Everyday Mindfulness

Hi Jenna,

Welcome to the forum, I hope you enjoy it here. Being a complete novice myself I cannot really offer any useful advice so I just thought I'd say hello and welcome !!

Cheers
Delta

Jon, Thanks for the links, most appreciated. I've managed to get hold of a copy of Full Catastrophe living and Mindfulness for Beginners audio books from a friend so I have those to listen to as well as the links you've provided. Thanks also for offering the other materials you have, that's very kin...

Jon and rara, thanks for the replies ! Jon, I'd very much appreciate it if you could put up some links for me, that would be great. I have noted the books you have mentioned and I will keep my eye out for them, thanks again.

I really appreciate the help guys, thank you !

cheers
Delta

Thanks to everyone that replied, it's appreciated. I'm finding so many questions going around in my mind in relation to practicing,how often should I try to practice, for how long etc etc. Because of the effects of my illnesses I spend the vast majority of my time alone at home and occupying that ti...

Hi guys, Just wanted to share that yesterday I managed to sit down and actually complete my first intentional guided practice, which may not seem that big a deal to some but for me was momentous. As I have mentioned in my previous posts, I am going through some dark days and I feel it's important to...

Hi Jon, Thanks for the message, I appreciate it. Its good to hear that the practice is helping you, that's encouraging for me, I hope I can achieve something similar. Right now I am struggling pretty badly, the last six months have been extremely difficult, I lost my dad to lung cancer and my wife's...

I suppose I have explained my reasons in my two introductory posts but I will highlight them again here. I first experienced anxiety attacks when I was 18, a terrifying experience out of seemingly nowhere which lead me slowly into a deep depression I still experience to this day, this year I will be...

Hello again and a sincere thanks to the people who replied to my introduction. I understand that trying to force myself to be mindful is not how mindfulness operates, my understanding is that it's a non judgemental state of trying to compassionately observe the mind and all that my mind contains wit...

Hi from a new guy, I've been having a browse around the site here for a couple of days now and I have basically been "inspired" if you like, to speak up and say hello. I also suffer from anxiety and depression, have done for almost 30 years now, so I can relate to some of the post's I've r...