When we are charged with negative emotion and resist experiencing the emotion fully we are unable to process it and let it go. Any unprocessed emotion then becomes part of who we think we are and we identify with that emotion which then becomes part of the “all about me” story. If, however, we manage to remain mindful...
What is compassion? Compassion is a loving vibration that is nourishing and healing to all that it touches. We all have within us the ability to generate compassion without and within. As the Dalai Lama says: “Within all beings there is the seed of perfection. However, compassion is required in order to activate...
Meditation is one of the best tools to balance our emotions and let go of stress and tension…that is until you get so frustrated with the incessant thoughts running through your head that it defeats the purpose of meditating. I have always struggled to meditate. My brain goes a million miles an hour and I used to get...
When you picture a monkey what do you see? I see a cute, cheeky, chattering little ball of fur. I also know that monkeys can be quite enterprising, even sly and they can certainly hurt you if you’re not careful. In martial arts and some eastern meditation traditions unwanted thoughts, feelings and distractions are...
Don’t you love watching kids play? They have the capacity to completely immerse themselves in the world around them albeit for short periods of time. I particularly enjoy the way they freely express themselves devoid of guilt, criticism, worries or hang-ups. I can’t help but wonder at how strikingly similar this is...
One of the most delightful ways of fostering mindfulness as a practice is to do something creative. Our natural function is to create and when we create positively and with purpose we have an enormous sense of wellbeing and feel great. One of the most wonderful and enjoyable ways of attaining a high state of...
Whether you’ve taken the plunge into some form of meditation practice or not you would have experienced thoughts that preoccupy you at some point. They’re the recurring and persistent ones that just keep on going round and round in your head making it impossible to focus and stay in the present. Sometimes they even...
It will come as no surprise that successful, contented high achievers share a number of positive attributes. Although they are disciplined and prepared to put in the effort to reach their achievable goals, they still manage to be relatively well balanced in all areas of their lives. They have a high level of...
The purpose of this beautiful meditation is to draw the negativity from our body that causes stress and to balance the body’s energy using a quartz crystal. Crystals are believed to absorb negative energy and therefore must be cleaned regularly. Some suggest cleansing in sea water, leaving overnight in moonlight or...
When our best intentions and dreams constantly fail to manifest we have to accept the fact that we unknowingly have placed limits on ourselves. As mentioned in the Mindful Goals post we tend to self-sabotage if we don’t have a healthy dose of self worth. Dr. Martin Hart and Skye Alexander (The best Meditations on the...
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