Mindfulness as a Foundation for Health: Thich Nhat Hanh and Health@Google

Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh (known as Thay in his circles) made a rare visit to the Googleplex to lead a half-day Health@Google workshop in the fundamentals of mindfulness. The exercises and rituals of mindfulness lay the path to optimal health and happiness.

Thay may be the second most famous Buddhist monk in the world, right after the Dalai Lama. He is certainly one of the best known and most respected Zen Masters in the world. Thay is a best-selling author, poet, and peace activist who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King Jr. He is a key pioneer in actively applying insights from meditation to solving real-world social, political and environmental problems. Thay most recently published Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life, with Harvard School of Public Health nutritionist Dr. Lilian Cheung. At 85, he's touring North America before retiring to his monastery in France.

Life at Google is fast, furious and fun, yet it can take a toll on ourselves and our loved ones. Through Thay's specially crafted workshop, you'll learn how to reduce stress, eat for health, sleep better, find emotional stability, improve concentration and sustain optimal performance.

--Chade-Meng Tan

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• meditation
• thay
• Thich Nhat Hanh
• mindfulness
• eating
• lilian cheung
• mindful eating
• Health

[amad0c]

this starts at 57:00

[sunnydaze76]

such a beautiful man. beautiful soul and spirit. i love listening to him, he calms me.

[MrMbodhi]

Thanks for sharing this, amazing man. Looks very healthy for 85, such an inspiration to us all.

[michelle3034]

Such an amazing talk, thank you for sharing this!!!

[werspansio]

@werspansio nhat hanh. so now, a year later, i see this video, and appreciate it so much.

[werspansio]

i did an hour long meditation with a group led by a woman who was also psychic. at the end of the meditation she (dont remember exactly how she said it) but she asked if each of us would want her to tell us what our individual enegies represented or were calling for. she named everyone as being angels or archangel michael,or dead saints. she looked at me and said your energy is still alive-thich nhat hanh. which is kind of funny because i have read several buddhist books and almost avoid thich

[werspansio]

@TheBoomfield yes, and i mean no disprespect to the singer, or anyone else associated, but it seems even well intentioned western music combined with any chanting or song from any religion just seems to be slightly off. romanticized maybe?

[sunnydaze76]

he is so inspiring, his words deep and profound. you can see the peace and serenity in his eyes.

[Zaharkina]

did you ever speak to those rich children ??? i did , and what they said :"if my parents will divorce, i ill stay with my father, Yes, i love my mother , but father has money", And these boys always want something, a new model of I Pad, better car. You have to see their eyes , when they see some one has a car better then they have..... This is reality. First you have to love yourself UNLIMITED, Unconditional, Total forgiveness.

[Zaharkina]

@sunnydaze76 it is nice to listen this man for 15 min a day , when you have another one , will make you crazy . Who will take you to the moon and will make touch you the heaven.  It will be beautiful combination. Or other way is not reason to experience our physicality. We didn't come here to sit on the cloud and say OMMMMMM..... We came to get a ride on crazy river.

[SuperHealthyHealth]

Health starts in the mind..