All Manner of Mindfulness: How I Spent My Day with Thich Nhat Hanh
by Kate Hanley | October 23rd, 2009 | Comments (1)
topic: Conscious Living News, Personal Growth | tags: Buddhism, live in the moment, Martin Luther King, meditation, mindful eating, mindful walking, mindfully, mindfulness, Omega Institute, peace, practicing mindfulness, relaxation, Thich Nhat Hanh
If you could attend a workshop with Gandhi, the Dalai Lama or Martin Luther King, Jr., you’d sign up just as fast as you could, wouldn’t you? I felt just as excited when I heard that Thich Nhat Hanh — a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, master meditation teacher and renowned advocate for peace — was offering a day of mindfulness near my home. The day-long program was put on by the Omega Institute at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, meaning all this Brooklynite mom had to do was arrange for childcare and get on the subway. Done.
