There are lots of different ways to keep a journal, and some find it useful whether new to mindfulness or a seasoned meditator. In the early days of your learning, it can be particularly useful to keep a record of your experiences, to help you find out what works best for you (and what doesn’t). Some peopleContinue reading “How to Keep a Meditation Journal”
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What is Mindfulness and Is It Right For Me?
Mindfulness is believed to date back 2500 years, to the time of the original Buddha, who was born Siddhartha Gautama. While the concept of mindfulness has been around for centuries, it’s just as relevant today, especially for enhancing our well-being, perhaps as a tool for improving our spiritual intelligence. Mindfulness is not a religion, but anContinue reading “What is Mindfulness and Is It Right For Me?”
Mindful Mornings: 3 Tips to Get Your Day Started
There are lots of ways you can implement mindfulness into your every day life, one way is through your morning routine. Here are some ideas that might help. 1. Tune In You might be woken up by your alarm or perhaps you can just sense a dream disappearing from consciousness as you begin to stir. (In Answers InContinue reading “Mindful Mornings: 3 Tips to Get Your Day Started”
What is Mindful Colouring?
There may have been a time when you were younger when you loved nothing more than to get out a colouring book and crayons, and lose hours simply shading in a picture. The notion of doing something similar as an adult may feel strange, but there’s real science that this type of activity can help.Continue reading “What is Mindful Colouring?”
Keeping a Journal and How it Can Help [Template Included]
This article explores what journalling is, how it might help and where you might start. Journalling isn’t always right or helpful for everyone, especially if your mood is low or it creates more anxiety; do what’s right for you. If things are difficult right now, these links might help. What is Journalling? You’ve probably seenContinue reading “Keeping a Journal and How it Can Help [Template Included]”
JOMO – 3 Ways to Experience the Joy of Missing Out
For a while now, there’s been an acronym to describe the fear of missing out: FOMO. This is most commonly used to describe the feelings we may get, if we believe we’ll miss an opportunity or won’t get to experience something others are doing. It can also show up as anxiety, if we constantly compareContinue reading “JOMO – 3 Ways to Experience the Joy of Missing Out”
How to Create a ‘Not-Knowing’ Plan
In a world where information is available at our finger tips, there will still be times when an internet search engine can’t give us the answers we need. If you’ve found yourself in a situation that develops into, or exacerbates, anxiety you’ll understand the difficulty of managing periods of uncertainty. Our fears and worries rise when we’reContinue reading “How to Create a ‘Not-Knowing’ Plan”
How to Create an Emotional First Aid Kit
Most of us are familiar with the green box that contains items we may need in the event of an emergency. Some of us may even keep a few necessary items in our bag, just in case. (Safety pins are always a good choice). What we may not have, though this could be just asContinue reading “How to Create an Emotional First Aid Kit”
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