The words perplex you.
Mindfulness meditation.
“Is mindfulness meditation a yoga thing?” you think. “Maybe it’s something that robed monks do on top of a mountain.”
You quickly settle on the idea of candles, incense, and a cross legged pose you couldn’t get into if you tried.
But what if I told you that all of those images are
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COMPASSION. GRATITUDE. CHANGE. FORGIVENESS.
Four seemingly obvious concepts. Concepts that we often forget to embrace.
How would your life change if you made these four concepts a priority?
1. Practice compassion.
Make it a habit to practice compassion-for yourself and others. Every single day. Compassion is an amazing thing. It’s infectious. When we feel good, others feel good-and
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Gratitude. One word: a lifetime of benefits.
Sometimes, all it takes is five minutes of gratitude to remember all of the things we are grateful for.
That’s the GratiChallenge.
All you have to do is pick one of the following five topics and make it your own.
Are you ready?
1. Offer an unexpected “thank you.”
Everyone loves to
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Mindfulness. Meditation. Mindfulness Meditation.
In a day and age where health and wellness are all the rage, we hear these three seemingly mysterious terms all the time.
Be more mindful. Practice meditation daily. Change your life with mindfulness meditation. And the list goes on.
So just what is the difference?
The answer isn’t as complex as you would think.
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If you find your job to be stressful, you’re definitely not alone.
It’s no surprise that workplace stress is one of the most common causes of anxiety. From project overload to endless multitasking, many people find stress on the job to be overwhelming. Left to simmer, this stress can make work anything but pleasant.
The good news is that there
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I celebrate myself, and sing myself. -Walt Whitman
We are so hard on ourselves. We spend our lives wishing we were more…
More successful, thinner, funnier, wittier, more artistic, more ambitious-and the list goes on.
More. More. More. We are never totally happy with who we are.
We create a kind of infomercial in our minds. It runs
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Remember this…that very little is needed to make a happy life. — Marcus Aurelius
Does this sound like you?
“When I (fill in the blank)…I will be happy.”
If you answered yes, I want you to think about this next question.
Are you really ever happy for long?
In a society that reinforces pleasure at every turn, it’s easy to feel like we can never
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If you want to be happy, practice compassion. –The Dalai Lama
If you’ve ever seen The Devil Wears Prada, you’re going to understand exactly what I’m talking about in this description. And if you haven’t, try to imagine…
In life, there are THOSE people. You know the ones.
You smile; they frown. They’re right; you’re wrong. You try; they complain.
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I know I say this time and time again.
Mindfulness is the missing piece in the bipolar puzzle. It’s the key to managing bipolar disorder. But the question is: why?
The answer is simple, yet complex. By practicing mindfulness, we learn to just be present with bipolar symptoms rather than trying to make them go away. This helps us to manage bipolar disorder.
I know
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Looking for a change in your meditation routine?
Too often, we think that meditation must be done seated. But that’s not true.
Walking meditation is a great way to add variety to your practice. In fact, many people use walking meditation as their primary daily form of practice.
So how do you practice walking meditation?
The first thing to know is
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