Un-shaming Ourselves
The practices of mindfulness and self-kindness enable me to find a different response to experiences of shame. It's a very individual (and messy!) process, but if it's helpful, here's what un-shaming looks like for me.
Posts tagged ‘Mindfulness’
Mar 14
Learn To Love The Questions
I think I'm growing out of needing to have all the answers. And growing into embracing the questions. I've been pondering - when we don't have all the answers, what do we make room for?
Dec 2
DECEMBER TIPS: Mindful Journaling For More Awareness
Mindful journaling can be a powerful tool for growth, especially for those times when meditation doesn't feel like an accessible practice. It builds not only awareness, but also self-compassion. In my own practice, I value my journaling space just as much as my time spent in meditation.
Which Meditation Should I Do?
In meditation, I've certainly had the experience of dithering for so long about which recording to listen to that I lose the motivation completely (or the time slot), and end up not practising at all. Here's a menu of meditations for those moments.
Slow Meditation: Releasing The Pressure
There's a lot of buzz about Slow Living at the moment, and it would seem natural to look to meditation to support this. But I'm wondering how many of us fall into practising what I think of as 'fast meditation'. I'm not sure I've totally slowed it down yet, but I've definitely eased a lot of the pressure I'd been inadvertently bringing into my practice.
