by Anshul Kamath A little over 4 years ago, I decided to take one of the biggest decisions of my life. I quit my job in London working in Finance for one of the world’s largest energy companies and moved back to India where I grew up. After years in the rat race and a […]
Seeing Things: How mindfulness helped restore my lost sight
Posted on May 2, 2017 //
by Vanessa Potter As I started to wake, and sleep loosened its grip on me I stretched out my body feeling the warmth of the morning sun caress my face. A heartbeat later the crushing reality of where I was hit me like a high-speed train. I was not at home lying within the safety […]
How Mindfulness And Self-Compassion Transformed My Life
Posted on April 24, 2017 //
by Mike Fitzgerald When you live with a rare, poorly understood, and progressive health condition, there are a number of difficulties you are faced with. For example, no one can clearly tell you what you should do to successfully manage your condition, and there’s no clear advice in relation to what you can do to […]
The Journey and the Destination
Posted on October 28, 2016 //
by Gerard Evans Back in 1988 I moved from the dull suburbs of London to the coastal city of Brighton and experienced the most wonderful feeling ever. Every day I would wander the streets of Brighton, bathed in glorious sunshine and pleasant astonishment that I’d moved somewhere so beautiful. I was truly living in the […]
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. […]
Being in the Body
Posted on September 2, 2014 //
How Mindfulness Soothes, Reconnects and Affirms in the Face of Chronic Pain By Paige Zuckerman “Going through the motions” is generally a euphemism imbued with tedium and routine. For a body in pain, ‘the motions’ can feel like a mountain’s climb, that one could move along with little connection to the complexity of the movement […]
How Far I’ve Come
Posted on March 6, 2014 //
By Ruth Rosselson I’m flaring at the moment quite badly. In fact, it’s probably the worst overall flare I’ve had for quite a considerable length of time. Years I think. I’m in some sort of pain constantly. The elbow flare which has been in my elbow since September, is limiting my arm mobility a little […]
Mindful Communication
Posted on October 24, 2013 //
By Suzanne Stevens ” I vow to cultivate loving speech and deep listening in order to bring joy and happiness to others and to relieve them of their suffering” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh. I think mindfulness practices are the most accessible way to begin and to enhance any meditation or yoga practice. It’s also […]