Everyday Mindfulness

Hi Tramps, I am sorry to hear you go through such a hard time. I can relate to this as I have felt this way a lot. I took some mindfulness based therapy and classes this year and I was encouraged to notice where I feel the emotions in the body. For instance, when going through the emotion about you ...

I just came out of a 6 week mindfulness course to deal with painful emotions. As others say, you need to track the sensations in the body. Notice where it's happening, what's the shape, stay with it and do not resist it. As it changes, notice what happens next. If it helps you can use your 5 senses ...

I have been taking some classes in Somatic Experiencing (treating trauma with mindfulness) and that is what I learnt. When the feeling arises, track it in the body, keep tracking it and it will change as you acknowledge it.

monkey, I liked what you said about relating to the world and yourself. I guess if someone doesn't ruminate or doesn't wander away is close to perfection.

A lot of material on mindfulness that I come across talks about how mindfulness can help people who suffer from anxiety, stress, rumination etc etc. Does mindfulness help those who do not go through these things?

I usually am unsure of what to call my practice of mindfulness. Recently someone tried to push me into a Buddhist chanting group and called it a philosophy. I wouldn't call mindfulness a philosophy either, but I replied and said that I was practicing mindfulness. She said that the group she follows ...

Would mindfulness be considered a spiritual practice? I know it's derived from Buddhism, but are they interchangeable terms?

I went to a Somatic Experiencing workshop at a Mindfulness centre yesterday. I am considering taking private sessions to release my anxieties, fears, limiting beliefs which will also help me with my autoimmune disease. I was wondering if people here have experiences to share in somatic experiencing ...

Thanks Matt and Jon. I have read Radical Acceptance but found it didn't have many specific techniques. I thought it was hard to implement what was being said in the book.

Would you recommend doing a metta practice throughout the week? I've been doing the body scan this week.

I am looking for resources to cultivate self-compassion. Something that will give me specific techniques. I know that mindfulness in general helps with that, but I'm wondering if there is something very specific I can practice. I've identified lack of self-compassion as my biggest growth area.