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Dr Michael Eisen

Dr Michael Eisen

Compassion: even unto the watering can

I once read in a book about Zen that after you do the gardening, you should clean your toolswith great gentleness and care. It’s a nice…

Oct 4, 2023

Compassion: even unto the watering can

Oct 4, 2023

Dr Michael Eisen

Compassion: getting stuff done

The most basic benefit that you’ll get from cultivating kindness in meditation is that it will help you to keep on meditating. Whereas…

Oct 2, 2023

Compassion: getting stuff done

Oct 2, 2023

Dr Michael Eisen

Compassion: a nit worth picking

I said in my last post that we don’t need to split hairs or pick nits when it comes to kindness, but there is one nitpick/hairsplit that is…

Sep 29, 2023

Compassion: a nit worth picking

Sep 29, 2023

Dr Michael Eisen

Compassion in meditation: beyond nitpicks and hairsplits

Warm, fuzzy feelings have always been an integral part of meditation and mindfulness, and not just because meditators are hippies. Rather…

Sep 28, 2023

Compassion in meditation: beyond nitpicks and hairsplits

Sep 28, 2023

Dr Michael Eisen

The single best tip for building a consistent meditation practice

There are many ways to meditate, and many ways it might benefit you. But none of that is going to happen if you don’t actually do it. So…

Sep 27, 2023

The single best tip for building a consistent meditation practice

Sep 27, 2023

Dr Michael Eisen

The most helpful attitude for meditation

The single most common problem for beginner meditators is thinking they “can’t do it”, and then getting frustrated and self-critical about…

Sep 26, 2023

The most helpful attitude for meditation

Sep 26, 2023

Dr Michael Eisen

How to become a consistent meditator

So, you’ve learned how to meditate. Great. But now you face the big challenge of actually getting yourself to do it. Here are some tips on…

Sep 25, 2023

How to become a consistent meditator

Sep 25, 2023

Dr Michael Eisen

Mindfulness quick-start guide

What is mindfulness?

Sep 23, 2023

Mindfulness quick-start guide

Sep 23, 2023

Dr Michael Eisen

7 benefits of meditating on the breath

The benefits of meditation are many and various, so I won’t try and detail them all here. What I’ll do instead is lay out all the benefits…

Sep 22, 2023

7 benefits of meditating on the breath

Sep 22, 2023

Dr Michael Eisen

How (not) to use meditation guidance

Meditating on your own, in silence, is sometimes referred to as “self-guided” meditation, presumably because guided meditation is seen as…

Sep 22, 2023

How (not) to use meditation guidance

Sep 22, 2023

Dr Michael Eisen

Dr Michael Eisen

Clinical Psychologist at www.secondarrow.co.uk, Associate Clinical Tutor at UCL, and Clinical Advisor at Upheal

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