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Better Together: How to Practice with Friends
An article by Carolyn McCarthy
November 2022Try practicing mindfulness with a friend!
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The Self-Compassion Break: The Purposeful Pause, Part 2
An article by Tim Burnett
October 2022When you get upset or are stressed, try the Self-Compassion Break.
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Not Being Carried Away by the Floods, Practicing with the Paramis
Roots of Mindfulness 2022
Six talks by Tim Burnett & Robin Boudetteby Tim Burnett & Robin Boudette, October 2022 Not Being Carried Away by the Floods THE BUDDHIST ROOTS OF MINDFULNESS 2022 In October 2022, Mindfulness Northwest Executive Director and Guiding Teacher Tim Burnett and his long-time collaborating teacher, Robin Boudette. co-led a 7-day retreat on the teachings on the foundational Buddhist teaching the 10 Paramis. […]
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Covid policy updated
A Message from Tim Burnett, Executive Director I want to share that we updated our Covid policy for in-person events today. The most significant change if we have decided to no longer require proof of vaccination. This was a challenging decision for me as I believe so strongly in public health and doing everything we…
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The Mindful Check-in
Tim Burnett – 7 minute videoThe Mindful Check-In is a great way to shift into a deeper awareness of where your whole body-heart-mind system is “at” right now. Drop below the storyline with this powerful practice for taking a purposeful pause. You may find yourself coming out refreshed and more clear on where you need to put your energies right now to […]
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STOP! The Purposeful Pause, Part 1
An article by Tim Burnett
September 2022Pausing purposefully helps us meet stress with mindfulness.
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– The Body Scan –
Practice InstructionsThe Body Scan by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Coming to Our Senses The body scan has proven to be an extremely powerful and healing form of meditation. It forms the core of the lying down practices that people train with in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. It involves systematically sweeping through the body with the mind, bringing an affectionate,…
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Benefits of Loving Kindness
An article from Mindful Magazine
October 201416 Science-Based Reasons to Try Loving-Kindness Meditation By Emma Seppälä | October 1, 2014, Mindful Magazine Many of us have heard of meditation’s benefits. We may have even tried meditation once or twice. And many of us will have found it hard and concluded that “meditation is not for me.” But wait! Did you know…
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– Loving Kindness Meditation –
Practice InstructionsLoving-Kindness Meditation by Tim Burnett, 2018 Recent research suggests that the mind is “primed” to be more loving, kind, and compassionate but that our educational systems and culture don’t give us many opportunities to develop this. Our culture tends to view positive emotions like love as only “authentic” when they arise spontaneously, but mind training…
