September 4, 2012 I hope this finds you all healthy, happy, and embracing this day that will never come again. Yes, a day that will never come again. That inspires me to share the way I love to start my day – with a simple reminder of my current situation. I start by reflecting on…
February 16, 2012 It is such an amazing secret. We actually breathe all the time. I think it may well be one of the best kept secrets of our time. I know that we know that we breathe. The question is, are we aware of it? It seems such a simple thing – to be…
John Bruna discussing the benefits of mindfulness on Healthy Lifestyles with Tom Lankering. Healthly Lifestyles Benefits of Mindfulness from Mindful Life Program on Vimeo.
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February 3, 2012 When I had the honor of teaching at Jordan High School in Long Beach, I made a sign and posted on the wall right above the whiteboard at the front of the room. It was a statement that I have found to be true throughout my 27 years of recovery. It said…
February 1, 2012 A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to do an internal cleansing due to food poisoning. For those of you who have not had the pleasure of such an experience, it literally purges you from the inside out and, unfortunately, is not very pleasant. After a couple of days of…
John Bruna is the author of The Wisdom of a Meaningful Life: The Essence of Mindfulness, and a mindfulness and dharma teacher. He is the co-founder of the Mindful Life Program and director of the Way of Compassion Foundation. This blog was created to share insights to help people cultivate genuine happiness and engage in their lives with meaning and purpose.
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