Category: Mindfulness

Mindfulness, Other

Book Synopsis: How to Be Sick by Toni Bernhard

How To Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and their Caregivers I recently read How to Be Sick for the third time! Each time I read this book I take away comfort and knowledge…comfort from knowing I am not alone and knowledge from the helpful practices she shares in the book. The author offers both a chronology of her illness and an … Continue reading Book Synopsis: How to Be Sick by Toni Bernhard

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Art, Meditation & Mindfulness, Mindfulness, Other

Adult Coloring for Chronic Pain or Illness

  Adult coloring is all the rage right now. People living with pain should definitely explore this new fad as coloring can provide incredible relaxation and allow one to temporarily forget about physical pain. Not to mention that scientists have found that coloring actually quiets the part of the brain, the amygdala, that causes stress and is often activated when we are distressed by our pain. A recent Huffington Post … Continue reading Adult Coloring for Chronic Pain or Illness

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