From the Journal of Ellen Tadd
Living in the Moment is Problematic
By Ellen Tadd
I recently read an article about the benefits of mindfulness training in schools, written by Anne Trafton. “By definition, mindfulness is the ability to focus attention on the present moment, as opposed to being distracted by external things or internal thoughts.” Certainly it is advantageous to learn to concentrate without being preoccupied.
Children are individuals on their own life’s path
By Ellen Tadd
When my two children were small, they each had their favorite books. The books that they wanted me to read to them over and over again. They never seemed to tire of the same stories and often memorized many of the passages. My son loved Ming Lo Moves the Mountain, Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like, and The Story about Ping. My daughter, on the other hand, loved biographies of Martin Luther King Jr. and Helen Keller, any story about overcoming adversity and service to humanity.
Find Inspiration in your everyday
By Ellen TAdd
Make an inspiration list, see it as a tool. What always inspires you? What sometimes inspires you? Weave inspiration into your everyday, flowers on your table, dancing in the living room to your favorite music, helping children, flying an airplane.
Body-Mind connection
By Ellen Tadd
Herbert Benson brought meditators into a laboratory at Harvard Medical school over forty years ago, scientifically proving that there is a mind-body connection. He discovered something that has been understood in many ancient traditions, that during meditation, dramatic physiological changes occurred, such as decreased heart rate and the lowering of blood pressure, even brain waves change to the relaxing theta waves.