Category: how to be mindful
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Building Positive Feelings With Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a non judging, receptive awareness. Unfortunately, most of the time we don’t pay attention in this way. Instead we react, judging whether we like, dislike or can ignore what is happening. We measure our experience against expectation, We evaluate ourselves and others with a stream of commentary and criticism. When people initially turn… Read more
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What is Mindfulness? How Does it Conquer Stress and Anxiety?
Mindfulness is a common English word that means paying attention. When we talk about being mindful, it is paying full attention to the present moment with an open and curious attitude. It is being aware of where we are and what we are doing without judging it. A curious attitude helps us to witness our thoughts… Read more
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Befriending Yourself in Meditation: A Mindful Approach
Befriending is an important quality of mindfulness. This is different than self compassion. Self compassion is used to ease our difficulties that have already arisen. When we make a mistakes when something doesn’t go our way. When we are sufferring, we are instructed to use self compassion, to soothe ourselves. To bring ourselves back into… Read more
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Breaking the “Should” Habit for Mindfulness
Breaking Free from the Trap of “Should” How often do you catch yourself saying, “I should do this..”, “I should be more patient.”, or “I shouldn’t feel this way”? The word “should” might seem harmless, but it can create unnecessary pressure, guilt, and resistance. Overusing “should” can be counterproductive. We can shift our toward a… Read more
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Master the Art of Pausing for Mindfulness
Taking a Mindful Pause How can we add more mindfulness in our days? Mindfulness is a way to shift our attention to the present moment, no matter what we are doing. We can find calm among the chaos if we just use a few simple tips. I had meditated for years but would still find… Read more
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Finding Patience in Stressful Times
One of the simplest practices of mindfulness is slowing down. We spend so much time rushing, thinking about what’s next when we’re not even there yet. A way to come into the present is to be slower and more intentional about things. The present moment is THE ONLY PLACE where we have control. So if… Read more