FINDING PEACE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY

 

Welcome to the Dallas Center for Mindfulness and Compassion

We are a community of mindfulness and meditation teachers and learners, exploring, and growing together in a safe and supporting environment.  As a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, our classes and events are offered in support of your psychological wellbeing, healing, growth and inner development.

Browse the site and discover a selection of meditation classes, and courses in mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindful self-compassion, as well as a growing library of resources.

Featured upcoming events

Mindful Self Compassion
Starts Tuesday, March 21
8-week course

 

A Day of Mindfulness
Saturday [date tbd] 2023
mini retreat 9:00-2:00pm

 

Resources

Enjoy exploring our growing collection of resources. Whether you prefer to read or listen, we have plenty of great resources to get you started.

As early humans, it was very important to know whether that tan thing behind that bush was a rock or a lion. Neuropsychologist and mindfulness teacher Rick Hanson writes in his book “Resilient”, that “the brain is like Velcro for negative experiences, but like Teflon for positive ones.” What he’s referring to is known as the “negativity bias.”

This hardwired survival instinct kept our ancestors alive, but in today’s world, it can leave us constantly on edge, reacting as if threats are everywhere.

So how can we begin to see clearly, to respond rather than react?

Janet unpacks this deeply human tendency and how mindfulness helps us meet it with awareness and choice.

Read the full post here.

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