Looking For Some Inspo To Give Your Happiness A Boost In 2023? Then check out this great article by Time magazine on The Daily Habits of Happiness Experts. 8 leading happiness experts were surveyed by TIME and asked about their daily habits, and the professional insights they’re most likely to apply to their personal lives. The happiness experts engaged in these weekly happiness habits at least 5-6 times per week: - Get seven or more hours of sleep 😴 (39%) - Personal hob

30+ years of scientific research and thousands of personal testimonies show that mindfulness meditation can be a great way to take care of yourself - mind and body. Like with any skill, consistent practice is key if you want to reap the benefits, but with a little intention, it's easy to find opportunities to practice throughout your day. Will you be meditating today? #mindfulness #health #wellness

Starting October 3rd, I'll be teaching the groundbreaking 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (M.B.S.R) programme live and online via Zoom. Through discussion and experiential exercises, you will gain practical skills to help bring mindfulness into your daily life. In addition, you will learn tools to help you to: - approach life with more composure, energy, understanding, and enthusiasm; - cope more effectively with both short-term and long-term stressful situations; a

By now we know that good mental health is just as important as good physical health, but many of us get stuck on what actions we can take to achieve this. Well, the UK's National Health Services (NHS) offers some helpful tips: 1. Reframe unhelpful thoughts: The way we think, feel, and behave are linked. Sometimes we develop patterns of thoughts or behaviours that are unhelpful so recognising them, and taking steps to think about things differently, can improve your menta

Mindfulness is a real-life skill that helps us stay calm and maintain focus in the midst of real-life challenges. But with the near-continuous updates on the Coronavirus, it can be easy for mindfulness to slip from our awareness and instead anxiously fixate on the health and safety of our family and loved ones. While you should, of course, take all necessary precautions and follow the guidelines of Government agencies, medical professionals, and reputable news sources, it mi

Mindfulness has gone from fringe ritual to mainstream health move, and for good reason. Doctors at prominent hospitals regularly recommend it for conditions like insomnia, chronic pain, and irritable bowel syndrome. According to a September 2016 article that appeared in a special edition of Time Magazine called Mindfulness: The New Science of Health and Happiness - here are some ways meditation changes your body: 1. Your brain releases happy chemicals: You get a boost of se

It's the weekend! Hopefully time for some rest, fun, and relaxation! For many of us though, our weekends can feel like the beginning of a second shift. It's the time to catch up on our errands, chores, family obligations - our to-do list seemingly never ends. If you want to give your best to the world however, you need to fill yourself up first so you can serve others from the overflow. It's so important to make time to nurture your mind, body, and spirit. If you're running

Studies show that a good nights sleep at the right times is essential in supporting your mental health, physical health, quality of life, and safety. And unfortunately, when we're stressed, a good nights sleep is one of the first things to go. Luckily, http://mindful.org offers some helpful advice on how we can add some more quality Zzzs to our nights: 1. Dim the lights 1 hour before bedtime - Send a signal to the brain and body that it's time for rest. 2. Avoid looking at an

Why modern organisations are embracing this ancient practice Originally Published in the American Chamber of Commerce Trinidad and Tobago (AMCHAM TT) Linkage Magazine, December 2018 Our jobs help us to pay our bills, enjoy a certain lifestyle, and add fulfillment and meaning to our lives – but they can also be stressful. Today’s “24/7 always-on” lifestyle increasingly blurs the separation between work and leisure time. Add a tough economy, job-cuts, personal challenges and