Thoughts on mindfulness to explore
Tower of windows
A running theme in the MBSR curriculum relates to how our perception shapes our experience. With which lens we CHOOSE to look at a situation will determine how we experience it.
‘What you resist persists’
When emotions are not acknowledged, they tend to leave their mark in the body. This is because emotions are evolutionary signals that are designed to carry a message, to prompt us to take action.
‘I’ve learned that people will forget what you said ..’
“ … people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”.
- Maya Angelou
Paying attention to the good things
We often forget to pay attention to the good things happening in our lives. This is primarily due to the negativity bias in our brain. Science tells us that we need to apply five times the effort to take in positive experiences ..
The Body Scan
People who first encounter the Body Scan practice, often give this foundational practice very different reviews ..
Self-compassion .. a powerful act
One of the reasons I find mindfulness practice so accessible is because of the underlying gentleness and kindness in its teachings.
Clearing the fog
Our lives are full of stimuli, distractions, deadlines etc .. taking time off, to allow the mind to rest and recover, is vital for our health.
Paying attention .. seeing choices
Mindfulness practice helps develop the skill of paying attention to such direct experience .. seeing things just as they are.
Struggling to start a regular meditation practice
Have you perhaps signed-up for a gym-membership and not been able to commit to the schedule you had set out for yourself? Does this kind of struggle sound familiar?
Choosing to press ‘pause’
Do you ever feel like there is so much going on and your mind is unable to settle? Pressing the 'pause' button helps you gain back control again.