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Be here now This great piece of advice comes from the well-known spiritual teacher, Ram Dass. We should ask ourselves: Where am I? Answer: Here. Then ask ourselves: What time is it? Answer: Now. We should keep repeating the questions and answers to ourselves until we really feel it. Keep repeating until you really feel … More Just Be Here
Candle meditation Of all the mindfulness exercises, this requires a little preparation: you need a candle and a darkened room. Sit for a while watching the candle and focusing on the flame (don’t sit too close). You are not trying to stare it out or ‘think’ about the chemical reaction that is going on. In … More Candle meditation
Check your posture Throughout the day bring your awareness to your posture. Whether you are sitting, lying down or standing, just bring all your attention to your body. This technique has an immediate grounding effect and restores our mindfulness. The aim is to simply be aware of the sensations that the body is feeling right … More Posture Check
1. Let your bed set the tone for the day. Making the bed is sort of a no-brainer for me. Leaving it unmade feels as unnatural as leaving my house without pants. However, I know it can be tempting to leave the sheets and blankets crumpled to jump into the day a few moments sooner. … More Mindful Cleaning
This exercise can be done anywhere at any time, standing up or sitting down. All you have to do is focus on your breath for just one minute. Start by breathing in and out slowly, holding your breath for a count of six once you’ve inhaled. Then breathe out slowly, letting the breath flow effortlessly … More Mindful Breathing
Transformational ‘Chores’ For many of us, housework takes up quite a good portion of our lives. Instead of thinking of it as just a chore – something to get through, the task can become a mindfulness practice. The next time you have to prepare dinner or do the laundry, focus all of your awareness on … More Transformational ‘Chores’
When we walk like we are rushing, we print anxiety and sorrow on the earth. We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the earth… Be aware of the contact between your feet and the earth. Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.” ~ … More Walking Mediation
Ingredients are very simple:
Steel Cut Oatmeal (or whatever is on sale)
Salt ( you can also use Sea Salt but that tends to be more pricey though it Is more absorbent)
Baking soda (Walmart has the big boxes for $1.84 … More DIY Homemade Oatmeal Cat Litter
Yoga in service to others that come back around as good … More Karma Yoga
Gathas are short verses that help us practice mindfulness in our daily activities. A gatha can open and deepen our experience of simple acts which we often take for granted. When we focus our mind on a gatha, we return to ourselves and become more aware of each action. When the gatha ends, we continue … More Gathas
Mindful Observation This exercise is simple but incredibly powerful. It is designed to connect us with the beauty of the natural environment, which is easily missed when we’re rushing around in the car or hopping on and off trains on the way to work. Pick something from nature within your immediate environment and focus on … More Mindful Observations
Close your eyes, and put on headphones if you have them. Don’t consider the genre or the artist, for this isn’t important. Instead, allow yourself to get lost in the journey of sound for the duration of the song. Allow yourself to explore the intricacies of the music. Let your awareness climb inside the track … More Mindful Listening
In my quest for more information for myself, I have come upon some great articles. The following are excerpts I have pulled out of a blog from the CBT Issue of Visions Journal by Michelle Patterson, PhD, RPsych (I am not a licensed therapist, I did not write this article. This blog is only an excerpt from … More CBT-Cognitive Behavior Therapy or Modification
Originally posted on juste etre : just be:
Many people across the globe have experienced something horrible in their lives that made them fragile like glass. From rape to molestation, to a loss of a parent, loved one or even a relationship. From abuse to domestic violence. Something in their lives destroyed them, their egos, their…
Just “Doing” to Just “Being” Are you finding yourself caught in the rut of Just “Doing”? Do you look at the End of your day and say “Where did all the time go?” Perhaps you need to take time away from the “doing” and start “being”. Take a regular routine that you find yourself “just … More Just “Doing” to Just “Being”
A Game of Fives In this mindfulness exercise, all you have to do is notice five things in your day that usually go unnoticed and unappreciated. These can be things you hear, smell, feel or see. For example, you might see the walls of your front room every day, you might hear the birds in … More Fabulous Friday: A Game of Fives
Originally posted on My Life as a Female Robot:
Another Switch Off Sunday is upon us, where I urge you to disconnect from your robot life and let the world around you thrive. Today I want to talk to you about Balance. As mentioned briefly in The Beginning,Mindfulness and Balance are the keys to Switching…
The Good of Sisterhood “Women who understand how powerful they are do not give into envy over meaningless things, instead they fight to maintain the beautiful bond of the sisterhood. These are the real women who know that we need each other’s love and support to survive in this world. Love is the essence … More The Good of Sisterhood: Dedicated to all the Sisters in my Tribe now, and Yet to Be
“Infinite love is the only truth. Everything else is illusion” – David Icke Have you thought about what that means, and what a life based on this is like? OK, having been there, lived that for a time of many years – shared love with a true love and my friends, I would say … More Infinite Love: Guest Blogger Dena Meir
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