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Birding and Mindfulness: Seeing the familiar with new eyes

January 18, 2020 By Dean Nicholson Leave a Comment

It’s a sunny morning as I walk beside a favourite wetland, binoculars in hand, looking for interesting birds.  Suddenly, a startled duck lifts off the pond. I glance quickly. ‘Oh, it’s just a mallard’ I say, a common bird I can see by the dozen any day of the year.  I quickly forget it and […]

Filed Under: Mindfulness and Nature

When it comes to change, be like a shark

October 7, 2019 By Dean Nicholson Leave a Comment

This blog first appeared here on Clear Sky Meditation Center’s blog Have you ever tried to change a habit? It’s easy to get discouraged and give up when things don’t change as quickly as we’d like. When I’ve been trying to change habits that I don’t like, sometimes for weeks, I can still feel stuck. This is […]

Filed Under: Heathy Habits

Why are we fighting when I know I’m right?

October 7, 2019 By Dean Nicholson Leave a Comment

This blog first appeared here on Clear Sky Meditation Center’s blog   I know I’m right. But here she goes again, making everything sound so rosy and optimistic. Can’t she see the the dark clouds on the horizon? And look, everyone is nodding and agreeing with her. I mean, seriously, aren’t they giving any critical […]

Filed Under: Aware Living

Sleepless night after night

October 7, 2019 By Dean Nicholson Leave a Comment

This blog first appeared here on Clear Sky Meditation Center’s blog Suddenly I was wide awake. With dread, I looked over at the clock on the nightstand, hoping I wouldn’t see what I knew I would…1:30 a.m.! I’d been asleep for less than three hours, and if this night was like all the nights of […]

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The monster inside vs the fear of talking about it

July 19, 2018 By Maureen Smith Leave a Comment

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When I was in my thirties, I loved what I did for a living. I used to get excited to go to work. However, I remember one particular project I worked on that didn’t go according to plan. And the voices in my head took over…

Filed Under: Aware Living

Eczema and Awakening

February 10, 2017 By Maureen Smith Leave a Comment

For the past 8 months I have been experiencing eczema for the first time in my life. I remember my older sister had severe bouts of it when she in her late teens. Now, at age 52 I am having my first personal encounter with it…

Filed Under: Aware Living

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Links, Friends & Resources

Planet Dharma
Clear Sky Meditation & Study Center
Dharma Hub, Calgary
Awaken in Toronto
Dharma Europe

Previous Offerings

Mindfulness Courses at the College of the Rockies:
1) October 2018 - Cultivating the Mind for Health

2) November 2018 - Cultivating the Mind for Successful Relationships

Becoming a Powerful Listener: Introductory Counselling Skills Training. Akisqnuk Health Centre, Windermere, B.C. April 2019

Contact

Contact Maureen or Dean for more information. 

maureen@nullalivemindfully.ca
dean@nullalivemindfully.ca

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