There’s more to life than increasing its speed
Life can be hectic. Our modern world is addicted to doing things faster, with implicit impatience woven into our life, the adverts, the devices we use, even how quickly we want to use things. Our broadband can never be quick enough. The deliveries from our purchases need to be there…
Mindfulness and Friendship
Sometimes when we are least expecting it, something jumps out of an experience and gives us a moment of insight about something we take for granted. Most recently this occurred to me when I was singing along to the Pearl Jam song “Just Breathe. This was part of a play…
Notice Your Limiting Thoughts & Beliefs
Have you noticed how often we stop ourselves from trying something new, something outside what is comfortable, outside of what is expected of us (and who is it ‘expecting’ anyway? Is it others or our perception of what others think about us?). Sometimes this flinch, this pulling back from the…
The Odd Couple: Corporate Mindfulness and bringing awareness to the city
Corporate mindfulness. At first glance this might seem like an oxymoron. The two terms seem to be at odds, at opposite ends of some intangible scale of behaviour and philosophy. How does the pursuit of career – the high speed, high pressure, high reward life of the city – relate…
What’s my motivation (or, why should I bother meditating at all?)
Mindfulness is everywhere. It’s the buzz word in the fields of health, business, coaching and increasingly varied aspects of life, including sport, and creativity. In many ways this interest in mindfulness is fantastic. Awareness of the subject and its possibilities to help with the way we relate to our life…
Mindfulness by numbers (and colours)
I have the artistic ability of a primary school child. This short coming in the doodling department is constantly exposed by my young daughter and her myriad requests for me to draw different animals. They all end up looking equally vague in regard to what they are meant to be…
Infographic – Tips for being Mindful
We have created this infographic that features some tips on how you can use mindfulness in your daily life.
Mindful Moments
We have created a collection of mindfulness quotes to motivate, guide and inspire. Why not share those that resonate with you on social media with the hashtag #mindfulmoments
Tougher than it sounds
“Well, that’s just sitting on a cushion isn’t it? Just common sense. Anyone can do that. Why would we need to employ someone to do that?”
This is why I meditate
Mindfulness practice is something that we are not supposed to measure. There’s no right, no wrong. You can’t be “good” or “bad” at it, you are just in the moment or you’re not. You begin, again and again, not in order to achieve a special state, but just to be…