by Amy McMillan Busy mind? Preoccupied with future planning? A ‘bit of a worrier’? For twenty-seven years, this was my life. My brain was often a classic example of what Buddhists call the ‘monkey mind’. I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t slightly on edge, even during childhood. I prided myself on my active […]
How to Beat Panic Attacks: 3 Simple Mindfulness Techniques
Posted on July 31, 2014 //
By Krista Lester “By living deeply in the present moment we can understand the past better and we can prepare for a better future.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh When I was in high school, a hit-and-run car accident changed my world. My boyfriend at the time lost his nineteen-year-old brother to the accident. I had never […]
Once I stopped battling anxiety, it lost its power over me
Posted on May 12, 2014 //
By Amy Straker A little bit about me: Hi, I’m Amy and I have battled against anxiety for over 10 years, until I discovered mindfulness and realised that battling was only reinforcing the anxiety. As part of my journey into mindfulness and positive thinking I started a blog called Silver Linings Project where I write […]
Let It Be: Using Mindfulness to Overcome Anxiety and Depression
Posted on December 18, 2013 //
By Lucy Roleff “Perhaps many things inside you have been transformed; perhaps somewhere, someplace deep inside your being, you have undergone important changes while you were sad.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke When I was twelve years old, I figured out how to get out of things. It was a rainy Saturday morning and I was […]
A Simple But Powerful Way to Kick The Worry Habit
Posted on November 15, 2013 //
By Abby Seixas “Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.” ~ Swedish proverb I’m a worrier by nature, and I come by it honestly. My mother was afraid to cross bridges, and ride in elevators, boats, and airplanes. Her mother died of cancer at the age of 40, and my mother spent many […]
Mindfulness And The Rollercoaster Of Fear
Posted on September 26, 2013 //
The surge of adrenalin is spreading outwards from somewhere near my stomach, overtaking my body like a tsunami as I start to experience those familiar feelings of anxiety yet again. My mind is hijacked by “what-if’s”, images of future catastrophes are played out and shown to me in startling detail and my body reacts as […]
How Mindfulness Changed My Life
Posted on March 18, 2013 //
By Barbara Buck ‘Waking up is ultimately something that each one of us can only do for ourselves’ Jon Kabat-Zinn I think there is a problem with my enthusiasm for mindfulness and wanting others to benefit from it too. I struggle with keeping quiet, so I am pleased to have this opportunity to write about […]