#wisdom2.0 — Mindful Blog posts — be mindful

Looking for some support in this time of need.? Jon Kabat-Zinn offered a Free Live Stream that explored how to address, anxiety, depression and mental health issues as we all “stay at home” or “shelter in place.”

More than ever, it is important to create a home practice of mindfulness and meditation. Learn how to better care for yourselves and how to care for others in this difficult time. There will be a mediation by Jon Kabat-Zinn followed by a talk and Q & A.

Thanks Jon Kabat-Zinn and Wisdom 2.0 for hosting a free live meditation on Wed. March 25rthat 1pm (PST) and 4pm (EST)

Great news: Wisdom 2.0 will also be holding more of these with Jon.

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Past Sessions

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Jon Kabat Zinn, PhD is an author, scientist, and mindfulness teacher . He is professor of medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he founded the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society in 1995, and its world-renowned Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Clinic in 1979. He is the author of 14 books, including the bestsellers Full Catastrophe Living; Wherever You Go, There You Are; and Mindfulness for Beginners, and the new four-volume update of Coming to Our Senses (2108/2019).

Please note: If you cannot join us live, we will share the video of the session after so all can enjoy, even if you are not free at this time.

Just back from the Wisdom 2.0 Conference in San Francisco where I spent Friday and Saturday learning from a group of leaders in mindfulness and meditation.

I had the opportunity to mediate with Jon Kabat-Zinn and Trudy Goodman. Amazing!

I heard Goldie Hawn speak about Mindup, an organization she founded to teach kids about their brains, mindfulness, and the importance social emotional learning.

My favorite talk was by Tristan Harris of Humane Technology who shared his thoughts about taking back our lives and attention from our screens.

Each speaker was there to bring wisdom and compassion to our use of technology. At a conference about Mindfulness, we all took a moment to about slow down and notice how much we are tied to our devices. And to think about how important it is to return to our human connection. I was glad to bring home some tips on how to manage my relationship with technology. Here are three simple changes you can make to live more intentionally with your device:

1- Turn off all notifications. Notifications appear in red because red is a trigger color that instantly draws our attention. But most notifications are generated by machines, not actual people.

2- Go Grayscale. Colorful icons give our brains shiny rewards every time we unlock. Set your phone to grayscale to remove those positive reinforcements. This helps many people check their phones less often.

3- Keep your device outside of the bedroom. Get a separate alarm clock for your bedroom, and charge your phone in another room (or at least on the other side of the room).

More tips I learned. And check out this Ted Talk by Tristan Harris.

Instead of the 20 minutes you would waste on your phone today, call a friend, walk your dog, or spend time in nature.