Does mindfulness really help to minimise anxiety?

Are you feeling overwhelmed with all the stress that work, family, and everyday life are throwing at you? Mindfulness is the latest buzzword, but does it really live up to its hype in helping reduce anxiety levels and create balance in our lives? In this blog post we’ll discuss how mindfulness works and explore whether … Continue reading Does mindfulness really help to minimise anxiety? →

Emotional Journaling

Getting your emotions down on paper can help you to process difficult times as well as help you with sorting out general emotional problems. A journal acts as a free talk therapist…”someone” you can spill all your feelings too, no matter what, without judgment. Using a journal to self-express can relieve anxiety, help you to understand negative emotional triggers, and resolve problems in your daily life.

Rating Anxiety in the Body

Whether we’re aware of it or not, our emotions tend to present themselves in the physical body in addition to being something of the mind. Anxiety, for instance, might present itself as hot palms, swirling sensations in the stomach, tingling in the face, or any other number of sensations (numbness included). Getting to know anxiety … Continue reading Rating Anxiety in the Body →

Transforming Anxiety Practice

Anxiety may seem like a consequence of busy modern life, but it first evolved as a response to threats our ancestors experienced in the wild. If we examine the six stereotypical reactions we have to anxious situations, we can see their evolutionary origins and then transform these natural responses into productive ways of dealing with … Continue reading Transforming Anxiety Practice →

Mindfulness vs. Mindlessness

What does it mean to be mindful? What does it mean to be mindless? If we are mindful, we are aware, we are experiencing present moments with acceptance. In order to fully cultivate mindfulness, we need to intertwine all three at the same time.

Misconceptions about Mindfulness

Developing Mindfulness takes practice. We are so used to going through our days not really thinking or being aware that it will startle you once you start practicing the art of mindfulness. You will become aware of everything and experience it in the present moment versus the past or the future through deliberate mental practices.