Acceptance and Choice Key to mindfulness is the practice of acceptance. Often we suffer because we want things to be different to how they are. We beat ourselves up for feeling anxious, we catastrophise about our physical pain, or we complain about the weather. None of these responses will change the way things are. With [...]
Mindful Communication Mindfulness is not simply a solitary practice. Like it or not, we live in a world filled with other people! We can use mindfulness to help us to communicate with others more effectively - paying more attention both to ourselves and others. Active Listening Often when we have conversations, we don’t really listen [...]
Mindfully walking and reconnecting with nature Shinrin Yoku In Japan there is a growing network of trails and walks used for Shinrin Yoku. Shinrin Yoku, translated as ‘forest bathing’ is a practice which helps us reconnect with nature by mindfully walking in forests and woodland. There are some key features to Shinrin Yoku that differentiate [...]
Mindful Cleaning? My mum recently asked me to write a blog about mindful cleaning. I am one of the messiest people I know so I suspect she was joking. But it got me thinking - housework (or living with the lack of it) is an unavoidable part of life. For some people (apparently) household chores [...]