By Dr. Ron Passfield
Western society is strong on thinking and we have developed so many words to describe the act of thinking. Here’s just a few: analyze summarize categorize synthesize realize Jon Kabat-Zinn suggests that we have become so engrossed in thinking all the time that we have lost the art of just being. We have lost touch with … Continue reading “Mindful Breathing – Being, not Thinking”
Jon Kabat-Zinn, in his book, “Coming to Our Senses”, suggests that his call to awareness has to be interpreted both literally (being conscious of the senses of the body) and metaphorically (behaving sensibly). He describes each of the senses as a terrain and discusses mindful eating in a section of his book called “tastescape” (“touch”, for example, … Continue reading “Mindful Eating”
“Practice makes perfect” – a truism but particularly relevant to developing mindfulness. People who know about habit forming suggest three basic steps to develop a habit: focus on one small and simple behaviour build the habit into your daily routine/structure of your day frequently revisit your motivation (s) for growing the habit of mindfulness. Start simple and … Continue reading “Grow the Habit of Mindfulness”
