Thoughts on mindfulness to explore
Tips for beginning your meditation journey
Dedicating time every day to pause and ‘do nothing’ is a challenge in its own right. So, you’ve got your own mind to battle with, as it attempts to lure you into doing something more ‘productive’ ..
Create a life you love
Mindfulness helps us gain clarity of thought patterns that can drive unhelpful behaviour. In other words, what you tell yourself in that very moment when you put something off ..
From reaction to response
Our brain treats any kind of negative trigger as perceived threat, and orchestrates a complex automatic physiological process - the fight-flight-freeze response - sometimes even just in the background, without our knowing ..
When life throws unexpected things at you
Not only did mindfulness bring more contentment into my daily life, but it has also strengthened my resilience to cope with change and uncertainty. I now know that I have a choice in how I can respond in any given situation ..
‘Mindfulness is about being fully awake in our lives’
Many who start off their journey with mindfulness perceive the practice as a self-regulating tool .. a parachute to help soften the knocks of life. Yet over time, when practiced regularly, mindfulness becomes a way of life ..
‘Life is like the sky .. everything else, it’s just the weather’
Change of any sort, will naturally affect us .. but we can train ourselves to not get caught up in over-worrying, obsessing about things, or getting stuck in a negative thinking loop ..
‘The little moments .. they aren’t little’
We all want to be happy and have a sense of ease in our lives .. yet, it is our human nature to experience distress .. and often it can hit us real hard!
Mindful breaks for kindness towards self and others
We are often too busy or too absent to take a break - to truly relax, away from the events of our days.
‘How we relate to the present creates the future’
We spend a lot of time reflecting on the past or worrying about the future, and sometimes we forget to live & respond to the present moment.
Mindfulness - a life skill
Many people are unaware that mindfulness is a life-skill that can be learnt..