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Using Mindfulness to Deal with Difficult Emotions

Awaken Pittsburgh Using Mindfulness to Deal with Difficult Emotions, Stress

There are no “good” or “bad emotions.” However, reactions to those emotions can keep us from growing and developing psychologically. These reactions, including avoiding or suppressing our emotions, can also lead to long-term negative health impacts. Socially, we are taught…

4 Ways to Cultivate a Gratitude Mindset

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Our mindset—how we perceive ourselves and the world around us—impacts our thoughts and actions. And in a world of both endless opportunities and challenges, holding the right mindset is of utmost importance. Cultivating a mindset of gratitude can transform how…

Awaken Pittsburgh in the News: Coping with Election Day Stress

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Channel 11 Pittsburgh spoke to Stephanie Romero, executive director of Awaken Pittsburgh, about dealing with everyday stress — especially the kind brought on by recent elections. According to a recent survey commissioned by the American Psychological Association, 76% of Americans…

How Awaken Pittsburgh Is Impacting Our Community

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In a project funded by the Birmingham Foundation, Awaken Pittsburgh is working with the Hilltop Family Care Center in collaboration with UPMC Children’s Hospital.   About the Birmingham Foundation The Birmingham Foundation is a private (independent) community-focused foundation dedicated to…

How Can Mindful Awareness Dismantle Our Biases

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Using mindful awareness to notice and disrupt our biases can potently transform our unexamined preferences and cultivate more capacity for kindness across differences. What is Bias and Why is it a Problem? Most broadly, bias is a preference for one…

Mindfulness in the Workplace

Mindfulness in the Workplace

Mindfulness isn’t a new concept. In fact, the idea of mindfulness has been around for hundreds of years, since the birth of early Buddhism (5th of 6th century BCE). However, deliberately bringing mindfulness into the workplace is fairly recent in…

Ways to Bring Mindfulness into Everyday Life

Ways to Bring Mindfulness into Everyday Life

Take a deep breath. Inhale through your nose, and gently exhale through your mouth. When was the last time you welcomed space to simply sit, breathe, and be with yourself for a moment? Every day we absorb the message that…

How Mindfulness Benefits Your Overall Health

How Mindfulness Benefits Your Overall Health

Mindfulness has many benefits. The practice of opening awareness and being present in the current moment is a wonderful way to connect with the people around us, develop compassion, be more productive, and have better concentration. But did you know…

Getting Started with Mindfulness: A Quick Guide for Beginners

Getting Started with Mindfulness: A Quick Guide for Beginners

Cultivating a Grateful Workplace:  6 Ways to Show Appreciation during The Holidays Are You Feeling Overwhelmed? Do you feel overwhelmed by your growing “to do” list? Can you remember the last time that you felt joy blossom inside of you? …

Mindfulness is Freedom

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Freedom, Gratitude and Mindfulness At the start of every July in America, fireworks resound through the night as people across the nation celebrate the anniversary of the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence. Not only did this document declare…