Mindfulness

The Powerful Mental and Physical Health Benefits of Mindfulness and Meditation

Stress is a necessary element to foster creativeness, wisdom and survival of the fittest. But when stress reaches high levels it can have detrimental effects on the human body. One can distinguish negative stress from healthy one when high levels of anxiety and tension seems to upset the balance of ... Read more

Cultivating Mindfulness in Everyday Urban Life

Mindfulness is that attribute of consciousness that instils a physical and emotional wellbeing in your life. The concept of mindfulness has been adopted from Buddhist and other meditative traditions where conscious attention and awareness are cultivated and encouraged. Hence, it is defined as being ... Read more

3 Simple Tips for Using Mindfulness in Everyday Life

This article has been submitted by Australia Counselling member and Sydney Clinical Psychologist Raina Jardin.Mindfulness has been described by Jon Kabat-Zinn as “an openhearted, moment-to-moment, non-judgemental awareness” (2005, p.24). Mindfulness is an ancient concept, with a presence ... Read more

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