Meditation isn’t for everyone. It’s true. As a neurologist who specializes in brain injury and stroke rehabilitation, I can assure you. Half of my patients are too confused or too disoriented to meditate. They’d forget the instructions as soon as I finished giving them. And the other half are too distractible. Their attention spans are so short they can’t sit still, much less sit still and meditate, for more than a few minutes at a time. I’m not exaggerating when I say that a formal meditation practice is beyond the reach of virtually every person I treat. It’s too complex. My patients need something simpler. That’s what this small book is about.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
book description
Meditation isn’t for everyone. It’s true. As a neurologist who specializes in brain injury and stroke rehabilitation, I can assure you. Half of my patients are too confused or too disoriented to meditate. They’d forget the instructions as soon as I finished giving them. And the other half are too distractible. Their attention spans are so short they can’t sit still, much less sit still and meditate, for more than a few minutes at a time. I’m not exaggerating when I say that a formal meditation practice is beyond the reach of virtually every person I treat. It’s too complex. My patients need something simpler. That’s what this small book is about.
invisible mockingbird
I started the group with a pot of tea, a charming coconut oolong. I said, “Today I’m going to teach you how to notice. Today we’re going to practice noticing.” Then we practiced seeing and hearing and touching and smelling and tasting the tea.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
the joke's on you
This guy at the gay Starbucks was walking around saying, "A baby seal walks into a bar."
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Thursday, March 21, 2013
shopping for barbie clothes
photo: jetheriot
I'm speaking at the Alamo Brain Injury Symposium in San Antonio tomorrow. It's about cognitive prosthetics, so I figured I'd bring my four-foot one-legged Barbie as a prop. She'll look great from a distance, and her one-leggedness will serve as a useful aid to illustrate the central point of my talk. Only problem: she's naked! Now I'm off to buy her some clothes. Do I take her in to try the clothes on before I buy? Do I need to use a dressing room? If so, male or female dressing room?
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
the wisdom of anxiety
Like all emotions, anxiety has two aspects: confusion and wisdom. Working with anxiety, leaning into it instead of away from it, you can learn to discover the wisdom it offers.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013
picture catahoula
photo: jackie theriot
My cousin Karen and I are starting a new project. Our plan is to collect as many photographs of Catahoula as we can find, make high-resolution scans of those photographs, and upload them to a permanent on-line archive for all to enjoy.
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