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We are not our thoughts. Many arrive at psychotherapy with a limited or unstable sense of Self. They feel unsure, conflicted, or “blank,” sometimes acting out in ways that seem confusing, disconnected, or out of control. Maybe they have never been to therapy, or they have experienced talk therapy but never really felt any different. Hakomi experiential therapy fills […]

We all do our best to stay positive, but occasionally we can slip into negative thinking patterns that can wreak havoc on our lives. We might worry about our past mistakes or current stresses, and how these could lead to negative outcomes in the future. We might obsess about or over-analyze regular experiences and interactions,

This version of the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings of The Order of Interbeing (OI) originally appeared on the Mountain Sangha website back in 2001 or 2002. The old material is still on this web server. The link can be found in the links section of this page. The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings go through revisions from time-to-time. The most recent versions

It’s hardly news anymore when companies invest in lavish and quirky perks—from $10,000 furniture budgets to fancy cooking classes—but one surprising benefit has taken hold in corporations across the country: mindfulness training. Once seen as a quasi-spiritual, New Age practice, mindfulness has been repackaged as a secular therapy that businesses are eager to promote to their