Comments on: 10 simple mindfulness exercises

By: Courtney

Courtney — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:31:42 +0000

I love number 6. I am really trying to take a different approach to breathing and notice when I do it, and taking this extra time could be monumental!

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:02:13 +0000

So glad I found your blog. I was searching for a mindfulness exercise for a clutter group i am running. I am going to have them try the sugar/no sugar technique to lead into our discussion on decision making and what holds us back.
Thank you!

By: Jiddu Krishnamurti as a man of his time | Spiritual Teachers

Jiddu Krishnamurti as a man of his time | Spiritual Teachers — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:16:13 +0000

[...] with students in his schools the subject came up. What he taught would probably be called ‘mindfulness meditation‘ these days. But since we’re not supposed to compare anything Krishnamurti did to [...]

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 06:25:09 +0000

On the heels of left handed eating, I have a spiritual daily practice of left handed poetry writing, or at least writing in whatever form. It is very mindful and calming too.

By: Abel lopez

Abel lopez — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 23:00:59 +0000

in times of anger focus on the breath can relieve the pressure just like taking the lid off a pot of boiling water will stop the water form over flowing

By: James

James — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:09:16 +0000

I love suggestions! What powerful yet simple exercises….

By: gwendolyn

gwendolyn — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 03:32:06 +0000

i also have a painful condition and it has made me practice mindfulness. i am also buddhist. i agree with the poster that says riding a motorcycle is good mindfulness practice, you are alert that a lapse in concentration for a second could mean death. i probably learned about mindfulness riding in my youth and that was a factor in becoming buddhist. all the time you are right there, this moment right now you are not in the past or the future and you are cutting your suffering down.
i am australian and my culture is awash with distractions that help the mind to be elsewhere (tv, alcohol, sugar, shopping etc). i do not do these things ( which makes me a bit wierd) but i go over things in my mind until i am sick of them. sometimes i say ‘this moment right now’ as a mantra to break up that game.

By: Detox week experiment, the evaluation | Life style

Detox week experiment, the evaluation | Life style — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:25:41 +0000

[...] think however, that trying out a different lifestyle for a week is very healthy. It fits in the exercises on mindfulness I put up last year rather well. Food is one of the hardest and easiest habits to break. It’s [...]

By: Katinka - Spirituality

Katinka - Spirituality — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:23:05 +0000

Oh goodness. That must be awful. Yes, I’m sure in your case being mindful becomes quite a drag. Of course for most of us it’s the opposite: we do a lot on autopilot and it’s good every once in a while to become more conscious.

I’m not one of those people who thinks that the same exercise would be good for everybody.

By: Carolyn Jolly

Carolyn Jolly — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:27:37 +0000

Good post. I have a different point of view because I have a chronic muscle disease. It has caused me to be conscious of every single movement and all things touching me, due to the possibility of falling. I long for the days of being on autopilot. But perhaps this was the lesson for me. Thanks for making me reflect.