Thich Nhat Hanh’s Google Talk on Mindfulness

Multi-tasking is not all that it’s cracked up to be. As a parent, I learned to re-focus my attention when I have time to spend with my daughter, to be mindful of this delicious but fleeting time in our lives. Even before her birth, I stopped to eat and read, or do anything while eating. To my surprise, it’s made a huge difference in what, how and how much I eat. Nowadays, I feel dizzy when I attempt to eat and read at the same time, and it reminded me of my training in TCM, how the small intestine is the organ for discernment of what is good for us, and what is not. By multi-tasking, the small intestine gets overwhelmed with information and can’t fully live up to its purpose.

So it was really exciting when I found this article in the NYTimes. Upon looking at it online, I then discovered the video below.

Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh was invited to the Google campus as part of its Optimize Your Life initiative, which seeks to encourage health, happiness, and balance among employees and recognizes that mindful, meditative practices are critical to mental health.