Poetry as Mindfulness

by Janice Falls I want to tell you something. This morning is bright after all the steady rain, and every iris,peony, rose, opens its mouth, rejoicing. I want to say, wake up, open your eyes, there’s a snow-covered roadahead, a field of blankness, a sheet of paper, an empty screen. Barbara Crooker, “Listen” (1-5) There […]

How Mindfulness Stopped Me From Over-thinking My Life

by Nikolina Eisinger It’s getting harder and harder to pump the breaks of our busy lives. Silence is hard to find these days. We are constantly over-stimulated and/or distracted. In almost any given second, someone or something requires our attention. We are connected with our families, friends, bosses and the rest of the world 24/7 […]

Give The Gift Of Compassion This Holiday Season With Co-Mindfulness

by Doro Bush Koch & Tricia Reilly Koch This year many of us won’t be traveling home for the holidays. We won’t be rushing off to parties to celebrate the passing of another year with our friends. We’ll find new pandemic-safe ways to get together with our loved ones – over Zoom, bundled up around […]

Ripple Effect: Mindfulness and COVID-19

by Hillary Goldthwait-Fowles “There is only one cause of unhappiness: the false beliefs you have in your head.” ~ Anthony De Mello Covid-19. That name alone sends shivers down the spine. Stories of suffering, death, tragedy. A global pandemic the likes we have never seen before, at least in our lifetimes. Bungled government responses. Politicalization […]

How Mindfulness Transformed My Life

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 […]

Mindfulness for Recovery

by Joe Gilmore While it can be cathartic, substance abuse treatment and therapy can be a difficult thing to confront. It is something that requires a long, honest look at yourself and your situation which can be a lot for some people to come to terms with.  This is where mindfulness and meditation can come […]

How Mindfulness Made me Realize That Life is Worth Living

by Utku Ucay 8pm. It is one of these freezing Montreal nights. The cold wind blowing in my face makes me shiver. I just left the café in tears and now I am asking myself a question that I have never asked before and maybe no one should ever ask: is life really worth living? […]

An Introduction to Mindfulness

Join Everyday Mindfulness every Monday and Friday @ 6pm (London time) for group meditation on Zoom. An hour of mindfulness meditation and gentle inquiry, led by qualified teacher Jon Wilde. Suitable for beginners and more experienced meditators alike. Completely FREE! Follow this link to join our WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/K5j5deTvIHVD7z71H3RIIk Notification of sessions will be posted every […]