the benefits of the ancient technique but we can also use it as an anchor to the present moment. The key of this exercise is to focus in the the contact between the fingers. We know that we have achieved our desired outcome when we feel a pulsation in the finger we are holding and/or the hand holding the finger. Now, personally I find that instead of a pulsation in a specific point I go into a full flow of energy...