Start small – ease your way in like you would for a gym routine – 5-10mins each day and allow yourself to extend your practice over time Create a routine – set a reminder in order to successfully establish a new habit...
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Be mindful today and the day after and the day after…
“We are here, nowhere else. Since we are here, Why not be here?” Chogyam Trungpa Mindfulness is not rocket science but it takes effort to continually keep yourself mindful of all your thoughts and actions. ...
Read moreIntention – Love
A lovely Oscar Wilde quote: “Keep love in your heart A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are all dead” Love Love Love is the answer to all suffering in my opinion. Be open to give and receive love as you...
Read moreMy daily mantra
These words by Jon Kabat-Zinn really resonate with me so I have recently incorporated them into my daily meditation practice. Perhaps you may like to do the same? “Practice sharing the fullness of your being, your best self, your...
Read moreWise words from Bob Marley
“Love the life you live, and live the life you love”
Read moreMove towards an Increasingly Healthy Mind
The traditional goal of meditation is to arrive at a state of well-being that is imperturbable – or if perturbed easily regained. The french monk Matthew Ricard describes such happiness as “a deep sense of flourishing that...
Read moreDealing with Anger
Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured Quote: Mark Twain I love this quote as it sums up the toxic nature of anger. It is so important for each of us to find...
Read moreThe gift of Mindfulness to ourselves and others
Thich Nhat Hanh says” The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers” So today set your intention to really listen to those around you, to be...
Read moreOne of Life’s big lesson’s
I stumbled across the below quote in my morning’s meditation and book reading session. It could not have been any more perfect for what I needed to hear. So I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!. http:/ / Our minds are continually...
Read moreReceive Smiles
Today make it your practice to receive smiles. Be aware of who is giving them to you and notice if you have an automatic response to give one back. Imagine the ripple effects if we receive and give smiles today to all those we greet.
Read moreWhat is the point of meditation?
I love Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s definition. He writes “the point of meditation practice is actually to rediscover our hidden neurosis and our hidden sanity at the same time” as well as to develop a sense of discipline in our...
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