Everyday Mindfulness

Hi all, great thread, and great to read the supportive and helpful comments. Whereabouts do you live Moksha76? Someone on here will probably be able to recommend a teacher near you. I would echo Jon's words about checking in with your GP if you need. I haven't read Mark Williams' work but am a big f...

To celebrate the release of my second book Mindfulness For Life in August this year, I am coming to London for a free one day workshop on the 12th of September, 2015. If you would like to learn how to integrate mindfulness into everyday life, how to take the struggle out of your practice and how to ...

Hi there Everyday Mindfulness friends, A few weeks back I was lucky enough to interview Byron Katie, author os a few bestsellers and a brilliant teacher of living in the moment. The interview is available at http://peacethroughmindfulness.com.au/conversation-byron-katie/ . Cheers, Oli Doyle

Hi all, I am running a free mindfulness workshop on Friday the 26th of September at 8pm GMT to launch the new edition of my book Mindfulness Plain and Simple. I will take you through the process I used to turn an ordinary (stressful) existence into a life of peace and am happy to answer your questio...

Hi Dave, so much already written, I hope this adds something... I have found it helpful to focus on shifting from thinking to experiencing, moving from contemplating, analysing, judging life to fully experiencing it. So when I practise breath awareness, I know that if I'm focussed on thoughts like '...

Hi there, I have experienced something similar myself and your question reminded me of that time in my practice. You inspired me to record a class about it on my website, I hope the podcast you find there helps you through this patch. You can find it at http://www.alittlepeaceandquiet.com/the-day-i-...

Hello mindful friends! I hope your week is progressing well. This is just a quick note to let you know about some free classes I have up online: I posted an audio class with 3 mindfulness practices to transform your relationships here: http://www.alittlepeaceandquiet.com/3-mindfulness-practices-to-t...

Hi Terry, great topic, thank you for sharing. Mindfulness is really just bringing curiosity, interest and attention to the present moment, so I would say this: Keep doing what has worked, and pay attention while you're doing it. You can do deep breathing and chant with mindfulness. You can mow the l...

Eckhart Tolle has a nice approach to this: feel free to have a goal, but make each step your primary focus, so that it doesn't really matter whether you arrive or not, as you're always here, now. There is a difference between having a goal and being attached to the idea of reaching it. If you have t...

I just read this poem from Zen Master Dogen. I love it: "Speech and silence - absolutely the same: extremely subtle and profound. A good remedy was prescribed a long time ago. Piercing the sky, embracing the earth - no end to it. An immense escarpment glowing with mysterious light." Dogen ...