Nearly Mindful

 #MindfulMonday  When we are sick or in pain our focus is often on wanting it to just go away isn’t it? According to Jon Kabat Zinn, the creator of MBSR, awareness of the pain, our feelings and emotions about the pain can be healing, rather than thinking and stewing about the pain, which can make it worse.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get a...

 #MindfulMonday  Managing our emotions is not enough, we need to be able to accept the emotions we are feeling, rather than trying to "fix it". Acceptance of what is takes practice, but with time we can find ourselves with the space to be able to let reality to be what it is.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

 #MindfulMonday  Practicing kindness makes us feel good emotionally and physically. As we move through the world offering tiny moments of kindness, the ripple effect spreads it to the world.  Doesn’t that sound like what we need right now?  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

 #MindfulMonday  Bringing a mindful approach to diversity and inclusion can break down some of the barriers by reminding us that we are all human, we all want to be happy and healthy. You are just like me in so many ways.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

 #MindfulMonday  A mindful approach to how we listen to others at work, at home, when we are out and about, can really make a huge difference in how we communicate and how others think of us.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

 #MindfulMonday   Today's lesson is about unpacking and perhaps ridding ourselves of some of our limiting beliefs. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

 #MindfulMonday  Speaking mindfully takes some consideration. Are we in the right place conversation? If we waited, could we have a better conversation? Is it true? Is it kind? Is it in the best interests of all concerned? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

 #MindfulMonday  For many of us though, our intentions get lost in the day to day. We set an intention to eat more healthfully but forget to pack a lunch and end up eating out of the office vending machine.   We intend to respond kindly to our friends, and then find ourselves in a shouting match over something inconsequential. So let’s give that a little more thought today.  This is a public episo...

 #MindfulMonday  About this meditation thing. We get so obsessed about whether we are doing meditation right, it’s almost impossible for us to just allow ourselves to BE. And that’s a lot of what meditation is about, just being. So what to do???  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

 #MindfulMonday  Understanding that the alarm bells that go off in our heads all day are there to protect us is helpful. When we can bring awareness to how we respond to these threats we can begin to gain control over it.  When our mind begins to feel threatened we can take a breath and see the threat more clearly, leaving us less freaked out and able to deal with it through our rational mind.  Th...

 #MindfulMonday   If you aren’t paying attention it’s very easy to get captured by negativity bias. It may present itself as the feeling of “impending doom” or lack of trust in others or ourselves. It can be the beginning of an amygdala hijack. Rick Hanson explains it really well here. http://www.rickhanson.net/how-your-br...   The first step to combatting this is to understand that we all have an...

 #MindfulMonday   Loving kindness is a meditation practice we can offer to ourselves, and everyone in the world. There are many ways to practice, and the micro-practice I offer you here today is one that you can do any where, any time.  Make it a regular part of your life and the changes you’ll see in yourself and the world around you will be amazing.  This is a public episode. If you would like t...

 #MindfulMonday  It’s an accepted fact that being a virtuoso violinist takes methodical daily practice isn’t it?  And what does that virtuoso do every time she picks up her violin? She tunes up.  Testing each string, each note, making sure her instrument is ready.   We can do the same with our most precious instrument, our attention.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this wit...

 #MindfulMonday  Today we’ll learn about what we can do to manage our emotional triggers more skillfully using a technique called SBNRR. Over time you can develop the skills to do all or part of this practice when you feel an emotional trigger coming on and handle it more skillfully.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes...

 #MindfulMonday  Today we are digging into those emotional triggers we talked about yesterday. The is a short practice here to get in touch with yourself and understand those triggers, what you amygdala has to do with that and their effect on you a bit better.   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedm...

 #MindfulMonday  Today we're talking about emotional triggers, those moments that can spark outrage, frustration, shame or guilt. Of course, there are positive triggers too, sparking joy, amusement and even love.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

 #MindfulMonday   Today I'd like to share a way I use to get settled and centered. It’s easy and you can do it in pretty much any circumstance to help you be fully present.    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com