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(free, drop-in)
every Mon. in Feb.
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Devon, PA
Managing Stress Through Mindfulness, Shipley School Faculty
(private talk)
Fri., Feb. 12
(free this month) Thurs., Feb 18
8:30 PM to 9:15 PM
telephonic
(closed group)
Thurs., Mar. 3
7:30 to 8:45 PM
(free, must register)
Fri., Mar. 11
12:00 to 1:00 PM
telephonic webinar
Mindful Tools for Stress Management
for Investors
($195)
Monday evenings in April
4-week seminar
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A Mindful Superhero
News Anchor Dan Harris suffered an on-air panic attack related to stress and used the experience to explore mindfulness. Check out this
video!
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Investment Management & Finance Professionals
Join me in April for Mindful Tools for Stress Management, a 4-week experiential workshop developed exclusively for you.
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Private Consultation
A limited number of private consultation times are available to build your mindfulness practice. Sessions may be done by phone, Skype video or in person at a rate of $75/ hour.
Email
for details.
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Marc Balcer
brings his experience as a coach, entrepreneur and investor to
Your Mindful Coach. He has received training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Management, Mindful Self-Compassion and Mindful Schools.
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New Podcast
I am thrilled to announce the launch of the Your Mindful Coach podcast. Available on
iTunes and
Stitcher, the podcast offers guided meditations to stream & download.
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YMC Tele-Practice & Discussion February 18!
Register today for this 45-minute telephonic gathering of mindful practice and discussion at 8:30 PM. Regularly $10, first-time tele-practice participants should enter the promo code "FREE" at checkout for a complimentary session. Limited to the first 12 registrants.
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The Practice of R.A.I.N.
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This week's podcast begins with breath before transitioning to an exploration of R.A.I.N. The exploration walks through the following acronym:
Recognize - the foundation of mindfulness, to work with our challenges, we must be aware of them!
Acknowledge - far from condoning, acknowledging our emotions and thoughts honors our experience and allows us to explore further.
Investigate - my experience is "real" but is it "true"? What will I do next?
Non-Identify - through awareness, we recognize that our challenges needn't define us.
Working with R.A.I.N. can unlock our inherent insight and intuition. My experience is that I am often humbled by the conclusions I reach through R.A.I.N. Most often, I discover that something I knew to be true might not be so clear after all. Often, the narrative I've constructed about what's
happening is a figment of my imagination, not a reflection of reality.
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I was recently exploring R.A.I.N. with a client to explore the difficult emotions arising from a long-running financial dispute. Just that day, he had received a call indicating he might be liable for a much larger payment than seemed fair. He was able to recognize the emotions of frustration and anger along with a sense of injustice. His acknowledgement of these emotions as normal human reactions to challenging situations gave him the space to explore further. The underlying sense was that "he had been wronged," repeatedly and damagingly. This recurring theme in his life, expecting to be taken advantage of and fighting any perceived slight, regularly put him on the defensive. As it turned out, there had been a paperwork error, his liability perhaps not so large. Through investigation, he was able to reframe the narrative into, "they just made a mistake" and "they are doing the best that they can." Although this realization took several hours to arise, such "generosity of assumption" opened space in his heart to approach the causes and conditions of life without automatically assuming the worst. Releasing an identification with the narrative of "being wronged" allows him to respond thoughtfully when action is required.
Check out the R.A.I.N. and let me know what happens! If you'd like to learn more,
Tara Brach has both
written and
video resources worth checking out.
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