Joyful Mindfulness

Most meditation instructors I know tell their students to sit for 10 minutes a day. I tell my students to do that if they can, but if they can’t, just commit to one single Mindful breath a day (see: Just One Breath a Day). A friend jokingly called it...

Sustaining a Mindfulness practice

(Reposted from Huffington Post:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chademeng-tan/just-one-breath-a-day_b_479060.html ) Just One Breath a Day As an instructor, I found it fairly easy to get people started on Mindfulness practice. I just need to show them the brain science,...

Mindfulness in 2 Minutes

(Reposted from Huffington Post:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chademeng-tan/mindfulness-in-2-minutes_b_474317.html ) Most evenings, before we sleep, my young daughter and I sit in Mindfulness together for two minutes. I like to joke that two minutes is optimal for us...