It is pretty hard to feel content in a world that is consistently offering you the “next best thing”. I mean, how can your possibly pay attention to the now when you can’t wait for the future to arrive? Because it will be better, right? It will be bigger, faster, more efficient, more effective, more…Read More
3 Fun Mindfulness Exercises for Kids
This post came about after a reader sent me an email asking whether I have any mindfulness exercises for kids. But before we get into a few ideas, I think it’s important to understand the following… …When it comes to mindfulness and kids, the way forward is creativity and fun, rather than pushing them into seated meditation,…Read More
I Don’t Want to Die & Realise I Haven’t Lived
As cliché as it may sound, when we are old and grey, most of us will look back and think, “I’d do anything to get that time back”. If we know this to be true, then why are so many of us waiting life out in jobs we hate, wishing the clock would strike 5pm…Read More
How to Achieve a Mindful State (Fast) Using Your Breath
If you have a mind that bounces around like a flea, like me, you probably find it hard to settle your mind and be present without thinking about what you will do next, tomorrow or sometime next week. Oftentimes this perpetual thinking causes us to worry, stress and fear things, as we allow ourselves to…Read More
How Going to the Gym Went From Muscle to Mindful
I started going to the gym in my late teens. For the first few years it was sporadic at best, and generally dependent on whether my gym buddy at the time – of which I went through many – still had the motivation to go with me. My enthusiasm was driven by the desire for pecs and biceps…Read More
Why Consumer Culture is Bad for Mindfulness
By definition, consumerism is in total contrast to mindfulness: The preoccupation of society with the acquisition of consumer goods, or, put another way; the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically desirable. Consumerism encourages us to be on the lookout for the next best thing, when more often what we have is still in good condition,…Read More
Mindful Email Practice – Is it Time You Cleared the Backlog?
Sorting through emails sounds like a laborious task; I mean, why bother when you have 15 GB worth of storage to use up, and the benefit of filters to sort through them when need be. Well, just recently I came to a point where I’d had enough of the endless pages of my inbox and…Read More
How to Practice Mindfulness Meditation with Binaural Beats
Meditation is a massive part of my life, and also a big part of cultivating mindfulness on a daily basis. As we know, mindfulness isn’t simply about being aware – I mean we all have the awareness that we are someone, living, in this world – but rather being purposely aware, really being present in…Read More
6 Mindfulness Exercises You Can Try Today
In this busy world of ours, the mind is constantly pulled from pillar to post, scattering our thoughts and emotions and leaving us feeling stressed, highly-strung and at times quite anxious. Most of us don’t have five minutes to sit down and relax, let alone 30 minutes or more for a meditation session. But it…Read More
Just 1-Minute Of Mindfulness Could Save Your Sanity
Is your boss really getting on your nerves? Do you feel pressured by money? Are the children driving you nuts? Did someone just cut you up in traffic? If your mind feels scattered, overloaded and about to burst, STOP. Take a moment. One minute of mindfulness could save your sanity, and begin to change your…Read More