Tag Archives: Education

Handout: Men’s recovery stats

Over the years I often facilitated men’s groups including working with men in recovery from intoxicant use. Below is a handout I sometimes used to facilitate discussion. I recommend updating the info. 1. SAMHSA studies (1996 and 2000) have found … Continue reading

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TEDx:The Practice of Mindfulness

Former Buddhist nun Diana Winston is the director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA Mindful Awareness Center, and the author of several books on mindfulness and meditation. With more than 20 years in the study and practice of mindfulness, Diana explains … Continue reading

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Art and Smarts

For many education advocates, the arts are a panacea: They supposedly increase test scores, generate social responsibility and turn around failing schools. Most of the supporting evidence, though, does little more than establish correlations between exposure to the arts and … Continue reading

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