Mindfulness: Youth Voices. Welcome to Mindful Moments in Education - Mindfulness. Meditation for Beginners - Featuring Dan Harris and Sharon Salzberg. Mindfulness; in Medicine, Health Care and Society. Be a Better Leader and Communicator with Mindfulness | Biola University Center for Christian Thought. Headspace - 'Effort' animation. Headspace - 'Blue Sky' animation. Headspace - 'Expectation' animation. Headspace - 'Expectation' animation. Headspace - 'Mind' animation. Headspace Animations. Headspace - 'Effort' animation. List of Feeling Words. 'Made Mindfully' - Smiling Mind's very first paper animation! Lesson One: Introduction to Mindfulness (1 of 2) Postures for Meditation - Mindfulness Meditation. Postures for Meditation Written by Ines Freedman. You can download a PDF of this guide here. There are many positions we can meditate in: sitting, standing, walking and lying down.
These instructions focus on the sitting position, the most common position for formal practice, as it’s conducive to staying alert and relaxed. The aim of the sitting posture is to balance being upright and alert, with being relaxed. Sitting Positions Sitting on the floor is recommended because it is very stable. Back to topBack to topBack to topBack to top General Guidance Wear loose clothing. Legs Falling Asleep? It’s common and normal for the legs to fall asleep, as long as it doesn’t take more than a minute or two for the circulation to come back. It’s helpful to not give in to every urge to move, but to sit with the discomfort for a while, and then slowly and mindfully make a minor adjustment to make the body more comfortable. Back to top Sitting Equipment Zafu: a round cushion used for sitting in meditation. Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. Author: Nelson Mandela From his Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Address in 1993 Quote: "Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
Quote Explanation: After the tremendous success of establishing a new system of government and ending the racist Apartheid regime that preceeded it, Mandela was honored for his acheivements with the Nobel Peace Prize. In a tone of humility, he explained that his successes, in ending Apartheid and more, should not be the measure of his worth. Instead, his worth as a man should be measured by the strength of his convictions and the courage he had to hold them through all the struggles he faced.
What this quote means is that any historically successful person, even Mandela himself, has a list of failures under his/her belt that most people don't talk about. 2012-02-09-Mindfulplate.jpg (JPEG Image, 2400 × 2240 pixels) - Scaled (26. Headspace Animation: Blue Sky. How To Meditate. The Science Behind Stress and Anxiety: The Ancient Brain | The Ancient Brain and Modern Mindfulness. Why we Exhaust Ourselves… Today, people tend to be overwhelmed not just by constant inputs (technologically), but by self-criticism.
First, the brain is actually built to focus on the negative; this is an evolutionary vestige built for survival, but today, neuroscientists are aware that it’s not just an annoyance, but that the brain remembers and focuses on he negative much more readily than it does the positive. The brain not only retains more negative memories for longer periods of time, but components of the brain actually work to prevent positive experiences from being retained–all in the name of survival. This was perfectly well and good when we were being hunted by large prey animals or fighting off a rival tribe (memorizing and maximizing awareness of potential threats was a life and death proposition for all creatures, including the walking bipeds).
…but Animals don’t have this problem. Danger Will Robinson: The Negative Feedback Loop What if I have a deadly illness? But What if. Mindful Cartoon image. Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend.