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The Power of Mindfulness in Healing Chronic Pain

Posted on February 4, 2019October 28, 2019 by Kimberly Holman

Chronic pain is hard, especially when we don’t know why we’re experiencing it. In this post, I talk about a fortuitous event that provided an answer, and how my background in Buddhism led to lasting solutions.

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The Importance of Insight and Acquiring the View

Posted on January 30, 2019October 28, 2019 by Kimberly Holman

It’s easy to think that calming the mind is the sole purpose of meditation. In this post, I explain that it’s really just a starting point. The real objective of Buddhist meditation practice is obtaining the view.

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The Three Levels of Awareness and How We Turn Ordinary Awareness into Pure Gold

Posted on January 30, 2018October 28, 2019 by Kimberly Holman

The basis of mindfulness meditation is awareness. So, what’s the big deal about awareness? In this post, I talk about ordinary awareness, how important it is, and how it can be refined into pure gold.

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How Secondary Pain Becomes Chronic

Posted on January 16, 2018October 28, 2019 by Kimberly Holman

When we experience injury or illness, the body sends raw information to the brain. We call this primary pain. The mind’s reaction to primary pain is called secondary pain. This post examines how secondary pain becomes chronic.

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The Relationship Between Our Responses to Life Events and Our Capacity to Heal

Posted on January 13, 2018October 28, 2019 by Kimberly Holman

I recently read an important statement in a book called “Your Power to Heal” by Henry Grayson. It reminded me that stress is not a given. It’s how we respond that matters. In this post, I consider this crucial point.

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Kimberly Holman

Kimberly Holman


Kimberly Holman is a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Instructor with a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Maine and an M.A. in Religious Studies from Naropa University. She practices Bön Dzogchen Meditation under the guidance of her teacher, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.

Article Published on Mindful.org

Link to an article I published on Mindful.org about my journey with breast cancer.

Recent Posts

  • Why Turning Tension Into a Problem To Be Solved Doesn’t Work (and What Does)
  • The Shambhala Warrior’s Aspirations to Perceive Goodness & Establish a Wholesome Society for the Benefit of All
  • The Meaning of Emptiness in Buddhism
  • A Brief Introduction to Nature of Mind Meditation
  • How Mindfulness Meditation Helps Relieve Chronic Pain
  • The Power of Mindfulness in Healing Chronic Pain
  • The Importance of Insight and Acquiring the View
  • The Three Levels of Awareness and How We Turn Ordinary Awareness into Pure Gold
  • How Secondary Pain Becomes Chronic
  • The Relationship Between Our Responses to Life Events and Our Capacity to Heal
  • How Interpretive Perception Dictates Different People’s Experiences of Similar Events
  • The Meaning of the Zen Koan: Chop Wood Carry Water
  • Experiencing Pure Awareness While Driving Up Folsom Avenue
  • The Relationship of Rage to Chronic Pain
  • The Oops! Reflex in Mindfulness Meditation Practice and Daily Living
  • Working with Emotion in Mindfulness Meditation Practice
  • Using Affirmations to Propagate Health and Find Our Enthusiasm
  • Working with the Habits of Impulse
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