Mindfulness For Beginners

By Shaun DonaghyHealth & Fitness Mental Health

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Mindfulness For Beginners episodes

March 20, 2020 Loneliness, coronavirus isolation and mindfulness - with guided meditation
With the current coronavirus lockdown, it's more important than ever to look after our mental health. A key part of this is coping with isolation - mindfulness can support us to accept our feelings of loneliness, avoid covering it with consumption and use it to motivate ourselves to make real human connections.
Thich Nhat Hanh on Loneliness
https://soundcloud.com/thichnhathanh/loneliness-is-the-ill-being-of
Please contact me on twitter or LinkedIn (links below) if you'd like to join a live Skype guided meditation.
Meditation can be used to reduce stress / anxiety, improve your mood and live a more peaceful, fulfilled life. If you find it helpful, I invite you to share with others and say hello! If you're on Apple podcasts, you may wish to leave a review. May you be happy, may you be peaceful, may you be healthy and live a long life.
https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaun-at-mindfulness-for-beginners-7b79a019b/
27 min
March 15, 2020 Dealing with Coronavirus stress, podcast news - with calm ease guided meditation
You may be feeling anxious at the moment given events across the world - the practice of mindfulness can help you to deal with difficult thoughts and feelings, especially if you have to be isolated for a long period of time. Future episodes will discuss this in more detail, with guided meditations.
This podcast news episode also talk about future guests, recommendation of the month and an invitation to sing along with Manchester's favourite sons...
Ted talk: https://youtu.be/Y4gly9n9RBo
Meditation can be used to reduce stress / anxiety, improve your mood and live a more peaceful, fulfilled life. If you find it helpful, I invite you to share with others and say hello! If you're on Apple podcasts, you may wish to leave a review. May you be happy, may you be peaceful, may you be healthy and live a long life.
https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for

36 min
March 13, 2020 Seeing the world through calm eyes - Still water guided meditation
The worries and distractions of our lives fragment our minds in many different directions, resulting in anxiety and stress. A side effect of this is that we don't see the world as it really is, creating more suffering. This episode talks about how by calming our mind, we can reflect the world as it is, gaining insight and compassion for others.
Meditation can be used to reduce stress / anxiety, improve your mood and live a more peaceful, fulfilled life. If you find it helpful, I invite you to share with others and say hello! If you're on Apple podcasts, you can bring mindfulness to other by leaving a review. May you be happy, may you be peaceful, may you be healthy and live a long life.
https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for
26 min
March 08, 2020 Letting go of sadness - transforming sadness guided meditation
All of us feel sad at one time or another - but how to do we accept these difficult feelings without them overwhelming us? In this episode, we discuss Thich Nhat Hanh's metaphor of the mud and the lotus and how we can use mindfulness to transform our sadness by sitting and listening to it rather than shutting it out. Includes a 20 minute guided meditation.
Meditation can be used to reduce stress / anxiety, improve your mood and live a more peaceful, fulfilled life. If you find it helpful, I invite you to share with others and say hello! If you're on Apple podcasts, you can bring mindfulness to other by leaving a review. May you be happy, may you be peaceful, may you be healthy and live a long life.

https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for

27 min
March 05, 2020 Be calm, be happy, be creative: Other Voices - Dr Lauri Bower
When was the last time you let your creative side out? In this episode I chat to mindfulness teacher Dr Lauri Bower, cofounder of York Sangha and The Creative Space. I've learned a great deal about the practice of mindfulness from Lauri since meeting her in 2016 and we got to catch up during a weekend retreat in Lytham.
We talk about how Lauri started meditating at an early age, her favourite ways to practice and how creativity can unlock a peaceful and happy life. We also talk about the "Be Calm, Be Happy" course she runs which is now available worldwide via Zoom.
THE Creative S P A C E the-creative-space.org.uk
Instagram The-creative-space-uk

Blog Mindful Living
Book In the Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh: Mindfulness and Engaged Buddhism
Be Calm, Be Happy Course Plum Village UK Eventbrite
37 min
March 01, 2020 With a little help from my friends - calm, ease guided meditation
Its great to find a quiet place and meditate on your own - but there are huge benefits to practicing mindfulness with others. In this episode I discuss "sangha" - a community or group of people who practice together. Belonging to a sangha can help you to develop your mindfulness practice and offers great support in difficult times. The episode includes a shared calm, ease guided meditation - and an optional singalong at the end!
Meditation can be used to reduce stress / anxiety, improve your mood and live a more peaceful, fulfilled life. If you find it helpful, I invite you to share with others and say hello!
https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for
30 min
February 27, 2020 You are enough - Releasing desire guided meditation
All of us feel at times as if we could earn more, be better parents, have more successful relationships - but we don't need to be anything more than we are. Much of our suffering is driven by desire - we can live happier, calmer lives by letting go of our desires and being present in the moment with what we feel.
Meditation can be used to reduce stress / anxiety, improve your mood and live a more peaceful, fulfilled life. If you find it helpful, I invite you to share with others and say hello!
https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for
26 min
February 23, 2020 Mindfulness and a calmer life - Other Voices: Mikey
In this episode, I chat to my old friend Mikey, who got me into the practice of mindfulness. We talk about how we got into the practice, our favourite ways to practice and share a guided meditation.
Meditation can be used to reduce stress / anxiety, improve your mood and live a more peaceful, fulfilled life. If you find it helpful, we invite you to share with others and say hello!
https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for
51 min
February 16, 2020 Could you feel compassion for your enemy? Compassion guided meditation
Could you feel compassion for your enemy? Its not easy of course - we may prefer to feel anger towards those who we believe are unkind to us or others. We may also feel that our anger is helpful and motivates us to act.
Thich Nhat Hanh tells us that to "love our enemy is impossible. The moment we understand our enemy,we feel compassion and he or she is no longer our enemy." As difficult as it seems, attempting to understand our enemies allows us to release our anger - while still being motivated to make the world a better place.
Meditation can be used to reduce stress / anxiety, improve your mood and live a more peaceful, fulfilled life. If you find it helpful, we invite you to share with others and say hello to us!
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27 min
February 15, 2020 Podcast News - Other podcasts, other voices and Fred Rogers
News on other podcasts I've appeared on, plans for monthly guests and a recommendation: Won't You Be My Neighbor, a documentary about Fred Rogers.
Depressed Not Dead Podcast, Twitter
Exercising Depression Podcast, Twitter
Won't You Be My Neighbor
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10 min