Tag: social media

• Life is my monastery

  

  Last night, my husband and I finished watching the beautiful documentary, Into Great Silence, an illuminating look at the lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse monastery in the French Alps. The monks live a simple, ascetic spiritual life, devoted to prayer and silence, Scheduled times are intentionally set aside for walks, conversation and, in […]

  Dana Young

  August 7, 2013

  Reflections, Religion, Spirituality

  meditation, mindfulness, prayer, silence, silent retreat, social media, spiritual practice

• HealthWatchMD Blogger Event

  I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Randy Martin and the team at HealthWatchMD at a blogger event hosted by Piedmont Healthcare at their Piedmont West location here in Atlanta. Dr. Martin is the Medical Director, Cardiovascular Imaging for Piedmont Hospital, Chief Structural & Valvular Heart Disease, Piedmont Heart Institute, Echocardiography, Piedmont Heart Institute and […]

  Dana Young

  May 14, 2011

  Health & Wellness

  Atlanta, blogging, communities, health, healthcare, hospital, social media, wellness

• Don’t let your words be a weapon

  Years ago, when I first began studying Buddhism and practicing meditation, I took particular notice of the aspect of “right speech” in the Noble Eightfold Path. I have felt great freedom and affirmation, as well as pain and suffering in the words uttered by others – and sometimes in the words I utter.  I like this […]

  Dana Young

  February 1, 2011

  Relationships

  Buddhism, communication, email, emotions, language, mindfulness, social media, speaking, text, verbal abuse