Mindful Being

Parenting

Parenting Is About LEGO Building, Not Jenga Worrying

Joey Fung Ph.D. on July 28, 2021

Parenting involves a lot of decision making. How do we make sure those decisions that are not guided by fear?

Parenting involves a lot of decision making. How do we make sure those decisions that are not guided by fear?

Empathy

The One Character Value Parents Want Their Kids to Learn

Joey Fung Ph.D. on July 20, 2020

How do parents cultivate empathy and compassion in kids, especially during the pandemic? Here are six ways.

How do parents cultivate empathy and compassion in kids, especially during the pandemic? Here are six ways.

Play

It Is Okay to Let Your Child Be Bored This Summer

Joey Fung Ph.D. on June 22, 2020

Dread hearing your child complain about being bored? Try embracing boredom and creating space for unstructured play for your child this summer.

Dread hearing your child complain about being bored? Try embracing boredom and creating space for unstructured play for your child this summer.

Parenting

Mindful Parenting During COVID

Joey Fung Ph.D. on June 8, 2020

What does mindful parenting look like during this pandemic? It is more being, and less doing. It is creating space from within so you can be fully present.

What does mindful parenting look like during this pandemic? It is more being, and less doing. It is creating space from within so you can be fully present.

Grief

Grief and Mindfulness: Emotions

Joey Fung Ph.D. on April 27, 2020

Three myths about grief. And three ways mindfulness can help you manage grief.

Three myths about grief. And three ways mindfulness can help you manage grief.

Grief

Grief and Mindfulness: Body

Joey Fung Ph.D. on April 20, 2020

Are you experiencing grief or loss? Here are five mindfulness practices to help you manage grief during these trying times.

Are you experiencing grief or loss? Here are five mindfulness practices to help you manage grief during these trying times.

Motivation

Finding Success in New Year’s Resolutions

Joey Fung Ph.D. on January 1, 2017

For resolutions to be effective in the long run, we need to identify our values first.

For resolutions to be effective in the long run, we need to identify our values first.

Mindfulness

The role of nonjudgment in mindfulness

Joey Fung Ph.D. on September 24, 2016

Can we judge our thoughts without judging our selves?

Can we judge our thoughts without judging our selves?

Mindfulness

What Is Mindfulness, Actually?

Joey Fung Ph.D. on March 8, 2016

My spiritual mentor used to say to me, “we are human beings, not human doers.”

In an era that rewards productivity, what does it mean to focus on being, instead of doing?

My spiritual mentor used to say to me, “we are human beings, not human doers.”

In an era that rewards productivity, what does it mean to focus on being, instead of doing?