We are Spirit Souls..

I came across this poem today – “We are spirit souls and we need spiritual food. If a bird in a cage is not fed because we are only concerned with taking care of the cage, then the bird will die. Similarly, if we just take care of the body nicely, not knowing that we…

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What is Voice Dialogue?

Have you ever felt like there is more than one of you? That sometimes you want to do one thing and then a little later you want to do something else, and that something may have been in conflict with what you had thought a little earlier? For example – one part of you is…

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An Introduction to Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

This YouTube clip gives you an overview in to the rationale, research and efficacy in to the Mindfulness Based Stress-Reduction (MBSR) Program from the founders at the Centre for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare and Society at the University of Massachusetts.

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Mindfulness Articles and Links

Please find following some journal articles and links on mindfulness. As some journal articles are only available to researchers, universities and libraries, I had a look on the internet to find some that are available to the general public. I trust you enjoy the ones I found, however please note some of these articles are…

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“I Am”…

Oh my gosh… have you ever been in a situation where you have been prompted to do something? You know, when you just take a different turn whilst you are driving and then end up running in to a friend that you haven’t seen in ages? Well on February 28, 2012 I had one of…

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Mindfulness – A Healthy Alternative for Stress Management

Mindfulness is a state or practice of the awareness of the present moment. Mindfulness is described by Jon Kabat-Zinn (1994) “as paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgementally” (p.4). It entails a heightened comprehension of sensory stimuli (recognizing your thoughts, breathing, sensations and feelings in your body) and remaining “in…

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Finally..

I just wanted to share with you a poem I have just written on a recent mindfulness retreat. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it! Finally… It was pure relief that I was not alone anymore, like I had felt so many times before.   I am grateful I have family…

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