Mindfulness, since HED 350 (Spring 2013)

HED 350 was the Higher Education course in Mindfulness that I took during my last full semester at the U of A before graduating as a Bachelor of General Studies (BGS). I walked alongside my cohort in May of 2013 with one credit left to complete over the summer. I opted to do an independent study on mindfulness in education, hence this blog.

Here it is Summer 2016 and my journey with this Mindfulness business has been many things, least of all boring.

My grandmama Emeline "Midge" is a very mindful person which serves and has been developed through her artmaking. Mindful, in that she pays attention to the present moment without an agenda. She observes the tree, the leaves, the bark, the shadows, and curves, and shifting light, she feels the rhythm and aligns accordingly. She encouraged me to draw when I spoke to her on the phone last week, I was in Colorado on vacation touring mountain bike destinations. I needed that nudge. I sat on the porch and became frustrated rather fast with my imperfect attempt to capture the beauty before me. I calmed down realizing that I need but sit and observe, be moved and see what happens.


Progresss....


To be continued..

Yoga Cafe Canberra: Hanumanasana: Two Great Prep Poses

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Important offerings...

So two and a half years later, I'm back to continue this blog and project.
Check this out:

@katiecouric: Race to Nowhere
https://youtu.be/1pDpPg29TJQ?t=18m9s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oidZ-XESijg

Oprah:

worked to get over the disease of pleasing

tells all to keep those who are rooting for your rise around

intention is what you get back, it is what causes cause and effect

if your intention is defaulting to desires of being likable over honest, perhaps this explains somethings...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Pp7QB6GrE http://www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/practice/mindfulness-10-lessons-in-self-care-for-social-workers/
Oh for the love of rabbit holes in the name of "research"