Mindful Attitudes; Trust
Here’s a big one for you this week. Trust. It’s one of the 7 attitudinal foundations of mindfulness and something I believe should be cultivated whether you practice mindfulness or not. The big question here or the big misunderstanding here is do we need to cultivate trust in other people or trust in ourselves. Well...
How to Deal With Criticism Mindfully
It’s never nice to be criticised. However, sometimes it’s a necessary part of our growth and development. As you become an adult you learn to deal with a certain amount of criticism but this tends to be only accepted from people who can give this in a certain way. Even as adults, it’s easy to take offence and fly...
Stress can be a source for good!
Ok, so I’ve been completely inspired today after watching an amazing Ted Talk.First of all, in my meditation sessions, I often talk about how meditation is used for pain management but not to get rid of the pain. So we change our perception of pain and our relationship with it. There’s an awesome BBC video which shows...
A Pang of Jealousy
I wasn’t sure whether to write about this but it’s quite a revelation for me. I’m not usually the jealous type, or even particularly insecure. Today, I felt the pang of jealousy… this is something that’s not really bothered me for many years. I felt quite embarrassed by my feelings. Despite the fact...
How To Smash Your New Year’s Resolution’s
A New Year brings resolutions. Resolutions bring guilt and stress. We all want to make this next year our best yet. Perhaps you want to give up smoking, maybe lose some weight, join a gym etc…The problem with resolutions is they end up being empty promises and you end up feeling disappointed with yourself for not following...
Why you are overthinking
Ever wondered why we overthink? We over think because when we are in ego-mode or ‘doing’ mode which is the planning part of our mind, we need to think. The problem is that we don’t shift gears when we should. Ideally, ‘doing’ mode would be for planning only and we would shift into ‘being’...
Why Mindful Relationships Are Better
I think back to someone I once knew, and his parents were a good example of non-mindful relationships. The parents had been divorced for many years and one of them had remarried but they were still (after around 20 years) out to get each other. These were people in there mid to late 50’s. Surely they should know better right?...