'Joy & Gratitude can be very vulnerable & intense experiences. We are an anxious people and many of us have very little tolerance for vulnerability. Our anxiety & fear can manifest as scarcity. We think to ourselves: I'm not going to allow myself to feel this joy because I know it won't last Acknowledging how… Continue reading Mindful Gratitude #2
Gratitude has been part of my mindfulness practice since I read research that found if you write 3 things a day you are grateful for, for a week - 6 months later you will have a stronger sense of well-being than someone who doesn't! So lets do that this week - lets share what we… Continue reading Mindful Gratitude
Just last week I had an experience which was a perfect metaphor for dealing with feelings mindfully. I went down to my local calm swimming lagoon, with my goggles and snorkel for a quick refreshing swim before our mindfulness practice group on Tuesday. I should mention here that I have a mild fear of stingrays....… Continue reading Mindful Emotions
Take a minute to reflect on how it feels to be really listened to, and how it feels to be only partially or hardly listened to! Start noticing today when this happens....and then begin to notice when you really listen - and when you don't... I thought I was a good listener until I did… Continue reading Mindful Listening
I love the Mindful Pause because it is so easy to adapt to anything happening in our life right now, the good, the bad and the indifferent! Some call it the STOP practice but I got the idea of the mindful pause from the Bringing Up Great Kids program, ACF, and I love the concept. With… Continue reading Mindful Pause…
I love mindful walking, tuning into what I can hear, feel, see; especially if I am doing that at the beach or in the forest.... and yet I can talk myself out of it, all of the time! 'I have better things to do, I don't have time, is it worth it, really?' Last Friday… Continue reading Mindful Walking
How tightly we can hold our thoughts, our beliefs, our fears, so sure that our negative view of the world is the truth, is reality. and yet we can catch ourselves and STOP and BREATHE and REFRAME what is happening to focus on what's gone well, what we're grateful for, what is right in our… Continue reading Creating Space & a New View
I had someone ask me the other day 'when did you start learning about mindfulness?' And my answer was 'Early 2011 when I started an MBSR course (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) with Nique Murch, an Openground Facilitator'. But that question (like all good questions) got me thinking and really there have been a lot more twists and turns in… Continue reading My Mindfulness Journey…
