The Mindful Coach Blog
Original Content, Musings, and Resources
A Great Mindfulness Exercise – No Meditation Required
If you think “I just can’t be mindful” – this article is for you.
So you’re not a meditation person, and can’t think of anything worse than trying to sit still focusing on your “feelings.” You can practice mindfulness without having to sit still.
The Music of the Spheres
When you are present with another person, and you really listen, you can hear and see the universal speaking and moving through them, and talking to the universal in you. When you are in touch with that and respond from a place of being connected to such a unifying force – it changes you. It changes them. It changes everything
“How are you?” – Practicing the language of now with mindfulness
Here’s an easy way to practice mindfulness without meditation and model how to do so for others.
How to Create More Mindful Moments During a Conversation
There is a simple and powerful practice to improve your communications and capacity to be mindful. It is, quite simply, to pause before you speak and consider how you feel about what is going in the moment. Don’t stop reading here. This deceptively simple suggestion has profound power.
The non-jugdemental part of being non-judgemental
Being non-judgmental as you are mindful is really very important. It’s not a race – there’s no “first place” – but there is a prize.
Mindfulness as a SuperPower
A great, short, professional animated video that tells how mindfulness is a superpower.
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction – free, online class
Free, professionally produced, online class in mindfulness training. based on a mindfulness-based stressed reduction curriculum. There is solid science behind these methods that show solid, tangible results in helping people have happier, more full lives. Includes instructions, guided sessions, and materials needed.
Profound Presence
I love this video, “A Good Day” With Brother David Steindl-Rast. Every single time I watch it, I am moved. You can HEAR his connection to the beauty of the moment in his voice, as clearly as I’ve ever heard. Listen.
Great Resource – Wisdom 2.0 conference videos online for free
Wisdom Summit 2.0 conferences are free and online featuring Jon Kabat-Zinn, Jack Kornfield, Byron Katie, Eckhard Tolle, Dan Siegel and many others.
Meditation Oasis – Free, excellent meditations
http://www.meditationoasis.com/ Meditation Oasis has been a go-to favorite of mine for a long time, and I'm fussy ;)...
