The sweeping views of the Aspen Institute campus in Aspen, CO, prompt even the wandering brain to be mindful. However, today, our 2015 Aspen Ideas Festival speakers and attendees resonated with two panels on mindfulness’ science and practical application.
The first panel, featuring psychology and psychiatry professor Perri Peltz, and David Lynch Foundation Executive Director Robert Roth was met with a packed room:
Packed room! #Meditation & #Mindfulness: Going Beyond the Buzzwords @meditationbob @Wisc_CIHM @aspenideas #aspenideas pic.twitter.com/EIuVCuNEAV
— Perri Peltz (@perripeltz) July 2, 2015
One of the speakers described mindfulness elegantly, as captured by attendee Pamela Fox:
"What is mindfulness?" "Paying attention to your mind, without judgment."
..first time I've heard that definition, I like it. #aspenideas
— Pamela Fox (@pamelafox) July 2, 2015
The speakers also gave us guidance on how to apply this:
#aspenideas #meditation and mindfulness panel: @meditationbob @Wisc_CIHM 10 minutes of Quiet Time reduces anxiety, suspensions, expulsions
— Perri Peltz (@perripeltz) July 2, 2015
Later in the day, former Walt Disney Company Chairman and CEO Michael Eisner and actress Goldie Hawn talked of how mindfulness enabled Hawn’s career:
Another mind-opener at #AspenIdeas: @goldiehawn on #mindfulness + how her creative journey has led her to this point. pic.twitter.com/jjcdNzFWt6
— 360 Live Media (@360LiveMedia) July 2, 2015
Mindfulness may be easy in a setting like Aspen, but today reinforced the need for people to be mindful no matter their location.
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