The Marvellous Benefits of Mindful Living
Thanks to research and exposure from the media, mindfulness is no longer hidden in ancient spiritual texts, monasteries and ashrams. Today it is practiced by millions of people the world over. It is...
View ArticleHow This BBC Reporter’s Life Was Transformed Through Mindfulness
BBC journalist David Sillito attended an 8 week mindfulness course and reports his findings on the BBC breakfast show. Check out this inspiring short video and hear David talk about his personal...
View ArticleNew Microsoft Study Shows Rapid Decline in Attention Spans
Eight seconds: that’s how long, on average, 2,000 participants of a study sponsored by Microsoft were able to focus upon a task before helplessly switching their attention to another activity (1). The...
View ArticleThe Head-Heart-Gut Check In: A Mini-Meditation for Making Wise Choices
Did you know you have one hundred million neurons (also called nerve cells or brain cells) in your intestines? The gut is now being referred to by many scientists as the gut-brain. Your heart, in...
View ArticleMindfulness, the Most Effective Treatment for Addictions: A Masterclass with...
Do you ever find yourself stuck in unhelpful habits or addictions like overeating, overspending or drinking too much coffee or alcohol? Ever been in that place where you try and try to change through...
View ArticleBest Mindfulness Book List For 2017
You may not know this, but I am quite the book nerd – a voracious reader. In my beanbag with a cup of tea and a book equals heaven for me! I’ve read or re-read some really amazing books this year on...
View ArticleFinding Fulfilment in a Frantic World
What do you want from life? Once our survival needs are met we just want to be happy right? That’s what we focus our efforts and our sights on. But what if your beliefs – your unconscious assumptions –...
View ArticleThe 7 (Proven) Keys to Improving Your Mental Health
Did you know that one in five people these days are affected by mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression? These days many of us are also struggling with stress and overwhelm as the pace and...
View ArticleHow To Have More Empathy: Learn the Four Attributes of Empathy From Brené Brown
What is the best way to be there for someone when they are hurting or experiencing challenging times? How can we comfort them and ease their pain and suffering? In this beautiful short animated video,...
View ArticleThe Psychological Tricks Keeping You Online
App and social media companies use these three psychological mind hacks to keep you scrolling. Here is how they’re getting you hooked and some tips on wiser use of the tech in your life. The War For...
View ArticleHow to Use Mindfulness to Unwind Anxiety (With a Free Meditation)
We all feel a little anxious at times. It’s a normal reaction to the more stressful events of our lives, such as a job interview, a driving test or say, a global pandemic. You may notice a few physical...
View ArticleOverthinking? It May be Making You Depressed and Anxious
This is not an easy time for most of us, hey? And to make matters worse our knee jerk way of dealing with the challenges we face may be making it much harder. You see, when a great challenge or...
View Article3 Tools for Mental Strength in Tough Times
The past two years have just been a lot haven’t they? Especially the last few months here in Australia. Lockdowns and restrictions. The rise of Omicron. Constant uncertainty. I don’t think many of us...
View ArticleChoose discomfort over resentment
Recently a friend and I were talking over dinner, and she made a comment about my life choices. While I understood what she said wasn’t intended to hurt me…her words stung. I brushed it off in the...
View ArticleHow are you, really?
For most of us daily life is full and busy. And all of this busy-ness can turn into a bit of an autopilot way of living, where we just keep going through the motions, one day after another. And the...
View ArticleAsking better questions
As we go about daily life, we are always asking ourselves questions. And the questions we ask ourselves then go on to define a lot of the cascading narrative that goes on in our minds. For instance,...
View ArticleWhat kindness does to your brain
We’ve all probably observed how acts of kindness can spread and multiply. During the pandemic, people were using the phrase ‘the kindness contagion’ to describe the wave of kindness that rapidly spread...
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