Everyday Mindfulness

Hi all,

First post on the forum...

I bought the Mark Williams Finding peace in a frantic world about 2 months ago after a bout of feeling anxious, being hooked up on specific bodily sensations & feeling like I 'couldn't stop thinking' about worries etc, this also lead to quite a few sleep deprived nights. Been doing the course now for 5 weeks & i'm on the befriending week.. However, I just went to Prague for a week and while I took the book & did one formal meditation throughout the week.

Do I just carry on where I was up to, and practise 6 days out the next 7 on befriending then carry on with the 8 week course? Or start the course again? Or finish the course then do the whole thing over? Haha.. I feel like they've been helping massively and in the main I can be grounded/mindful. Have days or periods where I feel I still get 'lost' a bit inside my head etc, which can sometimes lead to getting frustrated and feeling upset however - usually learn from these periods.

If anything reflecting now I can see that the few days without meditation shows how much I've still got to learn and how important meditation has been recently. Do think I feel a bit worse today due to a week of drinking/eating out etc on my holiday too!

Thanks for any help, appreciate any replies

Hi there.
Welcome to the forum.
Great choice of book. That's the one that got me and many other members of this forum started.
I would carry on if I was you, rather than go back to the start snakes & ladders style.
It might also help if you check out the thread we've devoted to the Frantic World course. Maybe read up to the week you left off on.
viewforum.php?f=30
And let us know how you get along.
Cheers,
Jon
mindfulpilgrim.com

JonW wrote:Hi there.
Welcome to the forum.
Great choice of book. That's the one that got me and many other members of this forum started.
I would carry on if I was you, rather than go back to the start snakes & ladders style.
It might also help if you check out the thread we've devoted to the Frantic World course. Maybe read up to the week you left off on.
viewforum.php?f=30
And let us know how you get along.
Cheers,
Jon
mindfulpilgrim.com

Thank you Jon! Sounds good, that is what I've done and also signed up to a local meditiation 6 part mindfulness course so I am starting that soon too! Is there a thread for week 6 befriending? Thank you!!

There should still be a thread dedicated to each week
It's the book that started my mindfulness journey too and one I still refer to a lot. Let us know how you get on