Are Meditation And Mindfulness The Same Thing Meditation and Mindfulness are easily confused. There are so many different types of meditation available...
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Are Happiness and Success Related?
Are Happiness and Success Related? Success is a very important part of life, but is there any evidence that happiness is more important than success....
How to Meditate
When I started to meditate it took me a while to figure out which form of meditation works best for me. But what's really important when starting...
International Day of Happiness – Mindful March – Day 20
Happy International Day of Happiness 🙂 Around the world, people are celebrating the simple act of being happy! Now doest that sound like a good idea. So today is simply doing something that makes you happy and celebrating whatever that may be. Perhaps: Going out for...
Mindful March – Day 19 – Listen deeply to someone and really hear what they say
Mindful March - Already at Day 19 There is so much noise around us, we are surrounded by distractions whether thats other people, advertising, the news, social media. There's a host of things to distract us day to day so it's often incredibly hard to be present. One...
Mindful March – Day 18 – Do something creative
Welcome to Mindful March Day 18 Today is all about you. It's about doing something fun that you love that's creative. Now if you get stuck here, you don't need to be a Picasso or a Mozart to create something. Creativity comes in many forms! You could: Paint Draw Write...
Mindful March – Day 17 – Have a device-free day
Welcome to Day 17 of #MindfulMarch Today we do something many of us will struggle with - the action is to have a device-free day. The stats around how often the average person picks up their device is shocking. In the west we are obsessed with our phones. Have you...
Mindful March – Day 16 – Make an effort to slow down
Life is hectic #MindfulMarch It's Mindful March Day 16. We all know life can be intense, we are driven to do so much in the day and it's something that can overtake your day-to-day. It's often really hard to get through our day without rushing from one task to the...
Mindful March – Day 15 – Take an unusual route & notice what’s different
It's Day 15 #MindfulMarch Today is yet again another really simple task. Although this may take a little creative thinking on your part. For many of us we have perfected our commute to work or school But today, the challenge is to take a different route. Now that...
Mindful March – Day 14 – Do your tasks or chores mindfully
Welcome to Mindful March - Day 14 Doing chores is just a part of life. But this is still an opportunity to do this mindfully. By simply performing the task but doing so consciously we can incorporate mindfulness into the tasks we do. So many religions talk about...
Mindful March – Day 13 – Stop, breathe, notice
Welcome to Mindful March Day 13 One of the best things about doing these tasks on a daily basis is that it slowly helps to retrain your thinking. You don't need to spend much time on it, you don't need any specialist equipment. It's literally taking some time out to...
Mindful March – Day 12 – Feel the cool breeze or the warmth of the sun on your face
#Mindful March Day 12 Today we step outside again and take a moment to appreciate the world we live in. Today your task is to go outside and enjoy either the feel of the breeze or the warmth of the sun on your face. Enjoy the sensation, the temperature, any feelings...
Mindful March – Day 11 – When someone is speaking take a full breath before replying
#Mindful March - Day 11 So we've been consistently practicing little tasks for the last 10 days, simple things to raise awareness And today we have a task that will impact others. And it focuses on how we interact with those around us. So often we are rushing around...
Mindful March – Day 10 – No plan day, slow down and be spontaneous
#Mindful March - Day 10 Today is about doing... nothing! No plans, no to-do lists, no trying to fix anything or be little miss/mr perfect... today is all about slowing down. For some of you, this could be incredibly hard to do. I know myself, that Sunday's I usually...
Mindful March – Day 9 – Listen to a piece of music
If Music be the food of Love #MindfulMarch Day 9 Music is transformative! It can be so powerful, it can make you laugh, dance or even cry with all the emotions it can bring up in you. Music is something we hear on a daily basis too whether on public transport in an...
Mindful March – Day 8 – Look around and spot 3 things things unusual
Day 8 of the #MindfulMarch Challenge Today we focus on observation again. How aware are you of the world you live in. Most of us walk around heads bowed in deep thought as we go about our day to day business. But today I encourage you to lift your head and actually...
Mindful March – Day 7 – Listen to how you speak to yourself
Welcome to #MindfulMarch Day 7 We all have an inner voice, sometimes critical, sometimes silly, sometimes it's just plain weird. Did you know we have on average 50,000 to 60,000 thoughts a day. So we often let that inner voice chatter away in the background without...
Mindful March – Day 6 – Eat mindfully, truly appreciate your food
#MindfulMarch Welcome to Day 6 On Day 4 we took the time to truly be present with our coffee or tea. Today we're going to use that same approach but with our food. How often have you actually taken the time to truly sit down and enjoy a meal? In today's fast-paced...
Mindful March – Day 5 – Every hour, simply take 3 calm breaths
Welcome to Day 5 of #MindfulMarch In the last 4 days we've spent time: appreciating our body noticing beauty in our world practicing loving kindness being present with our coffee Today we're focusing on one of the most powerful aspects of mindfulness training - the...
Mindful March – Day 4 – Stay fully present whilst drinking your coffee
Welcome to Day 4 Today's task is another simple one but one that you'll feel instant benefits from. Whilst many of us start the day with a cup of tea or coffee and enjoy our caffeine hit, we don't really do it in isolation. Often whilst we are drinking our cuppa...
Mindful March – Day 3 – Cultivate a feeling of loving-kindness toward others
Welcome to Day 3 So today we focus on loving-kindness... but what on earth does that actually mean? Well, it's a term that's found both in the bible and in Buddhist teachings. And essentially it's about how we view others. It's easy to look at those close to us and...
Mindful March – Day – 2 Get Outside & Notice 5 beautiful things
Welcome to Day 2 How did you find day 1 - spending time focusing on the amazing power of your body is probably not something you've considered doing before. Yes I know it can be a bit weird, but I bet you felt better about your body by the end of day. Whilst Day 1 was...
Mindful March – Day 1 – Appreciating you’re alive and have a body
Welcome to Mindful March! I am so happy to have you here and on this short but transformative journey. In the next 31 days, you are going to be witnessing some massive changes in your outlook and overall happiness. And all you have to do is follow the daily guidance...