Marja Kooreman | Journalist & Correspondent
also known as Sitara Morgenster | Using my head to write from the heart
Marja Kooreman | Journalist & Correspondent
also known as Sitara Morgenster | Using my head to write from the heart
I’m curious: How do you describe your own mindfulness practice (if you have experience as a mindfulness practitioner, be it regular or irregular, fledgling or badass)? During the introductory courses I teach for Mindfulness Works NZ, I like to encourage participants to come up with their own definition of mindfulness practice during the course. This …
This 12-point cheatsheet first appeared on my website dedicated to mindfulness meditation teaching and practice, “Precious Attention“, addressing some of our pre-conceived ideas about formal mindfulness practice that are floating around. You can download the free PDF here. Mindfulness practice = sitting silently, watching feelings, body-sensations and thoughts come and go, not hooking into any …
Mindfulness practice is thousands of years old. Some even argue it is a natural skill much like walking. It’s just that society hasn’t valued it so we weren’t taught as kids. This has caused our mindfulness-muscle to go flabby and be forgotten. Both those premises are currently changing. You can’t turn around or there’s another …
Did you hang out with your precious attention today? Were you mostly mindful or absent-minded? The answer is probably: “both!” Harvard Research shows that our mind wanders, on average, 47% of the time: nearly half our lives! We spend that time thinking of what isn’t going on or propelling ourselves into the future. Or ruminating …