Quotes About Mindfulness

You know, the PTA president who cooks organic, well-balanced meals while reading to her kids in Latin about the importance of helping others, then escorts them to the art museum in the hybrid that plays classical music and mists lavender aromatherapy through the air-conditioning vents.

They are so in touch with themselves that they are open toward everyone." What

Eventually, you will come to know with all your brain cells that your authentic self is the one thing you can trust the most.

This pause between reactive and responsive is the beginning of choice, intention, and skillfulness as a parent.

Hay unos ojitos que están observándote para ver cómo te tranquilizas tú. Tus acciones establecerán el ejemplo de cómo se toma una buena decisión en un momento de emociones intensas en el que tú mismo corres el peligro de perder los papeles.

Estar presente significa poner todo tu ser –tu atención y tu conciencia– cuando estés con tu hijo.

Parents often respond to their child's behavior by focusing on the surface level of the experience and not on the deeper level of the mind.

inhibiting impulses, managing big angry feelings, and considering the impact of their behavior on others. Learning

Mindfulness exercises produce literal changes in the brain's connections, significantly affecting how well a person interacts with other people and adapts to difficult situations.

the ability to look within and understand ourselves, then use what we learn to be more in control of our emotions and circumstances.

Remember that after ninety seconds an unimpeded emotion will begin to transform on its own. It is often how we fret over a feeling that creates suffering and maintains the intensity and duration of that feeling in our lives." Excerpt From Brainstorm Daniel J. Siegel, MD

La objetividad impide que nos veamos arrastrados por nuestros pensamientos y sentimientos. Utiliza la capacidad de la mente para ser consciente de que sus actividades presentes, como los pensamientos, sentimientos, recuerdos, creencias e intenciones, son pasajeras y no forman la totalidad de quienes somos.

Watch for ways to help your children learn to be still and calm at times and find the deep-ocean peacefulness within their hub. From there they'll be better able to survive the storms brewing within them from moment to moment, and they'll have a better chance of thriving—emotionally, psychologically, socially—as they grow toward adulthood.

survive difficult parenting moments, and they want their kids and their family to thrive. As parents ourselves, we share these same goals for our own families. In our nobler, calmer, saner moments, we care about nurturing our kids' minds, increasing their sense of wonder, and helping them reach their

We're also not talking about wearing yourself (and your kids) out by frantically trying to fill every experience with significance and meaning. We're talking about simply being present with your children so you can help them become better integrated.

La apertura se refiere a ser receptivos a todo lo que se presenta ante nuestra conciencia y a no apegarnos a ideas preconcebidas sobre cómo «deberían» ser las cosas.

even though entire libraries have been written discussing mental illness, mental health is rarely defined.

La observación es la capacidad de percibirnos a nosotros mismos mientras vivimos un suceso.

In fact, research shows that merely assigning a name or label to what we feel literally calms down the activity of the emotional circuitry in the right hemisphere.

What's even more exciting is what happens after we appeal to the upstairs brain. When it gets engaged repeatedly, it becomes strong. Neurons that fire together wire together.

Learning this skill of distinguishing awareness from that which you are aware of will enable you to expand the container of consciousness and empower you to "taste" so much more than just a salty glass of water.

We don't simply react to their external actions, we tune in to the mind behind the behavior.

teach reflection, relationships, and resilience.

When that trait is an integrated mind, this means that we can move from automatic reactivity without choice to the freedom of responsiveness with choice.