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. | Jul 16, 2012 | Mindfulness, Mindfulness Practice, Wellness
Wanted to post a link for the website of my favorite monk-teacher, ThanisseroBhikku. He is at the Metta Forest Monastery, north of San Diego. http://www.watmetta.org/contact.htm For free downloads of talks: http://www.dhammatalks.org/ As we know from science,...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jun 25, 2012 | Acupuncture Articles, Acupuncture in the Seasons and for Prevention, Chinese Medicine Recipes, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Mindfulness, Natural Food Recipes, Summer
The Chinese and Indian View: Life is a Passage Through Cycles In Chinese Medicine (as also Ayurveda) a fundamental concept is to prepare for what is ahead. This is not just generalized prevention as in eating a healthy diet or sleeping well, but is specific 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, M.S., L.Ac. | Jul 3, 2011 | Green Living, Mindfulness
There is an excellent analysis of grief in bears and the relationship between humans and other beasts today. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/opinion/sunday/03gus.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1 One of the key points to me this author makes isMany animals have singular...