By Dr. Ron Passfield
The movie, “Loveless” depicts the escalating costs of the vicious cycle of destructive criticism in a graphic manner. The movie is set in Russia and was directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev and co-written with Oleg Negi. The couple involved in the movie are separated and in the process of divorce but are consumed by anger, frustration and hatred … Continue reading “Break the Vicious Cycle of Destructuve Criticism with Mindfulness”
Over the last couple of posts I discussed how self-compassion can free us from the bonds of self-judging and explored some of the challenges involved in self-compassion meditation, including breaking through our defences and denial. In this post, I want to share two stories told by Tara Brach of how self-compassion can transform our lives. … Continue reading “Self-Compassion Can Transform You”
In an earlier post, I discussed the R.A.I.N. meditation process – recognise, accept, investigate, nurture – as a way to address situations, including interactions with another, that generate strong negative feelings. What happens, though, when your ineffective behaviour and negative feelings continue to recur after using the R.A.I.N. process? We can be the captive of … Continue reading “Beyond R.A.I.N. – Remembering Self-Compasssion”
Mitra Manesh, in her podcast on Mindfulness and Responsibility, noted that the word “responsibility” has two components – “response” and “ability”. Her discussion and guided meditation are aimed at expanding our ability to respond rather than react. Mitra maintains that mindfulness meditation, encompassing mindful breathing and body scan, can increase our response options so that … Continue reading “Mindfulness and Response Ability”
R.A.I.N. is a meditation process designed to help you when you have a situation where you experience strong negative feelings towards another person. The process was recently introduced by Tara Brach as part of the Power of Awareness Course. The acronym stands for Recognise, Accept, Investigate and Nurture. Each of these steps can be undertaken … Continue reading “Remember the R.A.I.N.”
The music world and fans are mourning the death of Avicii, Swedish DJ, who died recently in Oman at the age of 28. Tim Bergling, known as Avicii, suffered ill-health for many years as a result of alcoholism and retired from touring in 2016 because life on the road did not agree with his introverted … Continue reading “Finding Yourself Through Mindfulness – Start Small, Start Now”
In a previous post, I discussed resources for mindfulness trainers – free resources through Sounds True and a paid online training course, The Power of Awareness, by Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. In this post, I will discuss an advanced course that takes training for mindfulness trainers to another level. The Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program … Continue reading “Advanced Training for Mindfulness Trainers”
In the previous post, I discussed how nervousness can affect your mind and body and impact your performance. I also looked at two strategies – naming your feelings and accessing your success anchor – to gain control over your nervousness. In this post, I want to focus on how our thoughts can affect our performance. … Continue reading “Our Thoughts Can Affect Our Performance”
Everyone experiences nervousness at some time. It is part of the human condition. However, it can be debilitating if you let it control you. If you use it to your advantage and get in touch with the associated feelings, you can actually come out stronger and perform better. I want to talk about two things … Continue reading “Overcoming Nervousness through Mindfulness”
In the previous post, I discussed recognising our feelings. This involved firstly, acknowledging that a very wide range of emotions are the essence of being human, and secondly, using mindfulness to get in touch with the feelings we are experiencing. In this post, we take this process one step further by naming our individual feelings … Continue reading “Naming Your Feelings to Tame Them”
