Just Start Mindfulness Meditation Sessions
Author: Mike Davis, Th.M., BCC, CWMF
Summary: Information on Mindfulness Meditation Sessions Read more...Meditation
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Just Start Mindfulness Meditation Sessions
New podcast episode coming soon - I’m editing a podcast episode I recorded with a friend, Anthony, who’s a nurse. We talk about travel, culture, nursing, and the role of chaplains (among other things). Here’s the Apple podcasts link
Book Reviews - In the next few months, I plan to host a book review with a friend and colleague, Andres. My thought is to host an online discussion with a guest while having participants join us on this website’s Discord. If you wish to get started, here’s the first book we’ll discuss: Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli. It’s available in hardback and audio versions. It may possible to borrow it from your local library using library apps like Libby or Hoopla. You may also be able to borrow it for free from the Internet Archive. Before you ask: No you don’t need to know anything about math or physics to enjoy or understand this book. I chose this based on my discussions with people who have read it and other reviews.
Read more...Meditations per Hour (MPH) or Meditation ROI?
Author: Mike Davis
Summary: If you have a goal for meditation, make sure it's *not* MPH (Meditations per Hour) but M-ROI. Read more...Deep Dive: Lots more than I could put in a title
Author: Mike Davis
Summary: This week we look at psychological well-being - including from the U.S. Surgeon General, paying attention to the experience of detransitioners, exposomics, silence and epigenetics, Buddhism (religion or not), and my bone to pick with the *Humanist Chaplaincy Network* (I'm not picking any bones with humanist chaplains). Read more...Deep Dive: Articles on contemplative practices and near death experiences
Author: Mike Davis
Summary: This week we consider recent research on mindfulness showing distinct patterns of contemplative practive help well-being. We also look at an article on the death experience during CPR. Maybe we shouldn't blow off those near-death experiences so quickly. Read more...