Being healthy is a state of physical, emotional and spiritual balance that maximizes flexibility, strength and adaptability. It is helpful to view oneself as a connected extension of the source of creation, however you perceive it. Embracing that concept, one...
Mindful Musings
by Gerald Levine MD
Installment Two: Self-awareness
For optimal health, one needs to develop self-awareness, have clear health goals, a willingness to make necessary changes and an attitude of openness, acceptance and gratitude. In the previous installment, goal-setting baskets were introduced. It may be helpful to...
Installment Three: Stress, React or Respond, it’s your choice!
For optimal health, one needs to develop self-awareness, have clear health goals, a willingness to make necessary changes and an attitude of openness, acceptance and gratitude. The previous installment focused on awareness, with the suggestion of frequent “stop,...
Installment Four: Mindfulness
For optimal health, one needs to develop self-awareness, have clear health goals, a willingness to make necessary changes and an attitude of openness, acceptance and gratitude. In the previous installment, the importance of stress management was highlighted. ...
Installment Five: Patience
For optimal health, one needs to: develop self-awareness, have clear health goals, have a willingness to make necessary changes and have an attitude of openness, acceptance and gratitude. In the previous installment, the importance of mindfulness was highlighted as a...
Installment Six: Curiosity
Mindful Musings of Dr J: Installment 6 In the previous installment, the importance of mindful patience was highlighted. In this installment, I will focus on another other essential mindful attitude: curiosity. Have you ever “woken up” while driving a familiar...
Installment Seven: Letting Go
Prior musings have focused on mindful attitudes as tools for mental health and stress management. These attitudes include: non-judgmental acceptance, patience and curiosity. Another mindful quality is letting go or non-attachment. Living in the...
Installment Eight: Letting Go, Part II
Prior musings have focused on mindful attitudes as tools for mental health and stress management. These attitudes include non-judgmental acceptance, patience and curiosity. Installment 7 focused on the importance of letting go and non-attachment as mindful...
Installment 9
Prior musings have focused on mindful attitudes as tools for mental health and stress management. These attitudes include non-judgmental acceptance, patience , curiosity and letting go. Mindfulness gives us the awareness and clarity to view challenging events as...
Installment 10
Prior musings have focused on mindful attitudes as tools for mental health and stress management. These attitudes include non-judgmental acceptance, patience , curiosity, letting go and trust. Mindfulness gives us the awareness and clarity to view challenging events...
Installment 11
AVOIDING AVOIDANCEPrior musings have focused on mindful attitudes as tools for mental health and stress management. These attitudes include non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, letting go, non-striving and trust. Mindfulness gives us the awareness and...
Installment 12: Managing Mindful Opportunities
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving and letting go. Using these concepts during...
Installment 13
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving and letting go. This article will introduce the...
Installment 14
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving and letting go. This musing will outline the...
Installment 15
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving and letting go. “Stress is inevitable,suffering...
Mindful musings number 16
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving and letting go. Relationships with family...
Mindful musings number 17
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving and letting go. Mindfulness is becoming...
Mindful musings of Dr J – Number 18
Managing strong emotions. Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving and letting go. This...
Mindful musings of Dr J – Number 19
Self Compassion Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving and letting go. This musing...
Mindful musings of Dr J – Number 20
Mindfulness of Planning and Doing Prior musings have outlined a way of being that promotes physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of kindness,non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust,...
Mindful musings of Dr J Number 21
Mindful Time Management Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and...
Mindful musings of Dr J Number 22
Preventing Burnout Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness....
Mindful musings of Dr J Number 23
Mindfulness in everyday life vs formal practice Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust,...
Musing 24. Mindful Unplugging
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness I am using my iPad...
Musing 25. Mindfulness of Community
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness. This musing explores...
Musing 26. Mindful Work
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness. This musing focuses on...
Musing 27. mindful pain management – acute vs chronic
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness. This musing will...
Musing 28. Core Values
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving, letting go and kindness. This musing will...
Musing 29. Working with our Habits
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness. This musing will focus...
Musing 30. Automatic Pilot
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness. Mindfulness helps...
Musing 31. Long Term Relationships
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness. Some of us are blessed...
Musing 32: Why Meditate?
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness. This musing will focus...
Musing 33: How to Meditate?
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness. Musing 32 focused on...
Musing 34: Managing News-Induced Fear
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness. This musing will focus...
Musing 35: Too busy for stress management!
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness. This musing will...
Musing 36: Graceful Aging
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness. These core mindful...
Musing 37: Benefits of Being in Nature
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness. This musing focuses...
Musing 38: Mindful Traveling
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness. This musing explores...
Musing 39: Resilience
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness. This musing explores...
Musing 40: Managing holiday stress
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving and letting go. The end-of-year holiday season...
Musing 41 : Mindful Savouring
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness. This musing explores...
Musing 42: Mindfulness Myths and Facts
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness. This musing is...
Musing 43: Managing Wants and Desires
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness. This musing will...
Musing 44: Mindful Equanimity
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving, letting go and kindness. This musing will...
Musing 45: Cultivating Awareness
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving, letting go and kindness. This musing will...
Musing 46: Mindful Tasks
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness. This musing will...
Musing 47: Embracing Change
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving,letting go and kindness. This musing will...
Musing 48: Mindfulness During a Global Crisis
Prior musings have outlined a method of optimizing physical, mental and spiritual health by focusing on self-care and embracing the mindful attitudes of non-judgmental acceptance, patience, curiosity, trust, non-striving, letting go and kindness. This musing will...