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Guided Mindfulness Meditation with monks at Dreamforce conference in SF - photo © Love to Eat and Travel

What I Learned from the Monks About Mindfulness and Compassion

What an amazing gift Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff gave to attendees of Dreamforce at this year’s annual tech conference in San Francisco, CA. He personally invited 24 monks and nuns from Plum Village Monastery in the Dordogne region of southern France, founded by Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hahn, to teach daily mindfulness walking and sitting …

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View along Foster City, CA lagoon - © LoveToEatAndTravel.com

10 Simple Tips to Maintain a Healthy Work-Life Balance

“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.” – Dale Carnegie Juggling career and family in today’s 24/7 world has never been more challenging. Check out these 10 simple tips that you can do today (and every day) to significantly reduce your stress levels and maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Marin, CA

Spirit Rock Meditation Center – Fun One-Day Buddhist Zen Retreat in Marin, CA

  “Enlightenment is understanding that there is nowhere to go, nothing to do, and nobody you have to be except exactly who you’re being right now.” Special birthdays deserve special celebrations. This year, I decided to do something of a spiritual nature to celebrate my birthday – so, instead of stuffing my face (I love …

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