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Mindfulness Monday

As a change of pace this week we are going to learn a meditation you can do with your pet.

The term loving-kindness can seem like something impossible at times. Especially if we are feeling stuck in negativity, anger or hate. Living in the age of social media can make it even worse. We are surrounded by others that seem to be perpetually blissful and so filled with love that they have never known a bad day in their lives. That is obviously untrue, but that belief can feed our dissatisfaction with ourselves, making the practice of loving-kindness seem even more out of reach.

When we can’t access loving-kindness in our lives, we can aim instead for ‘warm and friendly’. Animals can be great guides on this path. They live perpetually in the present and never resist their own emotions. They can also be amazing teachers at uncondition…

MINDFULNESS MONDAY

Happy Monday. This week we are going to look at building confidence. Many people have low self-esteem. Often this will manifest as a lack of confidence, even about activities in which they are highly skilled. This can, over time, lead to non-optimal results in our lives. When we focus on building up our self-confidence, we can improve the outcomes of our activities in business deals, work, relationships, friendships, etc. All of these aspects can be improved and enhanced with increased confidence.

A suggestion for the week:

· Begin by getting grounded by getting in touch with your body, your senses and the present moment.

· Close your eyes and imagine yourself standing in front of you, looking back at you.

· Bit by bit, create a new you in your imagination that has all of the characteristics that would give you incredible confidence. This could be cha…

MINDFULNESS MONDAY

This week we are going to learn an exercise that is designed to build our empathy in interactions with others and in our relationships.

Empathy is defined as the ability to understand another person’s thoughts and feelings in a situation from their point of view, rather than your own.

A suggestion for the week: Building Empathy

· In this activity, your attention stays focused on other people.

· In at least three major encounters per day do the following:

MINDFULNESS MONDAY

In building from last week’s post about being still, this week we have a list of Mindfulness tasks that can be performed throughout your day, every day.

A suggestion for the week: From a mindfulness perspective try these at different times during the day.

· Do only one thing at a time, avoid multitasking.

· Notice how often during your day you get the opportunity to do nothing.

· Can you take advantage of these moments and do less?