August 2023 – Samaritan Counseling Centers, Inc.

Mindfulness, A Short Series: Introduction

Author: Bennett Nott Beginning in the 1980’s research into the efficacy of mindfulness practices as beneficial to health and as a formal treatment practice for a variety of clinical conditions began with studies done through UMass Amherst and at the Mass General Hospital in Boston. …

Mindfulness, A Short Series: Establishing a Concentration Practice

Author: Bennett Nott Establishing a concentration practice requires four simple ingredients. First, a quiet place. A place that is free of distractions and out of the way enough to ensure no interruptions. Free of traffic, phones or other sources of distraction. This should be a…

Mindfulness: A Short Series: Some Thoughts About Breathing

Author: Bennett Nott Breathing is elemental. Everything else in our life is subsequent to our taking in and expelling of oxygen. From the moment we’re born to our last breath, life and consciousness are built on this process. Yet breathing is something we are normally…

Mindfulness, A Short Series: Cultivating Insight

Author: Bennett Nott Cultivating insight is the moving from building of strength of in focusing attention to the holding of attention on the mental activity of the mind. The nonattachment to and investigation of some particular mental content. The goal of insight practice is multifold. …

Mindfulness, A Short Series: Concentration & Insight

Author: Bennett Nott Mindfulness, A Short Series: Concentration and Insight Mindfulness is the practice of observing the activity of your mind nonjudgmentally. This includes thoughts, feelings, sensory perceptions (sights, sounds, smells, touch) and the bodily sensations you experience in the moment. Two wings of this…