Trust 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 final post in the series is an exploration of trust in relationships. Trust is a huge issue for many people; one that is bound up [...]
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 [...]
New Year’s Resolutions So we are now in 2019. The New Year is generally a reflective time and also a time when lots of people start making resolutions. Here at Mindful Therapies we decided to do something different - we practised gratitude. All around us we are bombarded with messages telling us to make [...]
Connection at Christmas by Rachel and her mum 'A donated bear wearing our school neckerchief. He was given by the children to accompany the shoeboxes to Romania and hopefully find a new home with a child there.' The theme of the month for December is connection, which is somewhat appropriate for December, [...]
Patience 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 patience. I feel that I am learning a lot about patience at the moment and it is not an attitude [...]
Generosity 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 generosity. I recently came across an article online that outlined ‘five love languages’ in relationships. These were the five styles [...]
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 [...]
Non-Striving 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 non-striving. Non-striving Non-striving is a reminder that when we try too hard we often create tension and our focus [...]
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 [...]
Gratitude 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 gratitude. For me, gratitude is probably the most significant thing that I have learned since beginning to practice mindfulness. When [...]