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Pavel Somov

What of "What You Are" Is No Longer You?

Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D. | Posted 11.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Pavel Somov, Zen, Personal Development, Grebenshikov, Personality, The Inner Life, Coaching, Ego, Living News
Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D.

When I am in the grip of an old pattern I don't experience it as alien to me but rather as exactly how I need to be at that moment. So how do I "set my jailer free" if I don't experience being in jail?

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Will Ferrell's Sunday Night Live

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 04.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Cort Theatre, Will Ferrell, Laughing at Oneself, George W. Bush, Pavel Somov, Will Ferrell Bush, Self-Reflection, W, Self-Awareness, Snl, Comedy News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

What can I say? I can't quite say "it'd be funny if it wasn't so true" - because it is true and it is funny. I can simply say this: in Will Ferrell's portrayal of "W", the Cort Theatre has finally met its historical Jester.

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Joaquin the Koan

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 03.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Zen, Stanislavski, Pavel Somov, Koan, Letterman, Pattern Interruption, Rapper, Dostoyevsky, Rascal Sage, Joaquin Phoenix, Diogenes of Synope, Gurdjieff, Entertainment News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

The Fall-Winter of 2008-2009 in American history will be remembered for three things: who won the presidential election, who won the Super Bowl and... what the hell is going on with Joaquin Phoenix?!

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Rethinking the Food Pyramid: Mindful Eating -- the Missing Ingredient?

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Pavel Somov, Food Pyramid, The Center for Mindful Eating, Mindful Eating, Tcme, Dieting, Mindless Eating, Food, Eating, Diet, Living News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

Eating is physiologically inevitable, but mindfulness isn't. Associating eating with mindfulness, one meal at a time, can help us not only manage weight but also to nourish and enrich the mind.

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Counting Experiential Calories

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Calorie Counting, Reactive Eating, Tasting, Emotional Eating, Pavel Somov, Diet, Sensing, Compulsive Eating, Overeating, Existential, Calorie, Savoring, Eating the Moment, Calories, Mindfulness, Dieting, Spiritual, Conscius Eating, Social Eating, Mindfulness-Based, Losing Weight, Weight, Weight Control, Body Image, Health, Weight Loss, Living News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

An Experiential Calorie is a unit of awareness, a unit of conscious presence, a unit of meaning. The job of an Experiential Calorie is to enrich your Mind. Take a moment to count the latter.

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