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<p>This has been the most difficult blog to write yet because not only am I working through this mindful attitude as a teacher, and a student, but I have been working with this on a personal level for some time. So here some thoughts on the subject followed by a short breathing exercise you may &hellip; <a href="https://stillworksmeditation.wordpress.com/2019/02/22/the-conundrum-that-is-non-striving/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The con

<p>Every year, straight after Boxing Day, we are bombarded with hundreds of adverts, emails, social media posts and TV articles all encouraging us to start the new year by becoming a new person. Why is this? Well the simple answer is that by encouraging us to feel inadequate, we are more likely to buy their &hellip; <a href="https://stillworksmeditation.wordpress.com/2019/01/06/new-year-new-you-the-negative-marketing-message/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="s

<p>This time I thought I would write about some of the themes that have been present with both myself and those I have been working with as we have travelled that path to Christmas and midwinter once again. If you want to skip ahead to the top tips for keeping your practice going over the &hellip; <a href="https://stillworksmeditation.wordpress.com/2018/12/24/christmas-whats-it-all-about/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Christmas – what’s

<p>Photo by rawpixel.com on Pexels.com I have been asked this question so many times I decided to make it the subject of this month’s blog.  As we all know when we start to meditate getting a regular routine going can be the tricky part; once that is established it is pretty much plain sailing for &hellip; <a href="https://stillworksmeditation.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/how-can-i-meditate-over-the-holidays/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Ho

<p>‘It’s quite simple actually isn’t it?’ This is a statement I hear frequently when a client has spent a few weeks grappling with the idea of being still, trying not to think and wondering what they are actually trying to achieve. Then they get the break through, the ‘eureka’ moment: it’s actually all very simple. &hellip; <a href="https://stillworksmeditation.wordpress.com/2018/05/23/easy-mindfulness/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Easy

<p>Studies show that around two thirds of adults report some kind of sleep difficulty and that on average even those who sleep well have around 90 minutes less sleep per night than they require to stay healthy.  The reasons for this are many however they broadly fall into these categories: Being ‘over wired’ Being over &hellip; <a href="https://stillworksmeditation.wordpress.com/2018/03/31/do-you-have-trouble-sleeping-you-are-not-alone/" class="more-link">Continue reading <sp

<p>Some exercises to try: Here I have included a few simple exercises followed by a complete meditation if you wish to try something more formal. These are all from my own experience but based on sound medical research. 1) Learn how to breathe.  ‘I am breathing in, I am breathing out’ – repeat this and &hellip; <a href="https://stillworksmeditation.wordpress.com/2018/02/28/long-term-illness-and-pain-2/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Long

<p>This is the last of my three February Blogs and I have just got it posted in time! This two-part blog briefly looks at some of the ways we typically approach a diagnosis of long-term illness and part two contains some exercises you can try. Using mindfulness, or any other form of meditation and associated &hellip; <a href="https://stillworksmeditation.wordpress.com/2018/02/28/long-term-illness-and-pain-1/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"

<p>Part 2 – Living with pain and illness The title of Vidyamala Burch’s book, Living Well with Pain and Illness, sums up this second blog in the series: living well. Those of us with chronic or long-term conditions generally don’t want to spend our lives ‘battling with’, ‘fighting against’, ‘suffering’ or any other helpful terms &hellip; <a href="https://stillworksmeditation.wordpress.com/2018/02/05/living-with-pain-and-illness/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class

<p>I had been undecided on this month’s topic until around 3 am one morning last week whilst lying awake in pain; mostly physical but also some emotional pain associated with the physical pain.  We are, after all, a complete mind/body unit. It occurred to me then, as it often has, how many of us battle &hellip; <a href="https://stillworksmeditation.wordpress.com/2018/01/31/making-peace-with-pain/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Making peac

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