Rev. Jan Chozen Bays

The power of self-kindness

How we look at ourselves makes a huge difference to how we feel. I'm talking principally about how we regard…

June 24, 2016

Mindfulness of doors (and more!)

Some of us in Wildmind's online community are working our way through exercises from Jan Chozen Bays' book, How to…

November 21, 2013

Taking care of the present moment

I've been having a well-earned rest from blogging after completing our 100 Days of Lovingkindness, during which time I managed…

August 9, 2013

Looking with loving eyes (Day 3)

For today's adventure in 100 Days of Lovingkindness I'm going to share a way of relating that I call "loving…

April 14, 2013

Mindful eating: a teacher responds to readers

Readers have posted comments on Jeff Gordinier’s article on mindful eating, along with questions for Dr. Jan Chozen Bays, a…

February 8, 2012

Seven ways to eat more mindfully

1. WHEN YOU EAT, JUST EAT. Unplug the electronica. For now, at least, focus on the food. 2. CONSIDER SILENCE.…

February 8, 2012

Loving Touch: An extract from “How to Train a Wild Elephant”

The following extract from Jan Chozen Bays' How to Train a Wild Elephant is reproduced with the permission of the…

June 6, 2011

How to Train a Wild Elephant, by Jan Chozen Bays

I remember that “wow” moment when I first read Thich Nhat Hanh’s now-classic The Miracle of Mindfulness, in which he…

April 17, 2011

Buddhists say you aren’t what you eat, but how

With his round cheeks and ample belly, the Buddha may rank somewhere close to sumo wrestlers on most Americans' list…

January 26, 2010