12 Little Known Laws of Mindfulness (That Will Change Your Life) “Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.” – Carl Jung Mindfulness as a daily ritual is the ultimate challenge and practice. It’s a way of living, of being, of seeing, of tapping into the full power of your humanity. At its core, mindfulness is… Being aware of what’s happening in the present moment without wishing it were differentEnjoying each pleasant experience without holding on when it changes (which it will)Being with each unpleasant experience without fearing it will always be this way (which it won’t) Knowing this is important. 1. The secret to health for the mind, body and soul is not to mourn the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment mindfully and purposefully.True wealth is the ability to experience the present moment fully. 2. 3. 4. 5.
If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for almost anything.Keep your morals close to your heart and at the top of your mind. 6. How to Meditate: 10 Important Tips. Why meditate? On one level, meditation is a tool. It can help combat stress, fosters physical health, helps with chronic pain, can make you sleep better, feel happier, be more peaceful, as well as be more present. But on a deeper level, meditation is a doorway into the unknown. It can help us get a sense of the mystery of who we are. When you start meditating, you’ll notice how unruly the mind is.
I remember being quite shocked by this! At first, my mind was all over the place. Profound thoughts about my past or future jostled with mundane thought clips about what groceries I needed to buy. It was like sitting in a crazy cinema! So, if you’re starting out with meditation, please don’t beat yourself up about your wild mind. Here are some simple tips on how to meditate.. 1. Whether you sit on a chair or cross-legged on the floor, make sure that your spine is upright with head up. 2.
Try and keep you eyes open. 2. In ordinary consciousness we are hardly ever present. Attention comes from nowhere. 50 Awesome Meditation Tips for Beginners. It’s officially the Zen for Everyday Life release week, and with the book being just two days away from release (look for it Wednesday!) I wanted to post a useful resource for anyone just starting out in their meditation practice that would pair well with the book (but also stand formidably on its own).
The popularity of meditation, particularly mindfulness meditation, has exploded in recent years. Because of this, huge waves of people are just beginning their meditation practice, or still working out the kinks, and could use some simple guidance. I don’t pretend to know everything, but I have uncovered a number of tips and tricks from my own meditation practice over the years which I’d like to share here for everyone. I’m sure just about everyone can find at least a few tips from the 50 below which will help them move their practice along or deepen their practice in general. I hope you find them useful! 1. 2. 3. 4. There’s an exception to the last point. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Mental Floss: How Meditation is Like Brushing Your Teeth. A colleague challenged me the other day while we were waiting for the elevator about the value of meditation. She gave me a very hard time. “I don’t understand why you positive psychologists get your undies in a bunch about meditation,” she said, “I tried it and I think it is the stupidest thing in the world.
Stop your mind — and breathe.” “Well,” I began, “it really isn’t just about trying to stop your mind. “See — you have an answer for everything. “How often have you tried to meditate?” “Twice,” she answered. The elevator came and the two of us got in. “Well, actually, it does work,” I began my argument. “See, that’s what I mean,” she countered. “You have nice teeth,” I said flashing my own. “Thanks,” she said with a puzzled look as the elevator door closed. I put my right hand up in front of my teeth and shook it up and down with my imaginary toothbrush, and then stopped. “Brushing my teeth is nothing like meditation,” she countered. “It’s not the same,” she countered. Further reading. Mindfulness for People Who Are Too Busy to Meditate. Mindfulness has become almost a buzz-word. But what is it, really? Mindfulness is, quite simply, the skill of being present and aware, moment by moment, regardless of circumstances.
For instance, researchers have found that mindfulness can reprogram the brain to be more rational and less emotional. When faced with a decision, meditators showed increased activity in the posterior insula of the brain, which has been linked to rational decision making. In order to reap the benefits of mindfulness, there are specific techniques that you can practice to improve your skills. Try a technique I call “micro meditations.” In becoming aware of the breath, notice how you are breathing.
The next step is to start breathing so that you are bringing the breath into the belly. You will notice that by regularly practicing this micro-meditation you will become more aware and more calm. A second technique I use is “mindfulness in action.” 5 Ways to Sneak Meditation into your Busy Day. Rhoda Jordan is a Pleasure Strategist. She uses empowering tools, such as Meditation, Breathwork, Movement, and Yoga, to help people connect with their happiest, healthiest, sexiest selves. You will find more information on Rhoda’s website Rhoda Jordan. By Rhoda Jordan Isn’t it crazy how the busier our lives become, the more and more we need Meditation to anchor us, yet the less and less time we actually have to do it?!
