by Linda A. Curtis When mindfulness reveals an intuitive insight, will you pay attention? I thought that my life was “fine” when it wasn’t. I was in my early thirties, married to a good man, working as a trainer at a bank and living the life of a Jehovah’s Witness. That life involved knocking […]
The Turning Point
Posted on June 3, 2018 //
An extract from The Turning Point, a new mindfulness book by Jon Wilde and Gerard Evans. Devised by Jon Wilde and Gerard Evans, who jointly run the Brighton Mindfulness Centre, featuring key contributions from expert nutritionist Martina Watts, The Turning Point is a unique mindfulness-based course geared towards firmly grounding you in the practice. The […]
Mindfulness: My Wake Up Call
Posted on April 18, 2018 //
by Hillary Goldthwait-Fowles Life is filled with moments. There are moments of pure bliss, joy, love, happiness. There are also moments of sadness, despair, anger, resentment, guilt, shame, and blame. Life is very much a yin-yang kind of thing. Sometimes, there is a defining moment in our lives that serves as a wake up call. […]
Freedom In Captivity: How Mindfulness Has Helped Me Cope With Life In Prison And Transformed My Life
Posted on April 17, 2018 //
by Scott Brooks Long before I ended up in prison, I wasted so much time abusing myself. I had a professional’s ranking in the guilt game. From childhood, I had been conditioned to believe that guilt was an unavoidable factor in punishment. I couldn’t let it go, because I felt obligated to writhe in it. […]
Being With Sadness
Posted on April 17, 2018 //
Sadness is as much a part of life as happiness. We may wish that wasn’t true, and it can be easy to believe that loss is what happens to other people. Until it happens to you. And then you’re flung into a new world that you have no training for, feeling totally lost and without […]
Mindfulness for Sensitive Sleepers
Posted on March 18, 2018 //
by Amy McMillan Ever had that feeling of panic as you lie in bed and realise the clock says 3am? You’re STILL AWAKE and you have to be up in 4 hours. You’re going to be exhausted tomorrow. How will you get through the day? What if it happens tomorrow night? What’s wrong with you? […]
Mindful eating: A way to live mindfully one bite at a time
Posted on March 5, 2018 //
by Anna Fox Mindfulness principles can be applied to eating, as well as to every other part of your life. People often eat without even tasting the food. They eat on their feet or when distracted by the TV or newspapers. They are not aware when they are really hungry or what their bodies need and […]
I Hope You Have a Heart Attack
Posted on March 4, 2018 //
by Karl Steiner Just in case you think I’m a total jerk, I’ll start this post by saying that I don’t literally wish for you to keel over this instant with a coronary event. Why I would write such callous headline is best explained by telling a story that I’ve already told many friends and […]