Pablo Neruda – Keeping Quiet

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I recently came across the most beautiful poem by Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. I was having a fairly stressful day, with work getting on top. As I entered the train, listening to a selection of poems on my iPod, this came on and blew me away. It really is life changing. For me the poem is asking [...]

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Letting Go of The Past – A Story of Two Monks and a Maiden

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I  am writing this looking out over the winding path of the Mekong River in Luang Prabang, Laos. As I sip my tea, I allow my mind to become engaged in the array of beautiful sounds emitting from nature’s bounty; the trees subtly whistle in the light, warm breeze, a small lizard scuttles across fallen leaves, birds [...]

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The Miracle of Mindfulness

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The miracle of mindfulness touches us in different ways at different times, and it naturally catches us off guard, usually in a moment of complete awareness and spontaneity. This week I was touched by such a miracle when I just let go, thought what the heck, and did something I should have done years ago. This [...]

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Who Am I?

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I, me, you, him, her….who are you? Who am I? Who are they? Furthermore, what happens when I die? What happens when we all die? Well…what if I told you those were irrelevant questions. What if I told you today was the day you could stop asking those questions and rest your mind peacefully with a simple [...]

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My New Book Pocket Mindfulness

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I am really excited today because I am unveiling to you my new eBook named Pocket Mindfulness. Although it is labeled “A Pocket Guide To Mindfulness,” it has been a few months in the planning and some late nights in the making! I had initially set out to write a book about mindfulness and its [...]

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Will I Ever Be Happy? Stop Waiting For The Perfect Moment

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If you came to this site by Twitter, by Googling Mindfulness or through a random click, I believe your impulse wasn’t entirely random; there is an underlying impulse that made this topic, which is ultimately about mindfulness, desirable to you. Well, congratulations, because you are already being mindful. You are paying attention, on purpose, in [...]

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Is Mindfulness Happiness?

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This is a big question, and one I was asked this week by a friend, and I thought I’d share my answer with you. Firstly let’s explore happiness and what most people think happiness is and how they feel happiness. In the modern day happiness is perceived as excitement, jumping up and down shouting “wooohoo” perhaps, or [...]

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Mindfulness Healing at the Spring Forest Qigong Healingfest

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This week it is time for some mindfulness healing courtesy of the Spring Forest Qigong HealingFest which starts in 2 days (Monday 12th March 2012). It’s free to register and runs for six days. If you are into holistic healing like me then you won’t want to miss this opportunity to learn more about the ancient healing [...]

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Happy New Year – Looking Back At Mindfulness In 2011

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Happy New Year! I know, it’s a little contradictory to look back at the past; there is nothing there for us, we can’t change it and it actually has no reality because it doesn’t exist. But we did cover some great stuff in 2011 and there are definitely some mindfulness exercises you can carry through into 2012 and [...]

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Mindfulness in Plain English

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I am over the moon to announce the first guest post here at MME. It came about as a result of a conversation with a friend whom, after listening to me explain mindfulness, said, “Yes, but what is mindfulness in plain English”? And so, knowing David is an expert in mindfulness, having been a teacher [...]

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