Relax, You’ve Arrived
Part of this comes from our biological nature. To survive, animals – including us – have to be goal-directed, leaning into the future. This focus – can get confused and stressful.
Rest
Encourage your mind to come to rest at least occasionally. Tell the truth to yourself about how much time you actually – other than sleep.
Welcome Joy
What’s the spark and what’s the fuel? Welcome joy. Positive emotions – such as feelings of gratitude, love, and confidence – strengthen the immune system, protect the heart against loss and trauma, build relationships, increase resilience
Speak Wisely
Often it’s words and the accompanying tone that actually do the most damage. Your ability to speak wisely can prevent lasting emotional pain.
Being Well Podcast: Discovering Your Attachment Style
In this episode, Forrest and Dr. Jennie Rosier explore what attachment theory is, how we can identify our attachment style, and what we can do to build a healthier relationship with our own style and that of others.
Being Well Podcast: Discovering Your Emotional Intelligence with Daniel Goleman
Today we’re exploring one of the most important topics when it comes to our personal happiness, achievement, and general social functioning: Emotional Intelligence, with Dr. Daniel Goleman.
Being Well Podcast: Mailbag – Building Resilient Relationships
On today’s episode of the podcast Forrest and I answer questions from listeners related to our important relationships. The first explores how we can raise resilient children, while the second focuses on managing challenging relationships in the workplace.
Is Life Actually Suffering?
Discover what causes suffering and learn how we can rest in fullness with the experiences we are already having.
Compassionate Assertiveness
This talk from the San Rafael Meditation focuses on warming the heart and assertiveness that is grounded in the underlying ventures of Buddhism that have to do with wise speech, action, livelihood, and conduct.
Healthy Desire, Benevolence Toward Yourself, and Self-Compassion
In this talk from the San Rafael Meditation group, we explore warming the heart and benevolence towards oneself in the form of self-compassion.
Put No One Out of Your Heart
It may feel necessary to distance yourself from another person for a while or forever but you never have to put anyone out of your heart.