“When we are mindful of our breathing, it automatically helps us to establish greater calmness in both the body and the mind. Then we are better able to be aware of our thoughts and feelings with a greater degree of calm and with a more discerning eye. We are able to see things more clearlyContinue reading “Jon Kabat-Zinn “Full Catastrophe Living”; breathing”
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Entire Province of Ontario Places Emergency Break On For Entire Province as Case Counts remain High and ICU’s close to Peak Capacity
NEWS RELEASE Ontario Implements Provincewide Emergency Brake All 34 Public Health Unit Regions to Move into Shutdown April 1, 2021 Office of the Premier Table of Contents Content Quick Facts Additional Resources Related Topics TORONTO —The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, is imposing a provincewide emergency brake asContinue reading “Entire Province of Ontario Places Emergency Break On For Entire Province as Case Counts remain High and ICU’s close to Peak Capacity”
Susan Cain’s “Quiet”: The impossibility of multitasking
“Indeed excessive stimulation seems to impede learning: a recent study found that people learn better after a quiet stroll through the woods than after a noisy walk down a city street. Another study, of 38,000 knowledge workers across different sectors, found that the simple act of being interrupted is one of the biggest barriers toContinue reading “Susan Cain’s “Quiet”: The impossibility of multitasking”
Passage of the Day: Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) “The Heptameron”
“What I mean Hircan is this. If love is based on a woman’s, charm and favours, and if our aim is merely pleasure, ambition or profit, then such a love can never last. For if the whole foundation on which our love is based should collapse then love will fly from us and there willContinue reading “Passage of the Day: Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) “The Heptameron””
“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 33 “Does Frizzy the Smicket Boy Prevail? “
Frizzy the Smicket Boy head of the Zortixian Defence Academy was like a hound on the scent of an escaped convict as he intensified the search for Jiber Jr. mastermind of the doomed slug people uprising and possibly even the leader of the Triple Complex Towers attack. Frizzy assembled a crack team of detectives inContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 33 “Does Frizzy the Smicket Boy Prevail? “”
“Mutantism on The March”: Chapter 32 “Jiber Jr. Proves Troublesome”
The Jiber when he had been in power in Zortixia had been friendly with the slug people hoping one day to use them as a conquering army but the slug people were of simple minds and never understood military politics. Well they may have been slow but their memory of the savagery shown them byContinue reading ““Mutantism on The March”: Chapter 32 “Jiber Jr. Proves Troublesome””
Jon Kabat-Zinn’s “Full Catastrophe Living”: mindfulness is more than meditation
“I used to think that meditation practice was so powerful in itself and so healing that as long as you devoted yourself to it on a regular basis, you would eventually see growth and change. But time has taught me some kind of personal vision is also necessary. Perhaps it could be a vision ofContinue reading “Jon Kabat-Zinn’s “Full Catastrophe Living”: mindfulness is more than meditation”
Jon Kabat-Zinn’s “Full Catastrophe Living”; mindfulness for the rest of your life
“Our own commitment to the practice of MBSR (mindfulness based stress reduction) instructors conveys wordlessly our conviction that the journey we are inviting our patients to undertake s true live adventure, one that we can engage and pursue together over the eight weeks of the MBSR programme. The real mindfulness practice is how we liveContinue reading “Jon Kabat-Zinn’s “Full Catastrophe Living”; mindfulness for the rest of your life”
Canada recommends suspension of use of AZ Vaccine for people under 55
Why Canada is suspending use of AstraZeneca vaccine in people under 55 Social Sharing Facebook Twitter Email Reddit LinkedIn No reported cases of rare blood clots after vaccinations in Canada, but Health Canada still assessing risk Adam Miller · CBC News · Posted: Mar 29, 2021 4:17 PM ET | Last Updated: March 29 Change in advice renews apprehension aroundContinue reading “Canada recommends suspension of use of AZ Vaccine for people under 55”
Ontario to invest $500 Million in Sanofi Vaccine Plant
NEWS RELEASE Ontario Expands Domestic Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity and Improves Pandemic Preparedness By Investing in Sanofi Province Will Create Hundreds Of Jobs and Increase R&D March 31, 2021 Office of the Premier Table of Contents Content Quick Facts Quotes Additional Resources Related Topics TORONTO — The Ontario government is partnering with the federal government, the CityContinue reading “Ontario to invest $500 Million in Sanofi Vaccine Plant”
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