3 Simple Ways to Get the Habit of Meditation
It can feel like you are wasting your time or doing it wrongly when you get started with meditation. How can you get the habit of meditation so it becomes a daily skill for your well-being and spiritual life? You know it’s something you want to do to help you access a calmer and more…
Read MoreIt’s Claustrophobic in Here!
How does it feel inside your mind? With constant thinking, worrying, problem-solving and self-criticizing, it can sometimes feel claustrophobic. A bit like being stuck in your head with blinkers surrounding your eyes. A small space that walls you in and fear shuts you down. You go round and round in circles with the same old…
Read MoreBenefits of Nasal Breathing
Your Breath Breathing is intimately connected to every part of your body. Your breath is your life! We take approximately 25,000 breaths a day but many of us are not breathing correctly. We breathe through the mouth or shallow breathe, resulting in other parts of the body having to compensate for this. Breathing correctly with…
Read MoreA Change of Perspective
Two ways to think of ‘perspective’ It seems fitting that the word ‘perspective’ has many perspectives! Here we explore two ways to think of ‘perspective’. The first is when we sometimes get hooked into anxiety and lose our perspective. The second is when we realise that our perspective keeps us more unconscious than we ever…
Read MoreHow Mindfulness Helps in this Time of Covid19
Perhaps you wonder how mindfulness helps in these unusual times of Covid19. We don’t know what the future holds, but then we never did. This is mindfulness in action; the habits and assumptions we’ve perhaps always made, we now realise were never certainties. Mindfulness invites us to be present and not take things for granted.…
Read MoreThe Power of Trust in Challenging Times
As Humans, Our Default Setting is For Survival So fear and anxiety are natural responses to unusual and uncertain times. Any kind of trust and certainty flies out the window. Especially when your income has suddenly stopped and you just don’t know what the present or the future hold. Anxiety and fear may be our…
Read MoreThe Treasure of Hope
Great Hope for the New Year At the start of the new year, you may be experiencing great hope for things to come. Hope is a deep feeling of trust and belief that good things will happen and you are capable of achieving them. Alternatively, you might be feeling a hopelessness. This might show up…
Read MoreWinter Solstice, the Light and You
The Darkness and Light of Winter Winter Solstice (22 December 2019) is the deepest part of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Our ancestors celebrated this darkness before the days began to lengthen again. Now this celebration of Yuletide sits beautifully alongside the light and joy of Christmas. Although it is the darkest time of the…
Read MoreCan I Be My True Self When I Am So Busy?
Can I Be My True Self When I Am So Busy? Be you… let your confidence rest in your essence, not function ~ Aubrey Marcus Your ‘function’ is when you describe yourself as your work and things that you ‘do’. Remember that your true self is more like this: Your essence is you. Without anything…
Read MoreYour Portal to Peace
You Have a Portal to Peace! A portal is an entrance of any kind, like a door or gateway. It takes you from one place to another. Your portal means that you have the power to move seamlessly to your own place of peace. So whatever is happening around you, with your mindful awareness, you…
Read MoreTough times in the playground: mindfulness and illness
Tough times: Mindfulness and illness When you are going through tough times such as illness, including cancer, how can you support yourself and remain steady? It’s a little like a playground with all the ups and downs of the rides. Implementing mindfulness skills is one way to manage the bumpiness. Mindfulness wakes you up to…
Read More4 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…
Read MoreHow to Stay Cool and Calm when the Temperature Rises
As we are increasingly experiencing higher than normal temperatures, let’s look at how to stay cool and calm! Our incredible bodies naturally maintain an average temperature of between 97.8°F and 99.0°F. The brain’s hypothalamus and Autonomic Nervous System regulate it using our skin, sweat glands and blood vessels throughout the body. In extremely hot and…
Read MoreEquanimity
‘Equanimity is neither apathy nor indifference: you are warmly engaged with the world but not troubled by it.’ Rick Hanson, ‘Buddha’s Brain‘ Develop a sense of Equanimity I like Rick Hanson’s definition of equanimity. The ability to experience a beautiful sense of calm, tranquility and balance. Do you experience this as you go about your…
Read MoreMindfulness 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…
Read MoreKeep 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…
Read MoreMindfulness can be as easy as ABC
A – Awareness right now in this moment B – Breathe slowly & deeply C – Choose where to place your attention Mindfulness can be as easy as ABC! Right now, before you start a conversation, on getting home from work, as soon as you wake in the morning… empower yourself with mindfulness! These 3…
Read MoreSitting Still – How Hard Can it Be?
In the Beginning Sitting Still Can Be a Challenge You’re starting to meditate. So you’re sitting still and you begin. How hard can it be? Extremely hard! But everyone knows how to sit still and do nothing, right? Yet this doesn’t naturally happen in life often! You intend to meditate, but find yourself doing ‘just…
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