Rambling Yogi

Category: Mindfulness

  • Mindful May –Mindful Makeover

    Mindful May –Mindful Makeover

    I’ve always loved a challenge, there’s something about asking myself to find my edge that I find addictive. This May I’m going to undertake a Mindful Makeover Challenge, not because I’m feeling scattered or am displeased with myself in anyway but just because I love discovering new things about myself.

    Below are the key things I’ve chosen to focus on for my Mindful Makeover Challenge.

    Daily Meditation

    Meditation helps you to find calm in your mind. It is often said that the meditative mind observes thoughts, while the ordinary mind reacts to thoughts. To keep me on track and give me direction I’ve sign up for the Mindful in May daily meditation challenge.

    Daily Yoga

    Yoga helps you to be more present. It brings about self awareness and gets you out of your head and onto your mat. To keep me on track and give me direction I’ve sign up for the Kula 30 day Yoga and Mindfulness Challenge.

    Remove clutter

    Clutter in your life equals clutter in your head. A good clean out can be super therapeutic and satisfying. The tip with this one is to have a plan. I’ve set aside specific times to clean out my room (it’s a little more than a 1 day job) and to tidy up my desk at work.

    Gratitude Calendar

    Stopping to acknowledge what you are grateful for is not only important for your happiness but is also grounding. I have put a calendar next to my bed and each morning I am going to write one thing I am grateful for that day.

    No more dining with technology

    I’m often guilty of eating my breakfast in front of the television, eat my lunch at my computer or checking my phone a million times while out for dinner. Mindfully eating begins with eating slowly without distraction. For me this is going to be the hardest one to do. I’m going to rely on friends and family to keep me in check with this one.

     

    The great thing about a challenge that requires you to do something daily is that it not only deepens your understanding of yourself and promotes personal growth but it has the potential to build new healthy habits that carry on well after the challenge is finished.eckhart

     

  • Mindful May

    Mindful May

    There is no doubt that technology has changed the world. Modern life is fast paced and we are more connected than ever before. Connected through email, text, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the list goes on. Connected and yet disconnected. Our attention is constantly being caught by notifications encouraging us to check into the virtual world and lose sight of the here and now. It is not uncommon to see a group of friends out for dinner all focused on their smart phones, none of them truly engaging with each other, none of them truly present. I am certainly guilty of this myself.

    We’re so caught up in this complex world that we often do not recognise just how disengaged we are. This May, I am taking part in a one month guided mindfulness meditation challenge. Mediation allows us to pause and connect with our true self, to silence our mind and develop mindfulness.
    Mindful in May is for both beginners and experienced meditators and is set up to be win-win for yourself and the global community.

    In the developed world, a great deal of suffering comes from the mind. The amount of people affected by depression, anxiety and stress is growing daily. When I talk about those affected, I talk not only of the individuals at war with their own mind but also of the family and friends supporting these people day in and day out.

    In the developing world, a great deal of suffering comes from contaminated water. For the developing world, contaminated water is still one of the leading causes of disease and death.

    Mindful in May addresses both of these issues by providing an online space for people to clear their mind for 10 minutes a day, whilst helping to improve the lives of thousands of people living without access to safe drinking water. It is $25 to register and this will give you access to a one month meditation course. The funds raised during this campaign, will be donated to Charity Water, a not-for-profit organisation that builds clean water wells in developing countries.

    I would absolutely love to see people give this challenge a go and join me in making a difference for yourself and the world.

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    Visit my page to sponsor me or get involved yourself.