That’s why I created the list below. So on those days where you really can’t find the time to meditate, you can use some of these tips to insert the act of Meditation during the things you normally do, like – 1. The art of Meditation is based on being fully present. Just allow yourself to be there completely with the other person. As you hear the other person speak, listen to them through the heart chakra. Also, be sure to speak from your heart as well. 2. Most of us walk with the intention of getting to where we want to go. 3. 4. 5. I’ve got a great one for you: 5 tips om mindfulness toe te passen tijdens werktijd. Toen Rabobank onlangs het aanbod voor de pilot ‘mindfulness online’ op zijn intranet zetten, was de volgende ochtend al het maximum van ruim honderd deelnemers overschreden.
Kennelijk was de behoefte aan rust groot bij de werknemers, zeker gezien het feit ze de helft van het trainingsbedrag uit eigen zak moesten bij leggen. 'Als arbodienst van de Rabobank Groep hadden wij er zelf geen budget voor’, zegt voorzitter taskforce vitaliteit Els Schakenbos. ‘Maar werken bij de bank kan hectisch zijn, dus ik begrijp dat het mensen aanspreekt.’ Uit de vragenlijsten die de deelnemers vooraf en zes maanden na de training hebben ingevuld, blijkt inmiddels al een significante verbetering. ‘De deelnemers ervaren minder stress en hebben meer rust in hun hoofd', aldus Schakenbos. Steeds gebruikelijker binnen bedrijven Mindfulness wordt steeds minder beschouwd als zweverig. 5 tips voor mindfulness tijdens werktijd: #1. . #2. Dit is basic mindfulness, waarbij je adem het object wordt om op te concentreren. Mindful technology - Zo verrijk je je leven met technologie | soChicken.
Dient technologie ons, of dienen wij technologie? Je vraagt het je af, terwijl je in slaap valt met de blauwe gloed van je smartphone op je gezicht. Het is hoog tijd dat we het hier eens over hebben. Het mes snijdt aan twee kanten Technologie is gereedschap. Het is een middel tot een doel. Het hebben van gereedschap is één ding, weten hoe je het goed kunt gebruiken is een heel ander verhaal.
Ja, we weten allemaal hoe we onze smartphone moeten bedienen. Precies, dat is lastig. Zoals alles in het leven heeft technologie voor- en nadelen. Technologie bewust gebruiken Contemplative computing draait om mindful gebruik van technologie. Als je niet bewust met technologie omgaat, verval je in een ‘mindless’ gebruikpatroon. Deze constante afleiding veroorzaakt stress, verlaagt productiviteit en vermindert het gevoel van controle en voldoening.
Contemplative computing toepassen: 12 tips We worden meer verbonden, beter zichtbaar. Het is tijd om volwassen te worden rondom onze technologie. A Neuroscientist Explains How Meditation Changes Your Brain. Do you struggle, like me, with monkey-mind? Is your brain also a little unsettled, restless, capricious, whimsical, fanciful, inconstant, confused, indecisive, or uncontrollable? That’s the definition of “monkey mind” I’ve been given! If you need more motivation to take up this transformative practice, neuroscience research has shown that meditation and mindfulness training can cause neuroplastic changes to the gray matter of your brain. A group of Harvard neuroscientists interested in mindfulness meditation have reported that brain structures change after only eight weeks of meditation practice. Sara Lazar, Ph.D., the study’s senior author, said in a press release, “Although the practice of meditation is associated with a sense of peacefulness and physical relaxation, practitioners have long claimed that meditation also provides cognitive and psychological benefits that persist throughout the day.”
Britta Hölzel, the lead author on the paper says, Sarah Lazar also noted, 12 Indispensable Mindful Living Tools. By Leo Babauta The focus of my life in recent months has been living mindfully, and while I don’t always remember to do that, I have learned a few things worth sharing. The first is a mindful life is worth the effort. It’s a life where we awaken from the dream state we’re most often submerged in — the state of having your mind anywhere but the present moment, locked in thoughts about what you’re going to do later, about something someone else said, about something you’re stressing about or angry about.
The state of mind where we’re lost in our smartphones and social media. It’s worth the effort, because being awake means we’re not missing life as we walk through it. Being awake means we’re conscious of what’s going on inside us, as it happens, and so can make more conscious choices rather than acting on our impulses all the time. The second thing I’ve learned is that we forget. The third is that mindful living isn’t just one thing. Why You Should Care No. This is what I’ve found. The Great Zen Buddhist Teacher Thich Nhat Hanh on How to Do “Hugging Meditation”
By Maria Popova “When we hug, our hearts connect and we know that we are not separate beings.” “I embrace you with all my heart,” Albert Camus wrote in his beautiful letter of gratitude to his childhood teacher shortly after winning the Nobel Prize. To embrace one another with our whole hearts is perhaps the greatest act of recognition and appreciation there is. To do so in more than words is the ultimate gift of our shared humanity.
