Archive | January, 2010
Day of Mindfulness
Each Sunday at The Mindfulist we’re having a Day of Mindfulness. You might put together what you practiced this week or take the day to do things around the house with mindfulness. No rush, just breathing and smiling.
Continue reading...Delay
30. January 2010
Next time you go to make a purchase, big or small, delay. Make the delay twice as long for online purchases – notice any sensations that arise when you delay.
Continue reading...Cringe
29. January 2010
Is there one task you perform daily that makes you cringe? Pause to notice it this time. Then, take three breaths, relax around it and return to it.
Continue reading...It will, it won’t
28. January 2010
“Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different; enjoying the pleasant without holding on when it changes (which it will); being with the unpleasant without fearing it will always be this way (which it won’t).” – James Baraz
Continue reading...Strong Emotion
27. January 2010
When a strong emotion arises, how do you respond? Click on “Participate” to download a guide on how to breathe through it, from Mindfulness teacher Thich Nhat Hanh.
Continue reading...One Thing, Slowly
26. January 2010
During your lunch break today, eat one thing slowly. (Do so while not looking at your computer/reading/talking to a coworker.)
Continue reading...The Necessities
25. January 2010
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If you had just the necessities on your computer, what would they be? What applications/folders could you eliminate (or archive) today?
Continue reading...Day of Mindfulness
24. January 2010
Each Sunday at The Mindfulist we’re having a Day of Mindfulness. You might put together what you practiced this week or take the day to do things around the house with mindfulness. No rush, just breathing and smiling. (Click “Participate” for helpful hints.)
Continue reading...Science of the Mindful Brain
24. January 2010
“The three foundational elements of mindfulness—objectivity, openness, and observation—create a tripod that stabilizes the mind’s attentional lens.” – Dan Siegel, MD | Click “Participate” to read the full article, Science of the Mindful Brain
Continue reading...“We Exist Temporarily…”
22. January 2010
“We exist temporarily through what we take, but we live forever through what we give.” – Vernon Jordan
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31. January 2010
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