A mindful festive season
I can really relate to this Zen saying – usually those times when we most need the practices which ground us are exactly the periods when we abandon them.
Applying mindfulness to challenges: Part 1
Meditation teacher Shinzen Young gives a very clear way to think about how mindfulness can be helpful when challenges come up.
Enjoying meditation
There is no doubt that meditation is not always enjoyable.
Creating space
When we’re stressed, we can often feel as if we’re being hemmed in from all sides.
Holiday favourites – the upside of stress
There are times when a more positive attitude to stress might help us ride its waves with a more joyful attitude.
Feeding the wolf of love
Mindfulness is about stopping and asking ourselves – what is really going on right now?
Our internal alarm bell
Many people come to mindfulness because of chronic anxiety, and even during an eight-week course they may already find some relief from debilitating anxiety.
Holiday favourites – New Beginnings
‘When one door of happiness closes, another one opens, but often we look so long at the closed door we do not see the one that has been opened for us.’
Helen Keller
Taking a deep breath
One of the most effective ways we can use to calm ourselves down is to learn what’s called diaphragmatic breathing – filling the whole of our lungs with the breath.
The upside of stress
There are times when a more positive attitude to stress might help us ride its waves with a more joyful attitude.