The harmful effects of chronic long term stress on the physical body and mental/emotional health and cognitive abilities: Hypertension, raised cortisol levels, inflammation and pain, increased heart rate, hormonal dysregulation, gastrointestinal issues, lowered immune functioning, impaired sleep, slower… Read More
The Journey IS the Destination
Gratitude allows us to be aware of the wonder and abundance of the present moment and not take things for granted: I am alive – I am breathing – all of my internal organs are working together in… Read More
Jon Kabbat-Zinn’s definition: Seeing things as they actually are in the present. If you have pain, accept that you have some pain right now and respond mindfully from there. Denying what is and forcing what we want, wastes… Read More
Jon Kabbat-Zinn’s definition of Non-Striving: Meditation has no goal other than for you to be yourself. The irony is you already are. I would add: Being alive has no other goal than for you to be yourself! Paying… Read More
Developing a basic trust in yourself, your feelings, and inner resources. Trusting in your inner wisdom and intuition, even if you don’t always get it right. If something doesn’t feel right, honor your feelings. As defined by Jon… Read More
I have been writing about the 9 Attitudinal Foundations of Mindfulness and how we can apply these principles to our lives. They can also be applied to your formal meditation practice. Why practice Mindfulness Meditation? In my first… Read More
Understanding that sometimes things need to unfold in their own time and the process cannot be hurried. A child may try to help a butterfly emerge by breaking open a chrysalis but chances are the butterfly won’t benefit… Read More
One definition of mindfulness is: paying attention with focused awareness, non-judgmentally, to what one is experiencing, moment to moment. It is the ability to be with what is without labeling, judging, indulging in it, pushing it away, or… Read More
The practice of Feng Shui is like cultivating and caring for a Garden- The Garden of your Life. You practice Feng Shui in your heart by practicing Inner Feng Shui. This process is like tilling the soil and… Read More
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Last Updated: July 11, 2017 by Siobhan Kohls
By: Jon Kabbat-Zin Letting go is a way of letting things be, of accepting things as they are. We let things go and we just watch…………… If we find it particularly difficult to let go of something because… Read More