Michal GeorgeNov 6, 20213 minAcceptance as PermissionSo I haven’t written much lately. Not much. I’ve been running some. Actually, more than some. Apparently, I derive motivation and...
Michal GeorgeFeb 27, 20212 minMindfulness, OnlineThis morning I hosted my first live event on Insight Timer — a meditation app where I have a teacher’s profile. This was not my first...
Michal GeorgeFeb 20, 20212 minOn Meditation, Sort Of . . .At the outset of a recent retreat I facilitated, I was planning to say a few words about formal practice. I chose to contextualise a talk...
Michal GeorgeSep 13, 20202 minThe Sound of One Hand ClappingI recently wrote an article for the October issue of Wellness Magazine which is an attempt to demystify and define the term mindfulness....
Michal GeorgeJul 19, 20201 minHow is long distance running supportive of developing mindfulness?I’m training for a marathon. It is also a fundraising initiative called HeartMindRun. On October 18, I will attempt 42.2km along some...
Michal GeorgeJul 3, 20202 minOn thinking — hard and softI didn’t sleep well last night. Some dream I now can’t remember woke me up, and despite the presence of my roommate Ekajati — who like...
Michal GeorgeJun 10, 20202 minEthics and values of being a mindfulness teacher (Part 2) I am a longtime Zen practitioner. Zen is the lovechild of Chinese Taoism and Indian Buddhism. It can further be categorised as part of...
Michal GeorgeJun 10, 20204 minEthics and values of being a mindfulness teacher (Part 1) A consideration of ethics and values related to working as a mindfulness teacher, brings to my mind ethical parameters for social...
Michal GeorgeJun 10, 20202 minMindfulness in the time of CovidIt may be that in this time of great uncertainty and stress, when our minds appear to pull our hearts this way and that, that meditation...