Practices
meditation poem
gatha
Exiled from Vietnam, brought mindfulness to France.
Thich Nhat Hanh
The act of paying attention to your present moment experience with an attitude of compassionate curiosity.
mindfulness
metaphor for the flow of our thoughts
river metaphor
type of yoga that emphasizes the importance of the physiological response to joy
laughing yoga
chicken breathing/billows breath
dynamic breathing
Creator of MBSR
Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn
weight lifting for your brain
meditation
idea that who we are is
informed by time, place, culture
Self as Context
practice of being fully present and aware with the first bite of food
mindful eating
alternative name for belly breathing
diaphragmatic breathing
Mindfulness has roots in ________
Buddhism/Buddhist Philosophy
judging mind versus _______ mind
observing
personality system based around core fears
Enneagram
using one's breath as the anchor of awareness
breath awareness/breath meditation
Moving attention through the 5 senses, to the interior of the body, to mental activities, and then to interconnectedness.
Wheel of Awareness
Theory of mental health that sees mental health treatment as being weaponized as
a tool of oppression.
Liberation psychology
human _____ not human doing
being
term meaning you and are not your thoughts
cognitive defusion
mindful movement type, originating in China, useful for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial arts training
qigong
may you be safe, may you be happy, may you be free from harm
loving kindness meditation
Thich Nhat Hanh practiced here, and this location is the title of his teachings.
Plum Village/Plum Village Teachings
Reacting versus ________
responding
Nervous System Activation Zones
Comfort Zone, Stretch Zone, and Overwhelm Zone
moving attention from one end of your body to the other
body scan meditation/body scan