Farewell or good riddance? For the last few weeks now, I have heard comments on the radio and TV, read posts on LinkedIn and Facebook and listened to people essentially saying good riddance to 2020. That it has been a terrible year and can’t wait to see the back of it. Yes, the year [...]
The Problem with Gratitude Here at Mindful Therapies our attitude of the month for March is gratitude. We have had a lot to say over the years about the importance and benefits of gratitude: Gratitude: antidote to New Years Resolutions ; Gratitude in the workplace ; Gratitude in relationships ; Deepening practice and more. This [...]
When I became redundant In the first 30 months of this decade I was fortunate enough to be made redundant not once but twice. Not that it felt in any way positive. The definition of the word itself says it all; Redundant Adjective Not or no longer needed or useful: Superfluous My story Now I [...]
Birthday Celebrations Last Monday Mindful Therapies celebrated our third birthday. It was a low-key celebration with some tea and cake with some of our team, regular class attendees and our partners. It was a lovely opportunity for people who work for Mindful Therapies to meet one another, in some cases for the first time. As [...]
Mental Health Awareness week - Relationships Last week Mindful Therapies were privileged to be involved in activities to raise awareness of mental health as part of mental health awareness week. The theme for this years mental health awareness week was relationships. In addition to delivering Mindfulness seessions at schools, colleges and community centres across Tyneside we [...]
Can Mindfulness replace going to a football match? ‘The problem with mindfulness for men is that the practice of it asks us to look toward and open up to vulnerability because that is where the gold is.’ - Elisha Goldstein This weekend was the 4th round of the FA Cup, and as usual, [...]
The Senses We experience the world in two main ways – through our minds and through our senses. When we experience the world through the mind we are often stuck in fantasy, or we are stuck in memories about the past or worries about the future. When we experience the world through our senses we [...]
My Mindfulness Journey About a million moons ago, I was asked to write a blog entitled 'My Mindful(ness) Journey'....The fact that I am only now coming up with the goods, is a fairly clear indication that I am still a 'work in progress'. As we all are of course! However for many of us [...]