Aug 11, 2026
Here's a guided meditation, recorded live in one of our MBSR classes. This practice walks through four ways to work with physical or emotional pain. The steps are listed here, but you can just follow along. 1. Pause, shift mindfully. 2. Turn towards with curiosity...
Aug 11, 2026
The R.A.I.N. practice is a 4-step process for meeting the challenges of life in a spacious, curious, reflective way. The four steps of rain are: (1) recognize, (2) allow, (3) investigate, and (4) nourish + non-identification. We've been amazed by how often people...
Jan 25, 2026
I was convinced I had no business being in the room. I did not know enough. I had not practiced enough. I fell flat on my face too often. I did not have the right letters after my name. I was not even sure how I had been allowed to come to this MBSR teacher training....
Jan 22, 2026
Gentle Yoga (MBSR) by RJ Rongcal https://staging.mindfulnessnorthwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Gentle-Yoga-MBSR_RJ-1_22_23-2.11-PM.mp3 Mindfulness Northwest Resources These practice recordings, videos, and descriptions are provided to the community for your...
Oct 20, 2025
by Tim Burnett, October 2025 In October 2025, Mindfulness Northwest senior teacher Tim Burnett led a weekend retreat at the Samish Island Retreat Center focussed on essential core attitudes for a fruitful mindfulness practice. The talks also included reflections by...
Jul 31, 2025
Longtime MNW student Maggie Weisberg wrote this reflection for her final MBSR class in June. It was so wonderful, we wanted to share it with you! We’re including her reflection preceded by an email note from Maggie offering permission to publish this here....
Oct 12, 2024
The R.A.I.N. practice is a 4-step process for meeting the challenges of life in a spacious, curious, reflective way. The four steps of rain are: (1) recognize, (2) accept and allow, (3) investigate, and (4) non-identification with the challenge. We've been amazed by...
Sep 7, 2024
Something that occurs to me regularly at our mindfulness retreats is: “I never would have thought of this!”It never would have occurred to me that being quiet and sitting still with a group of people for days at a time would bring so much benefit. That it would lead...
Aug 2, 2024
“May you be happy…” Have you heard this phrase before? It is one of several phrases that might be used in the loving-kindness meditation practice. Others include: may you feel safe, may you be healthy, may you be at peace, and may you live with ease. What is your...
May 3, 2024
I hear it all the time, especially at the end of a class or workshop: how do I keep this going? Daily practice, finding community, and doing a retreat come to mind. But how about books and movies? For this list, I’ve skipped the many wonderful “How To”...
Mar 27, 2024
Before applying to work at Mindfulness Northwest (MNW), I added up the time I’d spent in MNW programs: over 200 hours, most of those in 8-week Mindful Self-Compassion and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction classes.Ask anyone in my life, and they’ll tell you I’ve...
Mar 1, 2024
When I was younger I was a very judgmental person.Pretty much anything anyone said or did I’d have a strong opinion about how they could have done that better and the many things wrong with their choices and approach. It was a pretty constant grouch-fest with a strong...
Page 1 of 612345...»Last »
