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Mindfulness - Indian Origins
Mindfulness and Meditation

Indian Origins of Mindfulness Meditation

Origins of Mindfulness: Religion, Philosophy, or Psychology? Mindfulness is seen to have its roots in ancient Eastern, primarily Buddhist, traditions. However, there are enough references in

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offline meditation retreat on self compassion
Mindfulness and Meditation

Metta: The Practice of Compassion

Many of us encounter moments in life where forgiveness feels impossible. We might hold onto contempt or resentment towards someone, struggling to understand their actions

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Mindfulness and Meditation

Do You Try To Master Meditation?

Often just like any other skill, once people start meditating they try to master meditation. They want to excel at it. They imagine themselves becoming quiet

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Discovering happiness, even if you feel low
Mindfulness and Meditation

DISCOVERING ‘HAPPY’ NEW YEAR, EVEN IF YOU FEEL BLUE

As December sets in, everything around you oozes of cheer, joy and happiness. Daily life seems to get a boost of excitement when you see that preparations for the celebrations have begun all around – be it Christmas, New Year’s or weddings. However, amidst all the December enthusiasm, there may be people who are feeling low, depressed and lonely.

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Mindfulness and Meditation

MINDFULNESS THROUGH THE SENSES

Your senses are your window to the world; you experience life through your senses. Yet, in your everyday routine, you remain busy in trying to make meaning of whatever you see, hear, smell, taste and touch. This is necessary and an essential part of survival! However, if you think about it, every sensory experience is so rich on its own.
Keeping this in mind, this blog describes a mindfulness exercise that involves paying attention to one sense at a time.

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be in the present
Mindfulness and Meditation

SIMPLE WAYS TO BE IN THE PRESENT

I recently wrote an article on why our minds do not like to remain in the here and now. I now move on to elaborate how we can better manage to stay in the present. Read each step slowly and mindfully 🙂

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Silence
Stress Management

SILENCE : PEACE IN A “NOISY” WORLD

Our lives today are full of noise – auditory, visual, tactile, cognitive etc. From honking cars, to bright neon billboards, uncomfortably tight clothing to endless worries, there is an overload of stimulus input from all these modalities. This understandably overworks and gradually exhausts our sense organs, our mind, our body and our very nerves.

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The Art of Listening