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Stabilizing the Mind
Article by Tim Burnett | November 2025One of our colleagues, Chris Germer, co-creator of the Mindful Self-Compassion class, said, “An unstable mind is like an unstable camera: we get a fuzzy picture.” I’ve been feeling lately that my picture has been pretty fuzzy. There has been a lot of change in my life and in the lives of many I care…
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Core Attitudes for Mindfulness Practice
Fall 3-Day Retreat 2025 – Talks by Tim Burnettby Tim Burnett, October 2025 In October 2025, Mindfulness Northwest senior teacher Tim Burnett led a weekend retreat at the Samish Island Retreat Center focussed on essential core attitudes for a fruitful mindfulness practice. The talks also included reflections by Tim on Jon Kabatt-Zinn and the history of MBSR as well as his own story […]
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Roots Retreat Through a Mindful Lens
Photos by Brian Russell | October 2025In August of this year, Brian Russell and his partner, Megan Ortega, attended our Roots of Mindfulness Retreat on Samish Island. Brian graciously agreed to share his photos of Samish Camp where the retreat was held. His images give a taste of the beauty we shared that week: warm days, light on the water, glorious…
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A deeper connection with nature
Article by Beth Glosten | September 2025This year I participated in a Nature Meditation teacher training program offered by Mark Coleman’s Awake in the Wild. I was inspired to do this training to find a community of meditators who share my love of the out-of-doors. I honor the way being in nature makes me feel. In the woods I feel wonderfully…
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STILL HERE, STILL ME
Article by Maggie Weisberg | August 2025Longtime MNW student Maggie Weisberg wrote this reflection for her final MBSR class in June. It was so wonderful, we wanted to share it with you! We’re including her reflection preceded by an email note from Maggie offering permission to publish this here. Enjoy! I’m happy to share this with you — thanks for asking.…
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4-Minute Reset
Karen Schwisow – 4 minute audioThis meditation uses sound as an anchor to the present moment. It may be a particularly useful alternative for those who find that focusing on the breath increases anxiety or tension.Mindfulness Northwest Resources These practice recordings, videos, and descriptions are provided to the community for your personal use free of charge. Our mission at Mindfulness Northwest is […]
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Opening to Sound
Karen Schwisow – 18 minute audioThis meditation uses sound as an anchor to the present moment. It may be a particularly useful alternative for those who find that focusing on the breath increases anxiety or tension.Mindfulness Northwest Resources These practice recordings, videos, and descriptions are provided to the community for your personal use free of charge. Our mission at Mindfulness Northwest is […]
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Getting In Touch with the Inner Calm Button
Article by Heather Adams | July 2025Did you know you have a calm button within that you can activate whenever you need it? You may already know about the counterpart to your inner calm button, your inner emergencybutton. This emergency button or Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) can be a literal lifesaveras it’s designed to handle a present threat or imminent harm.…
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Practicing As If Our Lives Depend On It
Spring Weekend Retreat 2025 – A talk by Tim Burnettby Tim Burnett, June 2025 In June 2025, Mindfulness Northwest teachers Tim Burnett and RJ Rongcal led a weekend retreat at the Samish Island Retreat Center with focussed on the practicing deeply as if our lives truly depend on it. We offer three weekend residential retreats each year. See the Multi-Day Retreats section of our […]
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Where the Spirit Meets the Bone ~ Carolyn McCarthy
Article by Carolyn McCarthy | June 2025If you’ve spent time with me in the classroom, you know that I open every offering with the following words: All of you is welcome.All of your identities, seen and unseen, known and unknown.All of who you are is welcome.All of HOW you are is welcome!Your mood, however you’re showing up today.Your body, heart, and mind,…
