About

Barbara Newell and Matthew Aldrich discuss informal and formal practices to help cultivate mindfulness.  Formal sitting meditation and its relationship with mindfulness is explored in depth.The Way to Well Being is a collaboration between Matthew Aldrich and Barbara Newell.This collaboration was born out of a desire to provide a more structured approach to developing long-term sustainable well-being through the cultivation of mindfulness.As a newcomer to mindfulness, Matthew accelerated quite quickly and with relative ease in developing his meditation practice.  Upon reflection with his teacher Barbara, it became apparent that recent therapy focused on reducing emotional reactivity was extremely helpful and contributed to this benefit.  While Barbara had extensive experience and knew the immense benefit of addressing emotions in a mindfulness practice, she and Matthew noted that the traditional teachings were often missing or didn’t sufficiently explain the role of emotions.While there are numerous books about mindfulness, the information can sometimes be conflicting, too conceptual, or just inadequate related to the actual implementation in a busy modern life.It became apparent that a more structured approach with practical guidance and techniques could help numerous people find their way to well-being through mindfulness.