Meditation on Worldwide Stew

Mindfulness and mindfulness meditation

worldwide@worldwidestew.com (Michael Davis) — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:52:46 +0000

How much do I need to meditate to be mindful?

This question lies at a modern fallacy: How little can I do something to enjoy it’s benefits? We have become used to getting things for free and as a commodity.

Alas, mindfulness and meditation are inseparable. You have to meditate to be mindful. And, its not a superpower that comes with a purchase, in an app, or available without practice.

The power of silencing Notifications

worldwide@worldwidestew.com (Michael Davis) — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:28:57 +0000

During a meditation today, right when I was getting into my space of mental clarity, a notification came through.

It’s good online meeting etiquette to mute ourselves when we join meetings, unless you’re hosting the meeting.

But, we might also take the next step and turn off our notifications. If you’re on iOS (Apple) these are found under your Focus settings.

Don’t be like me. Avoid interruptions right when you get into the Zone. Show up for yourself with care. Turn off distractions and Notifications. They’ll be there later.

Events and Programs

worldwide@worldwidestew.com (Michael Davis) — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

🚀 Announcing January 2026 sessions of our new class Collaborating with AI: A Hands-On Workshop for the Cautiously Curious - I’ll be hosting new AI for the Rest of Us: Hands-On Workshops on August 2, 9, and 16, from 9:30-11:00 AM (CT). For August only, we are offering them at $50.00 (USD). Please click the link above for more information.

🕯️ 🍃 A Two-Minute Mindfulness Break: It’s a brief reset for your mind and body. Check it out here.

Interview podcast with Anthony Nguyen on travel, culture, nursing, and the role of chaplains - Join me as I visit with my friend, Anthony Nguyen, a nurse at Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas. Here’s the Apple podcasts link

Free July-September 2025 Positively Mindful Group Sessions

worldwide@worldwidestew.com (Michael Davis) — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Information on Mindfulness Meet-Up Sessions: Updated April 11, 2025

Just sitting there is not meditating

worldwide@worldwidestew.com (Michael Davis) — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 02:30:34 +0000

Just sitting there is not meditating.

I know. I’ve excused my sitting there countless times so I could cross off that day’s meditation. Our penchant for checking off items from our lists is fascinating. In reality, I could have been excused truly wanting to be with what was real and then whatever happened, happened.

Meditations per Hour (MPH) or Meditation ROI?

worldwide@worldwidestew.com (Michael Davis) — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

If you have a goal for meditation, make sure it’s not MPH (Meditations per Hour) but M-ROI.

Deep Dive: Lots more than I could put in a title

worldwide@worldwidestew.com (Michael Davis) — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

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).

Deep Dive: Articles on contemplative practices and near death experiences

worldwide@worldwidestew.com (Michael Davis) — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

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.

Deep Dive: PTSD; nature; wanting; meditation; COVID impact; expensive cars

worldwide@worldwidestew.com (Michael Davis) — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Nurses protest use of AI; the importance of personal and cultural reconsideration on the importance of sleep; prosecution of medical errors; and Zionism and the Passover.