And yet despite this awareness — or perhaps precisely because of it; because of its enormity — we rarely give each other this gift. How to perform this highest act of generosity is what legendary Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh (b. October 11, 1926) explores in How to Love (public library), his luminous meditation on the art of “interbeing.” “Spirituality doesn’t mean a blind belief in a spiritual teaching,” Nhat Hanh writes. In 1966, a friend took me to the Atlanta Airport. Illustration from 'Hug Me' by Simona Ciraolo. What Happens When People Meditate for the First Time? Christina Sarich, ContributorWaking Times There have been numerous studies detailing what happens to the brain in long-term meditators, but what exactly happens to people who meditate for the first time?
Sara Lazar, a Harvard researcher, has gained quite some notoriety detailing how the brain actually grows grey matter when people meditate. Other studies have shown that meditation improves IQ, and lessens depression. In addition to these benefits, meditation also: Reduces alcohol and substance consumption, reduces blood pressure (Chiesa, 2009),Decreases anxiety, depressive symptoms, and relapses (Coelho, Canter, & Ernst, 2007; Kim et al., 2009)Helps patients suffering from various types of chronic pain (Chiesa & Serretti, in press)Lowers the incidence of stress (Chiesa & Serretti, 2009)Aids cancer patients (Ledesma & Kumano, 2009) Still not fast enough for you? Meditation for the First Time Beginner Meditators You’ll feel less physical pain in just four meditation sessions. < About the Author. The Three Dimensions of Mindfulness. Frank M. Wanderer, ContributorWaking Times What does it mean to be mindful? When the notion of Mindfulness is mentioned at a conversation, people often tend to confuse it with being awake.
Mindfulness is, however, not identical with being awake, since being awake is only one dimension of Mindfulness. The Dimensions of Mindfulness The surface, that is, the outermost dimension of Mindfulness is when the focus of attention is open the widest. From the aspect of another, deeper dimension of Mindfulness it is a quality of your consciousness when you cease to evaluate, qualify and control the experience affecting you at that particular moment (disregard the functions of the mind) and, at the same time, you give up all your desires to control events. The deepest dimension of Mindfulness is a state of Consciousness the most important characteristic feature of which is the presence of the observing Consciousness, the capability of Sight.
You Live in a Dream World You Are Not Present About the Author. How to Cultivate Mindfulness & the Meditation Habit. Establishing a Daily Meditation. First select a suitable place for your regular meditation. Place a meditation cushion or chair there for your use, and add any books or images that help make it feel like a sacred and peaceful space. Select a regular time for practice that suits your schedule and temperament. If you are a morning person, experiment with a sitting before breakfast.
If evening fits your temperament or schedule better, try that first. Begin with sitting ten or twenty minutes at a time. Whether you are on a chair or cushion, sit erect without being rigid. After a few breaths your mind will probably wander. Like training a puppy, you will gently bring yourself back a thousand times. This excerpt is taken from the book, “The Wise Heart” Your donations support the work of Jack Kornfield and the offering of these teachings as widely as possible. As the Buddha teaches… A Generous Heart Is The Source of Happiness It tears down walls.
May the blessings of all your generosity spread goodness to you and all beings. 10 Steps to Mindfulness Meditation | Robyn Brentano. Have you ever wanted to practice mindfulness meditation? The Garrison Institute's infographic outlines 10 easy steps to help you get started. After you start practicing, look for greater clarity and focus in the way you approach your day-to-day life, how you problem-solve, and how you relate to others and the world around you.
Through our retreats and programs, we have seen that contemplative practices, such as mindfulness, foster resilience, well-being, and compassionate concern for others. 5 Mini Meditations You Can Do In 1 Minute. Five 3 Minute Meditations | Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. Mindfulness of Breathing: A Primer. Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute – Five 3 Minute Meditations. The Science of Meditation. Can meditation slow rate of cellular aging? Cognitive stress, mindfulness, and telomeres. Mindfulness very gently moving around the world's classrooms. Harvard neuroscientist: Meditation not only reduces stress, here’s how it changes your brain. 47 Manieren om meer mindful te leven. Mindfulness is effectief. Tips om mindful te blijven - Diep magazine. 9 Awesome YouTube Videos About Mindfulness. Jon Kabat-Zinn — Opening to Our Lives. Meditation Nation. Mindfulness for People Who Are Too Busy to Meditate - Maria Gonzalez.
Mindfulness is effectief. Mindfulness Meditation: Key to a Longer, Stress-Free Life? | Synapse. Deep Rest with Meditation. ~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Jack Kerouac on How to Meditate. Montaigne and the Double Meaning of Meditation. Meditation. Mindfulness Radboud Nijmegen. How to Cultivate Mindfulness & the Meditation Habit. Mindfulness. Mindfulness.