by Dr. Lara Fielding | Dec 6, 2015 | Skills
The essence of mindfulness is training the mind to recognize unconscious reactions, so that we may move out of autopilot and into more adaptive responding. Once you start Hacking Your Habits, there are three simple processes to practice undermining autopilot. Moving... Read more
by Dr. Lara Fielding | Sep 27, 2015 | Skills
Happiness is a Practice FACT: Emotional well-being is NOT the human default mode. We may stumble upon moments of equilibrium when there are few or no challenges in the environment. But, most of the time, and certainly if you want to do something interesting with your... Read more
by Dr. Lara Fielding | Apr 6, 2015 | Skills
What is your mind habit? Habits become autopilot when 1) they are in some way rewarding (increase pleasure or decrease pain) and 2) are practiced repeatedly. There are four typical habits, which become apparent when we practice mindfulness. Can you identify your Mind... Read more
by Dr. Lara Fielding | Feb 25, 2015 | Skills
Willingness Skills Willingness, the ability to enter into and allow our internal experience, is one of the most powerful skills you can learn, and the most difficult. Willingness is difficult because our emotions have such a strong connection to our automatic... Read more
by Dr. Lara Fielding | Jan 26, 2015 | Skills
Why we don’t assert ourselves and forfeit our due???? In any interpersonal interaction, the moment we ask for something or have to say no, we are making a choice; my discomfort or theirs? Too often, we choose the former. In some way, this makes us feel in... Read more
by Dr. Lara Fielding | Jan 9, 2015 | Skills, Uncategorized
Going into the weekend (as well as beginning a New Year) is always a good time to recommit to taking personal responsibility for our self regulation and coping. Here is a short concise review of what mindfulness can do to our brains and ability to improve performance... Read more
