Thursday, September 15, 2011

Compassion and the true meaning of empathy

Hi both,
I recently viewed this TED video of Joan Halifax speaking about compassion and thought it was interesting and wanted to share it with you. Let me know what you think!




http://www.ted.com/talks/joan_halifax.html?utm_source=feedburner

Best,

Kerry

Monday, February 28, 2011

10 rituals to living a radiant life.

Really enjoyed the meditation session today. Thanks to you both for the texts you suggested. I look forward to reading them. Please find Carol's text at this link: http://kerrylynnjames.wikispaces.com/Texts.

Suzanne, I need to rescan yours. I will upload it to the wiki and add the link here.


Best,

Kerry

Friday, February 25, 2011

The Wise Heart

A book by Jack Kornfield; American who spent several years exploring Buddhist philosophy in various locations; India, Thailand; Burma...
Very easy to read and encouraging approach; he uses examples from individuals he has practised with, both his teachers and his students in order to illustrate the impact of mindfulness on the person and how it can help with the challenges of life.

[More info to follow]

Monday, February 21, 2011

Try a blog?

Hi Guys,

Noting how our conversation was going I thought it might be nice to try a blog. What do you think?