What is the difference between mindfulness and meditation?

The difference between mindfulness and meditation? We are often asked about whether mindfulness and meditation are the same thing. My answer is yes and no. It is possible to practice mindfulness without meditating. It is possible to practice meditation without being mindful. And it is possible to practice mindful meditation! So what is mindfulness? [...]

By |2022-03-01T15:04:59+00:00February 27th, 2022|Meditation, Mindfulness, Uncategorized|4 Comments

The Power Hour

The Power Hour   I have always found routine difficult. Somehow it seems so much easier to pick up ‘bad’ habits than ‘good’ ones. However, I recently stumbled across something that I like to call the ‘Power Hour’, that has really made a difference. So much so that I really wanted to share it. [...]

By |2019-11-26T10:21:29+00:00November 26th, 2019|Meditation, Mindfulness, positivity, wellbeing|1 Comment

A perfect day?

An ordinary day or a perfect day? At 11:15pm on Saturday 21st September I was driving home, I was feeling good and realised that the day that had just been may well have been a perfect day.  I was however also struck by the realisation that from a different perspective, it was an average [...]

Am I doing it right?

Am I doing it right? This week at Mindful Therapies we ran a meditation workshop called ‘Am I doing it right?’ This was an opportunity for people with some experience of meditation to discuss their practice with others. Although we meditate in a group, the practice of meditation is quite a solitary experience, in [...]

By |2019-09-23T15:35:31+00:00September 23rd, 2019|attitude, Meditation, Mindfulness|0 Comments

9 mindful attitudes in relationships | 6. Letting go

Letting Go In Relationships   This series of blog posts focuses on some of my reflections on the nine foundational attitudes of mindfulness and how they relate to interpersonal relationships. This week is an exploration of letting go. Letting go When we practise letting go, we allow both the pleasant and the unpleasant to [...]

By |2018-08-20T13:05:35+00:00August 27th, 2018|letting go, Meditation, Mindfulness, relationships, Uncategorized|0 Comments

9 mindful attitudes in relationships | 4. Acceptance

Acceptance In Relationships   This series of blog posts focuses on some of my reflections on the nine foundational attitudes of mindfulness and how they relate to interpersonal relationships. This week is an exploration of acceptance. Accepting difference Acceptance is a huge topic and one that is often misunderstood, particularly within relationships. Within relationships [...]

By |2018-07-19T09:23:18+00:00July 17th, 2018|acceptance, attitude, Meditation, Mindfulness, relationships|0 Comments
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