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PTSD OFTEN GOES UNDIAGNOSED IN PEOPLE WHO FACE TRAUMA IN THEIR JOBS
Post traumatic stress disorder can emerge after a person experiences a traumatic event, such as a death, a car accident or a sexual assault. PTSD leads to hypervigilance, aggressive behavior, dissociation, memory lapses and nightmares.
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EXPLORING THE TREES OF CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES
We are pleased to present the onset of Awaken Pittsburgh’s Exploring the Tree of Contemplative Practice series.
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BRINGING MINDFULNESS INTO OUR DAILY ACTIVITIES
"The feeling that any task is a nuisance will soon disappear if it is done in mindfulness."
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CELEBRATING FREEDOM
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.”
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CULTIVATING COMPASSION FOR ALL IN HONOR OF JUNETEENTH
"Racism is a heart disease. Many of us can live for a while with a heart disease without knowing it, and others of us know we have a heart disease but are afraid or even in denial about it. But racism is a heart disease, and it's curable."
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HOW CAN MINDFUL AWARENESS DISMANTLE OUR BIASES?
What is bias, and why is it a problem we want to look at? How can Mindful Awareness help to disrupt our biases?
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LOVE IS A VERB
“Through … loving actions, you expand your heart and grow your capacity to love.” - Sheryl Paul
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OFFERING THE GIFT OF MINDFULNESS
“The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.”
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GRATITUDE AS A PATH TO HEALING
“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.”
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRACTICE
"Really being mindful of the interactions that I have when I’m teaching people [about inclusion] relates closely to how we navigate mindful meditation "
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A MOMENT WITH AWAKEN | ALEX LISOWSKI
“Being mindful is knowing when to step back and giving others this space so that you can learn.”
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MINDFULLY HOLDING DIFFICULTY
"When we numb [hard feelings], we numb joy, we numb gratitude, we numb happiness"
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A MOMENT WITH AWAKEN | DARRELL RUBIN, MD
"Just taking a couple of moments to breathe, pay attention to yourself and your surroundings, and exist in the present moment can make a difference in your health."
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COMING HOME TO OURSELVES AND OUR CONNECTION TO OUR HOME, THE EARTH
"Running faster down the wrong road doesn’t get you home."
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A MOMENT WITH AWAKEN | STEVEN BEND
“Don’t think about the breath, just feeling. And just let that physical sensation be the anchor that keeps you tethered to the present moment.”
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A CHANCE TO START FRESH
"Every new moment is a new opportunity to catch yourself, come back to the here and now, and settle your body."
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TODAY IS THE DAY - DAY OF GIVING
"In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers..." - Fred Rogers
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GRATITUDE INSPIRES GENEROSITY
"Gratitude is like breathing in -- letting ourselves be touched by the goodness in others and in our world. Generosity is like breathing out -- sensing our mutual belonging and offering our care." - Tara Brach
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ENHANCING OUR COMPASSION AND CONNECTION WITH ONE ANOTHER
How often do you find yourself scrolling, reading, and even responding – mindlessly – through the barrage of texts, news clips, emails, videos, and blog posts that flow through our day?
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