A few years ago, I got some great advice from the Buddhist nun, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo.

Who is Roger?

MindfulnessAnnie MahonJuly 12, 2016Comment

An Honest Conversation: World Eating Disorder Action Day June 2

June 2 is World Eating Disorders Day, a day meant to provide awareness of the challenges that cause so much suffering and shame for those who are afflicted.

Difficulties & Loss, Mindful Eating, MindfulnessAnnie MahonMay 29, 2016World earring disorder action dayComment

One Hot Mess in the Mud Puddle of Life

Last week, as I was diligently writing a review on Goodreads for a friend's new book, I decided to see whether my book (Things I Did When I Was Hangry) had any new reviews.

Mindfulness, Self-CareAnnie MahonMay 18, 2016 Comments

Living without a script

MindfulnessAnnie MahonApril 18, 2016 Comments

Love, Compersion and Buddha Nature

Mindfulness, RelationshipsAnnie MahonMarch 14, 2016polyamory Comments

To Eat or Not To Eat, or Blacking Out and Waking Up

Since my book about mindful cooking and eating came out in September, I have been speaking and teaching more about the practice of mindful eating, and how to work with habits that cause us to suffer.

Mindful Eating, Mindfulness, Self-Care, RelationshipsAnnie MahonDecember 14, 2015 Comments

Stuck Together

Difficulties & Loss, Mindfulness, RelationshipsAnnie MahonNovember 17, 2015Joan Halifax Comments

Melting Water

I had the great fortune of attending a week-long gathering in the Black Hills of South Dakota last month in which more than 100 Buddhist practitioners camped together and listened to the voices of native people share about their history and their lives.

Mindfulness, EnvironmentAnnie MahonOctober 2, 2015 Comments

Hermit Mind

Yesterday I got an email from my husband with the subject, "Crazy Story!" Intrigued, I followed the link to a long article entitled, "The Strange and Curious Tale of the Last True Hermit."

Mindfulness, Self-CareAnnie MahonJuly 9, 2015hermit Comments

Getting off the Teeter-Totter

I was recently at a playground with my five-year-old niece Evie. It was a beautiful spring day, and Evie hopped onto a teeter-totter with another little girl about the same age.

Mindfulness, Self-Care, RelationshipsAnnie MahonMay 20, 2015 Comments

The Art of Suffering... or Let your Love Shine

I had a conversation with friends recently about our childhoods and especially our mothers. Both of the women I was talking to had serious difficulties with their moms, and each expressed the feeling that they thought that their mother didn't really like them much.

Mindfulness, Self-Care, RelationshipsAnnie MahonApril 23, 2015Comment

Why Chase a Bus... or Anything Else

As I was finishing a meeting downtown one morning, I checked the DC NextBus iphone app and saw that a bus was arriving at my stop in just seven minutes.

Mindfulness, Self-CareAnnie MahonMarch 6, 2015 Comments

How to Wake Up.... or 80% Enlightened

This morning, like most mornings, my husband’s iphone alarm went off at 4:00 am. He promptly turned it off. Around 5:00 am, our sunrise clock began to glow, but neither one of us noticed.

Mindfulness, Self-CareAnnie MahonFebruary 16, 2015 Comment

Free Flowers

While I was out walking the dogs in the cold this morning, I noticed all of the empty flowerbeds in my neighbors' front yards.

Mindfulness, Relationships, EnvironmentAnnie MahonJanuary 8, 2015Comment

This is It

Difficulties & Loss, Mindfulness, Self-CareAnnie MahonNovember 17, 2014 Comments

Sore Toes

Last week I had an argument with my partner, to whom I've been married for 26 years. I was showing him around my new office space, and he made a joke about it.

Mindfulness, Self-Care, RelationshipsAnnie MahonSeptember 19, 2014 Comments

YOM test blog

Annie MahonSeptember 3, 2014Comment