Mindfulness Mode

Your Safe Place and Mindfulness are one in the same according to many

people I’ve talked to. When I think of my safe place, I think back to

when I was five years old and I was with my dad. He was repairing a

fence and I was nearby, playing under my favourite tree. Suddenly I

hollered. Something was not right.

Hundreds of ants had crawled under my pant legs, up my legs and

toward my crotch and abdomen. It was a strange feeling. Quicker than I

could imagine, my dad scooped me up, pulled off my pants and swept all

the ants off me with his huge farmer hands.

I was safe. I was instantly protected by my dad from the hundreds of

ants. I had no idea I had stepped on an ant hill, causing the ant to

invade this foreign territory.

That moment of safety reminds me of the practice of mindfulness. You

can always go to your safe place as long as you understand mindfulness

and how to use the tools which work for you.

Enjoy your safe place and your moments of mindfulness.

Guest:

Today I don’t have a guest. I will have a guest on future weekend episodes. Stay tuned.Quotes:

The best gift you can give is to be someone’s safe place. – unknownWe all need a place that is safe and wholesome enough for us to

return for refuge. In Buddhism, that refuge is mindfulness. Thich Nhat

HanhBooks:

The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology by Jack KornfieldThank You Bonus:

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H Guthrie Chamberlain III helps you build your living legacy. He and

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Podcast: Wisdom-TrekMost Influential PersonMy dadEffect on EmotionsIt

allows me to step back and relax when, otherwise, I might be uptight.

It also allows me to be able to look at life from a larger perspective.

It helps me see what's most important in life and see through what

struggles I might be going through on a particular moment on a

particular day.Thoughts on BreathingBreathing

is a great thing to do when you are uptight or tense about something.

Just step back, breath deeply, meditate a little bit, close your eyes

and pause, just to give yourself a chance to reflect and refocus on

what's really important.Suggested ResourcesBook: The Psalms found in The BibleApp: YouVersion BibleAdvice for Newbie

Just

realize that life is a marathon, that we don't have accomplish

everything we need to get done today, to look at life from a larger

perspective and to step back at times to reflect, relax, keep the bigger

picture in mind, so that each day, we can move forward, but not at a

hectic pace where all we're doing is rushing from one thing to another

without taking time to be mindful  and relax and enjoy life.

Katherine Di Lullo is a student of Yoga and Mindfulness. She

completed her Yoga teacher training a year ago and it is her goal to

combine the practices of yoga and mindfulness in her role as a social

worker, creating a holistic approach to healing with her clients.Contact InfoEmail: [email protected]: Katherine AnneMost Influential PersonLouise HayEffect on EmotionsI

think it really allows me to just stop before reacting. It allows me to

just take a moment to pause and maybe ask myself, "Why is that

bothering me right now?" It's really allowed me to stay calm in

situations, especially with failures in life. It helps me to not react,

but instead, look at those failures as creating new possibilities for

myself.Thoughts on BreathingBreathing

is huge. When I connect with my breath, it just brings me to the

present moment. It just reminds me how simple and beautiful breathing

is. It doesn't need to be a complicated process. Breathing is life. It's

just so simple to connect back to.Suggested ResourcesBook: No bookApp: Oprah & Deepak’s 21-Day Meditation ExperienceAdvice for Newbie

Just

as yoga is a practice, mindfulness is a practice as well. Just be

generous with yourself and don't be hard on yourself if you did get

distracted or your mind did wander. Just starting, maybe you just take

three deep breaths every morning and that could lead to a bit of a

longer meditation. Just allow yourself to explore the practice.Thank You Bonus

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Back to Routine. Back to the habits we’ve created for ourselves. Last

week we talked about Celebrations and Mindfulness because it was Canada

Day and Independence Day, and perhaps a holiday for you if you’re in

another country. We need to be able to bounce back to routine after a

weekend or a week away. I’ve been at Podcast Movement this week, and I’m

recording this episode ahead of time.

Notice how your

body feels during times when you are in your routine. Does it feel

comfortable? Does it help you relax to be in your routine? See if you

can become totally tuned in to your body and mind so you can remember

the feeling you enjoy during these times.

Also notice

how you feel when you’re not in routine, like maybe times of

celebration, thinking back to what we talked about on last weekend’s

show. It can be a great feeling to just let go and do whatever you feel

like doing at any moment. There are times for this. What does your body

feel like when you’re experiencing this. When you’re devoid of routine.

Remember that you’ll appreciate the benefits of routine much more after periods of having no routine.

Jon

Kabat-Zinn talks about this in his book, Wherever You Go, There You

Are. In the chapter called ‘Not Practicing Is Practicing’, he says, “How

does the lack of regular practice affect your anxiety about time and

about achieving certain results? How does it affect your relationships?

Where do some of your most mindless patterns come from? What triggers

them? Are you ready to hold them in awareness as they grip you by the

throat, whether your formal practice is strong this week or not? Can you

see that not practicing is an arduous practice?”

