Christiane Baud

Greetings Fellow Travelers and Happy November! November may very well be my favorite month of the year, and not just because I was born in November. Living in Texas for most of my life, the weather is usually feeling like […]

Understanding Compassion in a Polarized World It’s presidential election season here in the United States, and it’s difficult to escape the finger-pointing, angry ads and social media posts about the candidates. It’s no secret that the country has become so […]

Narcissism is a hot topic these days. The term has nearly become a household word and it seems many people have discovered narcissistic people in their work, in their friends and in their homes. A search for narcissism on any […]

It happens always more or less in the same way: someone says something or does something – it can be a word, it can be an image, or a driver on the highway, or a hurtful comment, a memory from […]

About 10 years ago, I received the best birthday present my wife has ever given me. She surprised me with a golden doodle puppy we named Bailey. We were a bit surprised by his tremendous energy, but we found it […]

Debunking Five Myths of Mindfulness Meditation. With the unfamiliar and untried, sometimes we need to hear what something is NOT before we can be open to hearing what it actually is.  This can be true for the word meditation.  It […]

Ever noticed that as you begin to establish a regular meditation practice or compassion practice, the mind seems to rebel and get even louder and more unruly sometimes? This is a natural part of the process. It takes us time […]

“If you can only attend one class this week at Dallas County Jail, make sure it’s Mindfulness Meditation. It will change your life.” This is my message every Monday when the women in the Resolana program sign up for classes. […]

As you may know, a “desire chip” is a token given in 12 step programs, to anyone who makes a personal commitment to stay sober for the next 24 hours. How many desire chips can one acquire?  As many as […]

Stress is an inherent part of life, especially if you are in a high-stress occupation or in the middle of a high-stress life event.  And while not all stress is “bad”, the constant, unrelenting activation of the fight or flight […]