By Kathleen Hoyle Over the past couple of years I have been through just about every major life event there is: death of a parent, moving house, changing job and, to top it off, partner of over 10 years leaving. Needless to say, I was feeling some stress and anxiety. Fortunately, in September of […]
The power of positive thinking…is a myth.
Posted on June 23, 2015 //
By Jon Andre I was a self-improvement junkie for many years. From my early days reading the classics on positive thinking to my later years listening to the guidance of modern-day gurus, I’ve always been driven by the desire to improve and – to quote a popular phrase – “be my best self.” One thing […]
Uncovering Happiness Symposium
Posted on June 20, 2015 //
Our friend, Dr. Elisha Goldstein, just launched his first online Happiness Symposium. He is an expert on this topic and shares cutting-edge mindfulness and self-compassion techniques that you can implement immediately to help you transform your life. The program includes a series of interviews with 20+ amazing happiness experts including Tara Brach, Byron Katie, Rick […]
Dealing with the Darkness of Chronic Illness: How Mindfulness Helps Me to Turn on the Light
Posted on June 10, 2015 //
By Kate Libby The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything but they make the most of everything. ~ Sam Cawthorn Very early on in my illness, only a month or so after diagnosis, a neurologist who had been involved in some of my diagnostic testing urged me to try out mindfulness meditation. […]
Interview with Singhashri Gazmuri
Posted on June 3, 2015 //
Singhashri Gazmuri’s life was transformed after she discovered meditation at the age of 21. She is now employed as programme director at Breathworks. Here she describes her mindfulness journey and how she is helping to bring Breathworks to the USA. Singhashri was interviewed by Jon Wilde in May 2015. Everyday Mindfulness: Growing up, did […]
Mindfulness and Enriching Your Travel Experience
Posted on June 1, 2015 //
By Piers McEwan For many, travel as an experience is a precious commodity, often guarded by time and budgetary constraints. It seems clear, then, that it is an activity to treasure and to savour to the best of one’s ability. But how might we look to do that; how might we look to enrich our […]
A Solitary Raisin: The Transformative Power of Mindfulness
Posted on May 20, 2015 //
by Piers McEwan It will be good for you, they said. It will relax you, they said. It will bring you out of that hole, they said. Perhaps it would, perhaps it wouldn’t, I thought. My judgement was cloudy and non-existent, the numbing effect of the SSRIs the doctor had said. Those minuscule pink pills […]
Mindful Waking
Posted on May 5, 2015 //
by Anabel My husband and I have a long-standing tradition of bringing each other coffee to bed. Whoever is awake first and feels energized enough to let their toes touch the coldness of our fake hardwood floors eventually asks: “Would you like some coffee?” Or: “Magst du Kaffee?” Or “Vil du ha litt kaffe?” Depending […]