McMindfulness: how capitalism hijacked the teaching of mindfulness

by Ken Burgess | Jan 9, 2021 | News

A CBC Tapestry interview with the author: Ordained Zen Buddhist Monk and Professor of management Ronald Percer A 39 minute interview or a written summary. Click here to access interview on CBC...

The Yin and Yang of Self Compassion

by Natalie Sobel | Dec 29, 2020 | News, Uncategorized

Self compassion has attributes that are seemingly opposite, while simultaneously being complementary and interdependent, like the concepts of yin and yang in traditional Chinese philosophy. The yin of self compassion represents “being with” ourselves in a...

Mind Shift: Visit the Hamilton Health Sciences Resilience Resources Page

by Ken Burgess | Dec 4, 2020 | News

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COVID 19 PANDEMIC

by Ken Burgess | Apr 9, 2020 | News, Uncategorized

ON-LINE RESOURCES Hamilton Health Sciences Resilience Resources Page with 21 recorded resilience themed 20 minute discussion/ meditations. 2. Free Online Meditation Resources for Times of Social Distancing/Covid-19 3. AWAKE NETWORK 4. “How Communities Can...

Even Mindfulness Meditation Has Turned Into a Minefield

by Ken Burgess | Dec 9, 2019 | News

Matthew Legge Psychology Today July 29 2019 A recent essay that offered a critique of mindfulness is creating quite the stir. I’ll show how this follows a pattern I’ve seen. Over the last few years, I’ve been reading about a wide range of topics, largely...

POP UP EVENT! Learn how to become mindful on Nov 25

by Ken Burgess | Nov 16, 2019 | News

Join McMaster Continuing Education and Hoame, North America’s largest modern meditation studio, for a unique pop-up experience that will teach you how to be mindfully present in today’s modern world. What day?  November 25, 2019 What time and where?...