There is a wealth of sound and scientifically backed research into the quantifiable benefits of mindfulness. Here are some of the health and wellbeing benefits of regularly practising mindfulness. 1. Increases happiness Mindfulness helps us to stay in the present moment, which is where life happens, and away from mind wandering and negative thoughts which inhibit happiness. Research has proven…
People talk about practicing mindfulness and meditation and some also mention mindfulness meditation, so what’s the difference! The state of being mindful is being present in the here and now, without worry. It is a natural state that is often over ridden by busy busy thinking minds and so learning to be mindful is about peeling back the layers and…
The essence of mindfulness is being in the present moment; being in the here and now without worry, which is why when I was thinking about the name and identity of my mindfulness business I decided I wanted to incorporate the idea of time into the title. The time in Time to Flourish could represent making or taking the time out…
Here are our top seven mindfulness tips for introducing mindfulness into your life today. 1. Take the first step and try it There is a saying that mindfulness is easy, you just need to remember to do it. The best way to get started is to find a mindfulness exercise and to try it with an open mind and sense…
“Mindfulness is the awareness that comes when we pay attention, and we are not judging what we notice.” (Zindel Segal at TEDX UTSC) There are loads of definitions of mindfulness, however I would very simply say it’s being here now without worry. So simple, so inviting, so seldom achieved! Mindfulness is an energy of being rather than doing. It’s a natural…
There is sound scientific evidence that gratitude is a good health choice, that makes us healthier & happier Gratitude is our emotion that relates to our ability to feel and express thankfulness and appreciation. Sounds simplem right? But sometimes we get so caught up in the negative that we forget to appreciate the positive that we experience. It is an…
This one shocked me! (sorry!) A study by Psychologists at Virginia and Harvard challenged people to sit and do nothing for 15 minutes. The only alternative open to them during those 15 minutes was to give themselves an electric shock, which prior to the experiment they had agreed they would pay money to avoid. Two thirds of men and a…
We know chronic stress is bad for us as the body has no time to recover but research has shown another important correlation; between our belief that stress is bad for us and it’s negative impact on our body. A 1998 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), Keller et al, asked 30,000 people in the US, do you think stress is…
This morning I lead a live meditation through Zoom, and we did the mountain meditation by Jon Kabat-Zinn. JKZ is the father of modern-day mindfulness, and the founder of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course and he wrote this mediattion as part of this 8 week mindfulness course. The mountain meditation is particularly relevant at this time as it…