Everyday Mindfulness

Just a quote which explains better what I mean by 'uncluttering the mind': You may find that your mind wanders a hundred times, or just a few. It is okay for this to happen and it doesn't mean that you are doing anything wrong, just notice the distractions and gently bring your attention back to the...

Hi there Pushing away negative feelings, and trying to run away from them often makes them stronger. You know what it's like when there is a job that you need to do but you try to avoid doing it, it plays on your mind. But if you turn towards the job and get it done you mind becomes quiet. It's the...

Is there any school of mindfullness that I can subscribe to which can teach me not how to focus inwards on emotions. Not that I know of. Turning towards difficult feelings and emotions is a part of every mindfulness course I've ever seen. As human beings, we are emotional creatures, and the emotion...

Hi mindfull_student. You ask, "Would it not have been more beneficial to push out the negative emotions...?" I doubt it. That sounds like yet more avoidance. Mindfulness is about paying attention to present moment experience. As you've correctly surmised, the aim of mindfulness is not to ...

When I meditate, I'm learning not to get caught up in my thoughts and other mind-made activity. I focus my attention on an anchor (my breath, a mantra), and when I become aware of thoughts I guide my attention back to the anchor. In doing so, I'm not indulging the mental activity. The more I develo...

Also, a while ago I had a difficult conversation with my manager and I was highly upset about that. I then did the 3 minute breathing space meditation on youtube and I was overwhelmed with emotions. So instead of bringing my focus back to typing on my pc, I chose to feel the upset feeling. And I ac...

Hi all, I started mindfulness because I struggled a lot with excessive rumination on thoughts which were making me anxious, upset, and even a bit depressed. In the practice of mindfulness if I am upset about something which has happened, how do I deal with that? My current strategy is that every occ...