The Power of Mindfulness: Cultivating Awareness and Presence in the Present Moment
Mindfulness is a state of being in which you are focusing your awareness on the present moment. Combining awareness with curiosity, creates mindfulness.
How Deep Breathing Can Improve Your Eating Habits and Mindfulness
The quality of our breathing is often a reflection of how we are feeling. Keeping in tune with your breathing can improve your mindfulness find out how!
Putting mindfulness to practice
“You can’t stop the waves but you can learn how to surf.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn “In a challenging moment when I’m trying to practise mindfulness, I find it helpful to say: ‘Is that so?’ To me, it takes the judgement […]
Why we need mindfulness
“Collect moments, not things.”— Paulo Coelho Mindfulness is the practice of bearing witness to the present moment with curiosity, non-judgement and compassion. The beauty of mindfulness is that you can draw on this powerful tool in any moment and at […]
How mindfulness plays a role in natural living, Endeavour College
We explore the role that natural health plays in a mindful life with Endeavour College of Natural Health.
Using mindfulness to set value-driven goals
As mindfulness is defined as non-judgmental awareness of the present moment, and goal setting represents future-focused attainment, I always viewed them as incompatible. It wasn’t until I read some of Dr Alan Wallace’s research that I was able to reconcile the two. Alan is an author and western expert on Tibetan Buddhism and teaches that there is great value in wholesome goals and desires. That is, goals and desires that are conducive to positive mental health and overall wellbeing.
Mindfulness in nature
ractising mindfulness in nature provides the perfect backdrop for slowing down and reconnecting with yourself.
Water people: the mindfulness of surfing
From creating feelings of joy and happiness to cultivating awe and wonder, surfing is shaping the lives of water people for the better. “The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” — Jacques […]
Turning ‘Should’ into Self-compassion
I should exercise more. I should get up earlier. I should eat more green leafy vegetables … or maybe I should just stop saying “should”. By “should-ing,” I’m comparing myself with others, or with an idealised version of what I […]
Nourishing with cacao
Over the past decade, cacao has cemented its place in the family of superfoods. We’re throwing it in smoothies, sprinkling it on top of nourish bowls, stirring it through chia puddings and drinking it instead of coffee. We’re also seeing […]