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Mindfulness is everywhere, isn’t it? Is it just a fad or is it something that can really make a difference to overthinkers and worriers? In this episode we look at: How mindfulness is backed up by research and the NHS How mindfulness reduces rumination, what if-ing and stress How it strengthens your resilience, benefits those around you as well as yourself and allows you to experience more joy The reality of what it’s like to practice mindfulness Resources Be Here Now, my practical guide to living mindfully course, starts on Friday 28 September. Find out all about the course and take your place here.
Looking for approval and permission from our families, friends, workmates and even strangers on social media, to do what we want, to feel however we feel or to be who we want to be, can get us tangled up in overthinking and stuck in our lives. So what we can do about it? In this episode we look at: How we look outside of ourselves for permission Why we seek approval from other people The key areas in life where it’s holding us back How we can start to give ourselves permission Resources Be Here Now, a practical guide to living mindfully, is open to join now, with an early bird discount. Find out all about the course and take your place here. Episode 14: The damaging word every ovethinker uses Episode 18: How to deal with difficult emotions Join the Worry Less and Enjoy Life More with Gabrielle Treanor Facebook Group
Sometimes life doesn’t go to plan, it fails to live up to our expectations and the result can really suck. And yet we continue to will it to be different which keeps us stuck in the frustration and upset. So what can we do? In this episode we look at: How life not living up to our expectations ramps up overthinking and stress levels How our response and reaction play a key role What we do and don’t have control over in these situations The four steps we can take to deal with life letting us down Resources Be Here Now, a practical guide to living mindfully, is open to join now, with an early bird discount. Find out all about the course and take your place here. Episode 18: How to deal with difficult emotions Join the Worry Less and Enjoy Life More with Gabrielle Treanor Facebook Group
Eight months ago Brian Clark moved to Song of the Morning yoga retreat center in upper Michigan- an ideal space to live his contemplative vocation of meditation, consciousness, and creativity. Begin meditating: Because of my time at Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat, I reestablished my contemplative practice (at least for now). If you are interested in beginning a contemplate practice, here are a few resources that were helpful for me along with a few books Brian recommended. Resources: Be Here Now by Ram Dass Mysticism: A study in Mans Spiritual Consciousness by Evelyn Underhill The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity by David Lynch Farming god episodes: • Meditation Pt.1 • Meditation Pt. 2 Thanks to everyone at song of morning for their hospitality. Music by Isak Sommer More helpful tidbits at Farminggod.org