Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic celebrates 10th year with launch of paper.li Mindfulness integrator

The Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic has just celebrated their 10th year of operation! Congratulations to Lynette Genju Monteiro and Frank Musten for their long-term work in the field of MBSR.

As part of their current initiatives, the OMc has launched a Mindfulness integrator on paper.li, bringing . . . Read More.

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction vs Buddhism in Macleans magazine

Canada’s weekly news magazine, Macleans, has just published an article exploring the tension between mindfulness based stress reduction vs Buddhism, under the title “Mindfulness goes corporate – and purists aren’t pleased.”

In the article, author Anne Kingston discusses the secular Buddhism notion from the perspective of . . . Read More.

Charles Prebish on Secular Buddhism

Here’s a recent podcast with Charles Prebish by Ted Meissner on the Secular Buddhism blog: http://secularbuddhism.org/2012/06/10/episode-121-charles-prebish-an-american-buddhist-life/

Among the vital messages emerging from the hour-long interview are conversations about the impacts of sangha democratization, feminism, LGBT issues, narcissism, over-emphasis on meditation and other Western-led trends (positive and . . . Read More.

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