S.A.L.S.A. How to work with Spicy emotions rather than reacting to them
A little something that’s evolved for me in my Buddhist psychotherapy practice, hope you find it helpful… How do we work with our habitual reactions to life, so that we can respond in ways that are more responsive and aligned with our ethics? Riffing on Stephen Batchelor’s E.L.S.A. model of the Four Great Tasks, I’ve […]
The Dharma of Harm Reduction: Responding to Substance Use with the Compassion of the Buddha
Pleased to announce that I’ve had an article published on the Buddhist Peace Fellowship website: http://www.buddhistpeacefellowship.org/the-dharma-of-harm-reduction/ This is generating some buzz and a long overdue discussion that broadens our understanding of how to respond compassionately to the suffering of substance use. Hope you enjoy, and your feedback is welcome. cheers, […]
The “McMindfulness” debate and its relevance to counselling: Five Reflections
Mindfulness had quite a year in 2013 as a cultural phenomenon. It’s increasing in popularity among companies in the silicon valley, being promoted widely as a health and wellness “tool”, and all the rage in my field of counselling for addressing depression, anxiety, and recovery from substance use. Given the religious/political climate in the U.S., […]
Resting Attention with the Breath – a guided meditation mp3
Recorded Sept 9 / 2012 in an individual therapy appointment with one of my clients at my office in downtown Vancouver. Thanks to this person for their generosity in allowing me to share it here so that you might benefit. Click on the link below to stream it, or right-click to save for your computer […]
Baby Buddha: My 14 month-old Dharma Teacher
My youngest son “Sidney” is 14 months old now, with equal qualities of busyness and cuteness. Certainly keeps me and my partner on our toes. And it has implications for my Buddhist practice as well, one of which is that a 14 month-old has proven to be a powerful dharma teacher. I think of him […]
Tweet’ked Out: Social Media and the Monkey Mind
It’s been a month of technology interfacing for me. I designed and launched this website, got an Android smartphone, increased my presence on Twitter and Facebook, signed up for LinkedIn, and set up a new email account for my private practice. Needless to say, my new phone has been blowing up with new things to […]
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