“The ultimate value of life depends on awareness, and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.” – Aristotle   Much before I had heard the term “mindfulness,” I had experienced it and seen it in action in front of my eyes every day, thanks to my father. Dad passed on to another world […]

“Wherever you are is a place called Here” This Beautiful line from the piece ‘Lost’ by David Wagoner beautifully sums up Mindfulness. But what exactly is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is the moment-to-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations that arise by paying attention purposefully and non-judgementally.  It is an essential human ability to be fully present in the […]

Compassion Cultivation Training with Dream a Dream Foundation   In January this year I had the opportunity of teach the Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT™ ) to a group of facilitators from Dream a Dream foundation. CCT™ is an 8-week program, developed at Stanford University, with insights and techniques from psychology, neuroscience, and contemplative practice. The […]

  Introduction to Mindfulness Meditations Mindfulness meditation is an ancient technique to help an individual be more aware of self and the surroundings. Mind will undoubtedly wander but through constant awareness of breath mind will start to calm down. The idea is not to get engaged with the thoughts but just be an observer to […]