Fact: 99% of our worry never amounts to anything more than worry. Worry is the cause of an earth-moving amount of unnecessary stress and emotional torment. Worry can become habitual, leading to a life plagued by anxiety about what might happen if X, Y and Z… So Why Do We Worry So Much? Well, perhaps because…Read More
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How to Stop Being Emotional [Using 7 Easy Questions]
We are constantly propelled along by our emotions, with our mental and physical state becoming a product of the way we feel. We have varying ways of dealing with emotions, both holistic and medicinal: When over-excited we might take a few deep breaths and divert our attention elsewhere for a while, and when feeling down we might…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
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
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
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