Too Much on Your Plate? Here’s Advice from a Mindfulness Teacher
I hope that your plates are full today — but not too full — and that you’re enjoying every bite.
Does that seem like a tall order?
In an age when we often have too much on our plates, and yet are hungry for real nourishment, the aspiration expressed above may be much easier to say than to accomplish.
In the video above, I ask Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction teacher Janet Solyntjes about this conundrum, as well as about a particular, personal style of becoming stressed out. I find her responses to be very helpful, and I think that you may also.
If you’d like to watch the full interview, or stream/download the audio, click here:
Freak Out! Or Not: An Interview with MBSR Teacher Janet Solyntjes
I hope that these teachings add a flavor of awakenment to your day, and that you’ll forgive me if I’ve piled on the food metaphors too high in this post.
Shambhala Mountain Center hosts Introduction to Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction with Janet Solyntjes, March 11-13, 2016 — click here to learn more!
Janet will also be teaching:
Mindful Living: Teachings and Practices from MBSR, April 21-25,
and
Mindfulness Meditation Retreat: A 7-Day, Teacher-Led, Silent Retreat, June 27-July 4.
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Also check out these related posts on the SMC Blog:
- Freak out! Or Not: An Interview with MBSR Teacher Janet Solyntjes
- Paying Attention to One Detail: Listening
- Working with Courage
About the Authors
Janet Solyntjes, MA, is a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition and Adjunct Professor at Naropa University. A practitioner of mind-body disciplines since 1977, and a teacher of MBSR, she leads mindfulness retreats in the U.S. and internationally and is co-founder of the Boulder-based Center for Courageous Living. Learn more at thecenterforcourageousliving.com
Travis Newbill is a writer, musician, and aspirant on the path of meditation. He currently resides at Shambhala Mountain Center, where he handles the SMC Blog, and other marketing tasks. He also gives tours of the Great Stupa and is empowered as a Shambhala Guide — a preliminary teaching position. TravisNewbill.com twitter: @travisnewbill
