Insights
Reflections, essays, and resources from the practice — on mindfulness, couples, men’s mental health, parenting, and the patterns that shape our lives.
I wanted to personally invite you to a pre-screening of Canadian director Jason Reitman’s new film. I’m going to be doing a special introduction, as well as the Q + A afterwards. It would be so amazing if you could join us. One theme the film draws upon is the notion that despite the myriad
THE MINDFUL WAY WORKSHOP : FREE YOURSELF FROM DEPRESSION AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy or MBCT is an innovative program that combines cognitive therapy with mindfulness meditation. Participants will learn skills and techniques to identify negative moods such as depression, anxiety and stress and to develop the tools to effectively deal with them.
Mount Sinai will be hosting an inaugural Mind-Body Fertility Conference on Saturday October 25th,. I will have the pleasure of speaking at one of the break out sessions on the topic “Tango is Better Than Solo: The Male Roles in the TTC (Trying to Conceive) Ride. The keynote Julia Indichova. She is one of the
The fall Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program starts Wednesday September 3 and I will be co-facilitating with psychiatrist, Dr. Neil Levitsky. This is a great opportunity to practice meditation and gentle yoga in a warm and inviting community environment. Mindfulness is a non-judgmental way of paying attention in the present moment. This helps us to
“What we’re trying to get people to do is to anchor themselves in their experience so that when a negative emotion comes up in the mind, it can wash over them; it doesn’t bring to mind all of the negative associations that for some people can happen very automatically.” Zindel Segal, co-founder of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive
The saying goes something like this: “We get married and divorced 5 times in our life. We get married to leave the house. We get married and divorced when we have kids. We get married and divorced when the kids leave the home. We get married and divorced when we retire. And if we
The spring Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program starts Wednesday April 23 and I will be co-facilitating with psychiatrist, Dr. Neil Levitsky. This is a great opportunity to practice meditation and gentle yoga in a warm and inviting community environment. Mindfulness is a non-judgmental way of paying attention in the present moment. This helps us to
What is your attachment style? This interactive survey takes about 5 minutes to complete. The questionnaire is designed to measure your ‘attachment style’–the way you relate to others in the context of intimate relationships. When completed, the site will reveal your attachment style, and provide a brief summary of what is known about your attachment
Digital and mobile media offer new opportunities for connection as well as new causes for distress. As the focus of the family has turned to the glow of the computer screen – children constantly texting their friends, parents working online around the clock and new threats such as cyberbullying, online gaming and tech dependency –
Hello friends, Every year I ask the same question “What is your New Year’s resolution?” Is there something you’ve always meant to do, wanted to do, but just … haven’t? Some take resolutions seriously. Some bid them farewell just after the clock strikes twelve. Some call it a Second Chance to Dream with Eyes Open.