11 - Responding to Challenges Creatively

Barbara Newell and Matthew Aldrich discuss our natural resistance to change.  Given the pandemic, we have all been subject to an enormous amount of unexpected change.  This gives rise to stress and anxiety.  Barbara and Matthew discuss methods to ease the resistance and creatively open to the possibilities presented by change.

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The Way to Well-Being is a collaboration between Barbara Newell, mindfulness + meditation teacher and a former Zen Buddhist nun with Thich Nhat Hanh, and Matthew Aldrich, mindfulness student.

As a newcomer to mindfulness, Matthew saw his meditation practice developing quickly and easily with Barbara's instruction. He found applied mindfulness practices to be extremely helpful for relating skillfully with emotional reactivity.  While there are numerous books about mindfulness, the information can sometimes be conflicting, too conceptual, or just inadequate with regard to the actual implementation in a busy modern life.

It became apparent that straightforward, practical guidance could help other people find their way to long-term, sustained well-being through mindfulness.