Tag: MINDFULNESS

EVERYDAY LIFE

Monthly Mindfulness Challenge – January

With the rain pounding on the windows, and the wind howling around, it is warm and cosy in my home. I’m in a phase of turning inwards, slowing down with the season, focusing on rest and recuperation. This month’s mindfulness challenge is perfect for these dark winter days. Candle Staring Exercise Find {or buy} a...

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INSPIRATION

Monthly Mindfulness Challenge

This month’s mindfulness challenge Mindful Breathing Something that you can do anywhere and anytime. Just for one minute, do nothing but focus on your breathing. Begin by slowly breathing in through your nose, and slowly out through your mouth. One cycle of breath should take around 6 seconds. Let go of any worries, to-do lists,...

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INSPIRATION

Monthly Mindfulness Challenge

Mindfulness. What is it? Can you remember how your first drink tasted this morning? Most of us spend most of our days on autopilot. Countless small things escape our notice, yet these little things are what make life… well, life-worthy. Mindfulness helps us be in the here and now, it helps us to pay attention...

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INSPIRATION, JOURNAL

New Year Intentions

For years I’ve set a long list of goals each new year. Unfailingly, the only consistency is that I usually fail most of them. Looking back, my goals are often so specific and fail to consider the fact that I change. The way I think and feel, and the things that I want out of...

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EVERYDAY LIFE, INSPIRATION

A Mindful Solstice

If you’re signed up for my newsletter, you’ll have had this months email arrive this morning, with a beautiful Solstice Ritual for you to do today. If you don’t feel called to that ritual, perhaps you don’t normally celebrate the Solstice, or it doesn’t feel right for you, there are still ways you can mindfully observe...

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