the quiet living room - by quietsocialclub

Mindful eating is a powerful way to connect to your body and senses. Because we eat every day, mindful eating is a daily opportunity to introduce mindfulness techniques into something we already do, without needing to take extra time.  Join us for this episode, where we will talk about:  The benefits of mindful eating 4 tips to make the most of your mindful meal  We will also guide you through a m...

“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson In this special morning meditation, we will bring you a positive affirmations ritual you can make part of your daily AM ritual. Affirmations can support you in approaching the day with a positive attitude and meeting any challenges with an inner smile, with a feeling of harmony that will keep you balanced no...

"The way you end the day will determine the way you start the next." In this episode, we bring you a special evening ritual and meditation, along with a binaural beat sequence based on the relaxing Theta Frequency. Sit back and relax to enjoy this pre-sleep evening meditation, to express gratitude and thanks for the day, and prepare for a night of replenishing sleep. If you want to find...

"Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience." - Ralph Waldo Emerson. Nature is one of the most powerful sources of replenishment and relaxation. In this special #mindfulmay episode, we will take you on a guided nature meditation walk with:   Scientific insights into the effect of nature on our wellbeing  A sensory-based meditation based on the VAKOG principle Relaxing nature sounds...

"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes. Including you." - Anonymous. In a connected world, there are very few things that can be as effective as adopting a digitally mindful lifestyle. Becoming digitally mindful means asking questions like:  "Is this nourishing me?"  "How do I want my day to look?" "Is this adding or taking away fro...

“Freedom from noise and goal-directed tasks, it appears, unites the quiet without and within, allowing our conscious workspace to do its thing, to weave ourselves into the world, to discover where we fit in. That’s the power of silence", writes Daniel Gross. Science shows that as little as 2 minutes of absolute silence practised regularly have a positive effect on our brain health.  For the M...

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” In today's episode, we bring you an interactive episode on gratitude. Take a pen and paper and get ready for: - Our favourite 5-min self-care ritual we practice every day - An interactive gratitude practice for us to experience together - A give minute guided meditation  to amplify the feeling of g...

“When you enter a mindset, you enter a new world. In one world—the world of fixed traits—success is about proving you’re smart or talented. Validating yourself. In the other—the world of changing qualities—it’s about stretching yourself to learn something new. Developing yourself.” - Carol Dweck in Mindset.  In today’s episode, we will be looking at the different ways of approaching our day when w...

"Our body carries us through life, it is our little storyteller, and at the same time a compass for what we need if we just take a moment to listen to it. " Join us for this week's mantra and meditation. Mondays & Mantras is your mindful start into the week. At Quiet Social Club, we believe in self-care that works for every day - our mission is to create mindfulness and self-car...

"Todays’ mantra is about the most important creation process of them all: our daily life. That’s why today’s mantra breaks down the creating process into its smallest actionable component: today! If you recognise and honour your ability to create each day, soon you will be creating weeks, months and years. " Join us for this week's mantra and meditation. Mondays & Mantras is you...

"Feeling connected in this way allows us to remind ourselves that at every moment we have everything we need already within us. And even if it sometimes feels like this isn’t true, by slowing down you will discover and reconnect with it. Sometimes, the reason why we don’t feel connected to our life is because things have gotten a little out of balance. In these times, it helps to just slow do...

"Letting go means finding calm in seeing things just as they are. And it doesn’t take big strides and changes in our life, we can let go any time, just by becoming comfortable in this moment. By letting go of the past and our expectations for the future, awe are in this moment. When we practice mindfulness, and we centre ourselves in this present moment, we let go." Join us for this week...

"Every moment is an opportunity for renewal, a new beginning if you will, but it is a little more than that. Because every moment is also an opportunity to transform the past and to shape our future. And one of the simplest ways you can bring yourself into the present moment is through your breath. " Join us for this week's mantra and meditation.  Mondays & Mantras is your mindf...

A reading of Quiet Social Club's recent blog post "The Art of Relaxing, According to Your Brain" looking at:  - Why might we not feel relaxed after doing something relaxing?  - What's our brain's view on relaxing?  - What do our senses have to do with it? 

Mondays & Mantras is your mindful start into the week. At Quiet Social Club, we believe in self-care that works for every day - our mission is to create mindfulness and self-care practices that promote a balanced lifestyle in a connected world.  Each weekly episode will bring you a new mantra paired with a guided meditation to kickstart your day. Mondays & Mantras is our opportunity to wel...

"This is a journey towards more focus, more replenishment, more compassion, more energy and more connection (the human kind)." The Quiet Living Room is a space for introverts, extroverts, meditators and non-meditators. In this very first episode, The Quiet Living Room host Iliana will introduce the podcast that connects science and soul.  "Quiet has traditionally been seen as someth...