Most people are so immersed in thinking that they don’t question the validity of their thoughts. They fully believe and identify with the story their mind is telling them. One of the most liberating insights, that people get on a Mindfulness course is that they see the
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Have you ever noticed how kindness changes an experience completely? Maybe, someone took care of you sometime when you were sick… just a soothing touch, a gentle tone, a kind word. Kindness and compassion can make even bad pain or difficulty bearable. Cultivate Compassion We don’t like
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Difficult and stressful things are part of life. We may want the ‘ideal’ Christmas but often our reality may be different. How we deal with these challenges makes the difference between adding to or reducing our frustration and suffering. Manage difficulty and anxiety Our tendency is to
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Many of us are busy, busy, busy now. So many jobs to do: presents to buy, people to see, cards to write, cooking and decorating to do… Choose intentionally how you spend your precious time What we actually do and how we choose to spend our time
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We all want to be happy. It’s natural; yet so often we look for happiness in all the wrong places. We just get swept along, especially at Christmas. The season of peace and goodwill can inadvertently becomes a time of over indulgence that leaves us feeling sluggish,
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Research has shown that we spend almost half of our waking hours thinking about what isn’t going on! This mind wandering typically makes us unhappy. We mull over past problems or worry about what might happen in the future. As Mark Twain put it: “I’ve had a lot of
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Mindfulness at Work was set up by Joanne O'Malley to provide high quality Mindfulness Training. Research shows Mindfulness is effective to reduce stress, increase self awareness and deal more effectively with the demanding context in which we work and live... >> more 
