Vidyamala, Author at Wildmind

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Vidyamala is a co-founder and director of Breathworks, a company offering 'mindfulness-based strategies for living well'. She runs courses for people suffering from chronic pain and illness, teaching them how to optimize quality of life using meditation and other mindfulness-based strategies. Vidyamala's CDs of guided meditations, developed as part of her Breathworks pain management program, are available for sale in our online store. Vidyamala's book, Mindfulness for Women: Declutter Your Mind, Simplify Your Life, Find Time to 'Be' was published by Little, Brown in 2016.

“Wild Chickens and Petty Tyrants,” by Arnie Kozak, PhD

May 3, 2010Vidyamala

A delightful, readable, and humorous book offers 108 images to help us understand the intangible qualities of mindfulness practice.

This enjoyable little volume offers 108 different images and metaphors to apply to one’s experience of mindfulness. It is written by Arnie Kozak, the founder of Exquisite Mind, a consultation service offering mindfulness to manage stress and enhance one’s quality of life.

Title: Wild Chickens and Petty Tyrants: 108 Metaphors for Mindfulness
Author: Arnie Kozak, PhD
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
ISBN: 0-86171-576-4
Available from: Wisdom, and Amazon.com.

The book is divided up into five main sections.

Metaphors for mind
This includes such things as: “Doggie Mind and Monkey Mind” and …

Unweaving pain’s tapestry

May 21, 2008Vidyamala

There are three main approaches that can help make meditation enjoyable and sustainable when meditating with pain.

1. Learning to deal with resistance

The first hurdle is actually getting down to meditation. Even after meditating for 20 years I almost always have to overcome resistance — and I’m not alone. This tendency is especially pronounced if you’re living with pain. When you meditate you turn towards your experience in an honest and open way, including your pain. That takes courage, but often I don’t feel so brave and when I contemplate meditating suddenly I find many other things that need doing instead. I’ll make that phone call, I’ll have another cup of tea, I’ll check …