Doctors Being Mindful

The University of Rochester Medical Center is teaching its doctors to be mindful.

Approximately 40 doctors attended the mindful communication training conference last week at the Chapin Mill Retreat Center.

Being mindful is an ancient practice that is rapidly becoming popular in the 21st Century. When you're mindful, you simply focus on the present moment. But the effects of doing so are far from simple. In fact, mindfulness has shown to reduce stress and improve health.

Two years ago, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers studied the effects of mindfulness on a group of primary care doctors. The results, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, were promising. Consequently, the university has decided to conducted regular mindfulness cmmunication training of their doctors.

I think this is great progress. Can you have imagined doctors sitting for meditation 20-years ago?

World Group Meditation for Global Compassion: October 23, 2011

Have you ever wished that people of the world could show more compassion?   Have you ever wanted there to be a lot more love and a lot less pain in the world? Have you ever wished that you could do something about it?

Well, here’s your chance to put your thoughts to the test.

An event called the “World Group Meditation for Global Compassion” will be held on October 23, 2011.

And get this…

You can join the 144,000 participants (who have registered so far) for a world group meditation on compassion. Famed author Gregg Braden and Howard Martin of Heart Math and Global Coherence Initiative will lead the meditation.

This is not just a random meditation event; it is a formal experiment to see if a group meditation really does affect others.  

I plan to participate in the World Group Meditation for Global Compassion event, and I hope you do, too.

Together, maybe we can change the world!