Open up your World with a Beginner’s Mind
Beginner’s Mind You may have heard the term: Beginner’s Mind. It is a Buddhist concept and means: A mind that is willing to see everything as if for the first time. ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn Perhaps this doesn’t seem a useful idea, but put another way, it is to experience each day free of prejudice and…
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Mindful Morning Rituals that Support your Best Self
How can you be your best self? It starts when you create your own unique mindful morning rituals. I use the term ‘rituals’ very loosely – simple steps that you can take so you can be in charge of a serene start to your day. Mindful Morning Rituals Begin the Night Before In order to…
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We Are What we Think
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts, With our thoughts we make the world … ~ Buddha Be in charge: with our thoughts we make the world Regarding this quote, you may be finding it especially difficult right now to feel that you’re in charge of your…
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Joy and peace for this July
Place of Serenity Newsletter Hi everyone I’ve gathered together my most recent blog posts for this July newsletter. They cover a range of subjects and I hope you will dip into some of them and find them helpful. Sending you thoughts of joy and peace as we continue to navigate these sometimes uneasy times. Best…
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Moments of Meditation
Place of Serenity Newsletter Hi everyone Let’s keep our hearts open and uplifted! I have been adding moments of meditation to the Place of Serenity Soundcloud to help you. They are short and accessible. You are welcome to click in and listen and do let me know whether they are helpful for you. Scroll down…
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How Are You Feeling? 3 Aspects to Explore
This is a useful question to ask yourself. How are you feeling? It’s an invitation to have a conversation with yourself. A chance to go deeper within. There’s sure to be lots there in this unique year of 2020. So How Are You Feeling? Notice if a quick response trips off your tongue or your…
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Top Blog Posts of 2019 from Place of Serenity
Top 8 Blog Posts Perhaps you have some quiet time over the festive season to sit back and relax! I’ve collated the top 8 most popular blog posts from this year. In case you missed some of them or a title here catches your eye. Enjoy! 1 How to Unhook from Ruminating Thoughts You know…
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4 Simple Reminders
Does life feel complicated? Even when you’re busy, here are 4 simple reminders for a calmer life: 1. Breathe Of the 4 simple reminders this one couldn’t be simpler and yet we forget! You rein yourself in to the present moment when you breathe a conscious breath. This results in being focused and present. It’s…
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Mindfulness at The Physiotherapy Centre, Haslemere
The Physiotherapy Centre is based at Holy Cross Hospital in Haslemere. The centre has fabulous equipment including a hydrotherapy pool and light and airy physiotherapy gym. The hospital treats patients who are highly dependent and need specific care. The physiotherapy centre helps with this and is also available for all outpatients. Set in a beautiful…
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Keep it Simple – 6 Easy Mindfulness Tips
Mindfulness is about learning to be awake and present for your life. Since we spend 95% of our time on autopilot, here are a 6 simple mindfulness tips to intercept some of that autopilot. And incorporate easy mindfulness into your day! 1. How you start your day! Begin each morning by noticing the sensations of…
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Mindfulness at Painshill Wellbeing Week
As part of Painshill Wellbeing Week we offered a Taster Session. A Taster Session is a good opportunity to learn more about mindfulness and meditation and how it might be applicable in your life. Follow this link for future Mindfulness Taster Sessions. Painshill Park has other activities available for you to book between 24th and…
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How to be your own Best Friend
A best friend is always on your side A cheerleader and a supporter. What better than to be your own best friend and support yourself with emotional resilience, courage and kindness? These are qualities you can nurture with mindfulness and self-compassion especially when life feels so stressful or out of balance. There has been an…
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May News & Inspiration
Hi everyone, News and inspiration from Place of Serenity for May: With attention to detail, the simple can become a celebration, and the moment can change from mundane to extraordinary. In celebrating the moment, we demonstrate acknowledgement that there are no unimportant moments. – Almine I hope you are having many extraordinary moments! I invite…
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April Inspiration: news & updates
‘Reason predicts the future based on the past, thereby perpetuating the past. Only the heart can guide us through the uncharted territory of moments yet to come.’ ~ Almine Place of Serenity News We are creating each present moment, and our future, with our current thoughts and behavior. (You are doing this personally, and, of…
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10 Tranquil Tips to Stay Calm
How Can you Stay Tranquil and Calm as you go About your Day? The key is awareness – to notice yourself in the here and now. And implement some of these 10 tranquil tips: 1. Sunbeams! Sit in some sunbeams as they flood through a window. Or if there’s no sunshine stop and listen to…
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Christmas Advent Calendar
I am sharing the following thoughts from my Place of Serenity Facebook, where each day’s image and words are all together here for inspiration. Every image invites you to carry the phrase in your heart & notice how it feels! You can click on any image to see & enjoy a larger picture. From this,…
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Top 10 Mindfulness Gifts
The great thing about mindfulness and meditation is that you can implement it any time and anywhere. It keeps you calm and relaxed. And connects you to your inner wisdom. We all make the choice whether to be present. However, the other kind of presents are also very welcome! To keep you inspired (for Christmas…
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Help! I am Feeling Overwhelmed
How to Unhook from Feeling Overwhelmed Maybe right now you are overwhelmed by anxiety, fear, loneliness, difficult thoughts or low mood? Whatever it is, you feel as though an avalanche is happening. You have a sense of drowning. Engulfed in the overwhelming experience. So what do you do? Turn to your Heart ‘…Do not strengthen…
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5 Simple Stress-busting Tips
You might be busy with numerous tasks at work. Experiencing worrying family news that is out of your control. Spending a lot of time feeling despondent, anxious or regretful. Everyone’s lives are uniquely different, but here are 5 simple stress-busting tips you can adapt to suit your kind of day. Remember that you have a…
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4 Phrases to Stay Calm and Resilient
Place of Serenity’s mission is to help you stay calm and resilient in your life! Here I share 4 powerful phrases to help you stay calm and resilient as often as you need. When You Fall During Mo Farah’s fall in the 10,000 metre race in Rio 2016 he had the mental strength to continue.…
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Here is Your 3 Minute Mindful Check-In
Your Mindful Check-In Are you rushing about your day with your head full of worries and your body following you along for the ride? The Mindful Check-In is a 3 minute awareness exercise. It only takes a few moments to do a Mindful Check-In and notice how your body, emotions and state of mind are…
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