With all the buzz around eating for health, trendy diets, what to eat and what not to eat, making food can easily become an exercise in anxiety! However, more and more people are turning to the ethical food movement that …
I love food. I have a lovely meal as a reward, I eat when I am sad, when a friend is coming over – I panic about what I will offer them to eat… When I finish lunch I think …
As much as technology can distract us, it can also provide tools to strengthen our attention. Here are three mobile applications that have helped develop and support my mindfulness practice. Headspace I used this to develop a daily sitting practice. …
When I first began practising meditation, I felt completely adrift. There didn’t seem to be a clear goal (enlightenment? is that even a thing?), and I didn’t know how to measure my progress, which for an A-type personality is highly …
Breathing is something we all do, about 20 000 times a day, and will continue doing for the rest of our lives. We can do it both consciously and subconsciously, so it’s a precious anchor for our mindfulness practice. Yet, …
There is a dizzying abundance of health information, advice and resources – some of which seems to change just as you get your head around it. Where does mindfulness fit into all of this? I feel anxious about all the …
Mindfulness invites us to stay present. But what if the present is unpleasant? Pleasure and pain All animals, including humans, are designed to seek pleasure and avoid pain. Pleasurable experiences feel good; we want them to happen more often and …
Have you noticed your mind wandering and how it loves time travelling to the past or the future? It happens a lot – about half our time, apparently (Killingsworth, 2011). Mind-wandering can feel nice sometimes – daydreaming about a holiday …
In our series we are exploring mindfulness as a tool to focus attention and think smarter. Today we look at what mindfulness is NOT by addressing three misconceptions that may be blocking you from receiving the benefits of this practice. …
Would you like to achieve more success with less effort? Me too! This is the intention with which we practice mindfulness. We use curiosity and compassion to fully inhabit our lived experience, gradually increasing our calmness, connectedness and creativity. Once …