http://eastbaypsychotherapy.net Just another WordPress site Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:07:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://eastbaypsychotherapy.net/2012/01/are-you-breathing-right/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-you-breathing-right http://eastbaypsychotherapy.net/2012/01/are-you-breathing-right/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:13:53 +0000 shauna http://eastbaypsychotherapy.net/?p=231 Breathing is the most unglamorous, taken-for-granted routine we have. Why does something we can’t live without go so overlooked? Why are people I know having to take breathing classes? Maybe it’s because so many of us are chronically overworked, stressed out, and suffering from physical or emotional symptoms. They’re so overwhelmed they forget to breathe, [...]]]> http://eastbaypsychotherapy.net/2012/01/are-you-breathing-right/feed/ 0 http://eastbaypsychotherapy.net/2011/08/what-exactly-is-mindfulness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-exactly-is-mindfulness http://eastbaypsychotherapy.net/2011/08/what-exactly-is-mindfulness/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 03:47:58 +0000 shauna http://eastbaypsychotherapy.net/wordpress/?p=41 Mindfulness is about paying attention to the present moment, with intention. It is not a spiritual philosophy, it is a practice. It means experiencing the emotion of the moment with gentle compassion, non-judgment, and a strong, disciplined intention to simply stay present with whatever is happening: the good, the bad, and the ugly. We accomplish this by bringing our attention to our [...]]]> http://eastbaypsychotherapy.net/2011/08/what-exactly-is-mindfulness/feed/ 0