by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Dec 6, 2012 | Green Living, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Practice, Pitta, Vata, Vata Imbalance, Wellness
Stress busters you can reach for any time. Dial down stress before an important meeting,calm yourself while driving, keep cool when faced with situations or people you find irritating or scary. These proven breathing, body-scanning exercises work. One Minute Stress...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Oct 15, 2012 | Ayurveda, Conditions Treated, Dosha, Meditation, Mindfulness, Spices, Understanding the Doshas, Vata, Vata Imbalance, Wellness
Vata Dosha, Fear, Anxiety, and ADDH Vata dosha is the dosha whose nervous system responds to stressors with fear. Anxiety is the cascade of physical and mental responses, or symptoms, that occur when our sympathetic nervous system has been activated by the flight...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Sep 5, 2012 | Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Practice
My new age friends sometimes find me annoying. Perhaps because I have always refused to play pretend with pain and suffering; I have always felt the best way to deal with imperfections in our lives, with stressful situations, with physical and emotional pain, is to...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jun 12, 2012 | Acupuncture Articles, Green Living, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Practice, Wellness
Mindfulness Practice Lesson 1: Non Judging My favorite book that I recommend to my Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine patients for learning Mindfulness Meditation, which I think is invaluable as a tool for stress management and to address the underlying nervous system...
by Eyton Shalom | Jun 11, 2010 | Green Living, Meditation, Mindfulness
The foundation of all Buddhist meditation is mindfulness of the in and out breath. This is one of the meditations Gauthama Buddha himself taught. This means locating where you feel you breath sensations, and then quietly paying attention to their ins and outs, their...
by Eyton Shalom | Feb 4, 2010 | Green Living, Meditation, Mindfulness
Mindfulness Meditation is actually quite simple. Mostly what it needs is just practice. The practice of mediation. A meditation practice. Sounds like a Gertrude Stein poem.Its really useful to make up your mind to have a daily practice at the same time of day every...