What is the connection between mindfulness and ethics, and how does mindfulness fit into the Buddhist Path? In this talk, Vishvapani places mindfulness in an ethical context and explains what ethics means within Buddhism. Mindfulness, Ethics and the Buddhist Path by...
Mindful Eating

Mindful Eating

We’re eating more and putting on weight. Why is it so hard to change our habits, and how can simplicity and paying mindful attention help? I am sure I’m not the only one finds himself delving into the fridge for a snack and then asking, “What on...
Mindful Eating: Review

Mindful Eating: Review

Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Foodby Jan Chozen Bays Review by Vishvapani When you start a weight-loss diet you focus on a goal. That’s motivating, but the problem with goals is that you either (a) meet them, and...
Mindfulness & Sleep Problems

Mindfulness & Sleep Problems

Most approaches to sleep problems involve drugs and various techniques, but sleep is a natural process. The danger in trying really hard to get to sleep, is that you make it less likely to happen. And if you depend on techniques sleep can become less and less natural...
The Sleep Book: Review

The Sleep Book: Review

The Sleep Book: How to Sleep Well Every Night by Dr Guy Meadows My rating: 4 of 5 stars I came to this book as a mindfulness teacher who sometimes works with people suffering insomnia, not as an insomniac myself (though I sometimes have trouble getting to sleep). So I...