Posts Tagged ‘mindfulness exercises’
Mindfulness Practice for Sleep
“And if tonight my soul may find her peace in sleep, and sink in good oblivion, and in the morning wake like a new-opened flower then I have been dipped again in God, and new-created.” – D.H. Lawrence Many people experience difficulties with sleep. As humans, we have the ability to keep ourselves awake with…
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Dive Into Your Fear & Anxiety
“I am a very old man and have suffered a great many misfortunes, most of which never happened.” – Mark Twain When we avoid fear and anxiety through experiential avoidance, the results can be a sense of disconnection from ourselves as well as an increase in fear and anxiety. There is no doubt that life can…
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Explore Mindfulness Through Walking Meditation
“The living moment is everything.” – D.H. Lawrence Most of us spend a considerable amount of time walking – to and from appointments, errands, or meetings and walking for enjoyment or exercise. Since walking is a relatively simple activity that we engage in on a regular basis, it is a wonderful opportunity to integrate mindfulness…
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Top 10 Basic Mindfulness Exercises – Part Two
While the concept of mindfulness may be a very simple concept in theory, it is far more difficult in practice. It may be especially difficult if you find that you have been living a large portion of your life essentially on “autopilot.” This results in going through the motions of the days, the weeks, and…
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Top 10 Basic Mindfulness Exercises – Part One
“An operational working definition of mindfulness is: the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally to the unfolding of experience moment by moment.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn Mindfulness is a powerful skill that has been taught for thousands of years by many world religions: Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity,…
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