Jon Kabat-Zinn asks questions that get me thinking, and the above questions are perfect examples.

I

think we agree, we all need routine in our lives, we all need good,

positive habits that keep us on track. But routine can have a negative

connotation as well. Routine can suck the life blood out of you just

because of the sameness. That’s why I believe in Mindfulness. Because we

need to be aware of our routine, whether it’s helping us or not. Is it

taking away life’s pleasures, or helping us by keeping our bodies and

minds somewhat consistent?

See the quotes below by Paulo Qualo,

Buddy Rich and Bruce Springstein. They are some quotes about the

downside of routine. Not surprisingly, these quotes are by some pretty

creative people.

Use routine and habit to your advantage. Be

mindful of the advantages and disadvantages. Read Hal Elrod’s book, The

Miracle Morning. He is incredibly pumped up about the value of having a

morning routine … and I agree with him. It’s helped me immensely.

Thanks again for listening. Enjoy your weekend, enjoy your routine, and have some adventure too.

Bye now.Guest:Today

I don't have a guest. I mention authors Jon Kabat-Zinn and Hal Elrod. I

would love to have both of these authors on my show some day.Quotes:You’ll

never change your life until you change something you do daily. The

secret of your success is found in your daily routine. John C. MaxwellIf

we do not respect our earth, the world of emotions and mental

development will suffer. We all need rhythm in our food consumption,

sleep patterns, cleanliness and exercise regime. This routine does not

come naturally and it is learned and exercised from very young age. -

Nuit of Conscious ParentingAdventure is dangerous, try routine. It is lethal. Paulo CoelhoSo,

to come in with a set routine it’s something I’ve never believed in. It

should depend on how you feel, because you play what you feel. Buddy

RichFor an adult, the world is constantly trying to clamp down

on itself. Routine, responsibility, decay of institutions, corruption:

this is all the world closing in. Bruce SpringsteenBooks: Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn Miracle Morning by Hal ElrodThank You Bonus:

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Katherine Di Lullo is a student of Yoga and Mindfulness. She

completed her Yoga teacher training a year ago and it is her goal to

combine the practices of yoga and mindfulness in her role as a social

worker, creating a holistic approach to healing with her clients.Contact InfoEmail: [email protected]: Katherine AnneMost Influential PersonLouise HayEffect on EmotionsI

think it really allows me to just stop before reacting. It allows me to

just take a moment to pause and maybe ask myself, "Why is that

bothering me right now?" It's really allowed me to stay calm in

situations, especially with failures in life. It helps me to not react,

but instead, look at those failures as creating new possibilities for

myself.Thoughts on BreathingBreathing

is huge. When I connect with my breath, it just brings me to the

present moment. It just reminds me how simple and beautiful breathing

is. It doesn't need to be a complicated process. Breathing is life. It's

just so simple to connect back to.Suggested ResourcesBook: No bookApp: Oprah & Deepak’s 21-Day Meditation ExperienceAdvice for Newbie

Just

as yoga is a practice, mindfulness is a practice as well. Just be

generous with yourself and don't be hard on yourself if you did get

distracted or your mind did wander. Just starting, maybe you just take

three deep breaths every morning and that could lead to a bit of a

longer meditation. Just allow yourself to explore the practice.Thank You Bonus

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Dan LeFave is an author, speaker and coach. The father of 3 boys, Dan

truly believes we are all responsible for raising our children with

confidence and empowerment. Dan has managed multi-million dollar

projects for the largest corporations in the telecom and commercial real

estate industries, as well as growing a

small business from hundreds of thousands in revenue to over a million

in under 3 years. Inspired by these successes, he could see that the

pattern underlying the success of entrepreneurs stemmed from their

mindset and deep rooted mindfulness based concepts.

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Website: danlefave.comFree Gift: danlefave.com/productivityMost Influential Person

Napoleon HillEffect on Emotions

Mindfulness has given me a lot of power and control.Thoughts on Breathing

I’m actually getting more into that, but I think breathing is

essential. Deep breathing is especially important, because then, you can

get yourself into a calm state.Suggested Resources

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You should just start becoming more aware of your thoughts, your environment, and the things that you think about most.

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Celebrations make life fun. How can we practice mindfulness even

during times of celebrating? It's easy to get caught up in the

excitement and especially in the preparations leading up to the event.

Today

is Canada Day, July 1, 2016. This is Canada's 149th birthday. I enjoy

celebrating Canada Day with my family, and mindfulness makes it even

better.

Recently, I interviewed Steven Shalowitz from Mindfulness

Mode. He is a world traveler and a sincerely mindful person. He has a

podcast called The One Way Ticket Show. Each guest is invited to choose a

place they'd like to visit and never come back. It can be a real or

imaginary place, a place back in history or forward in time. The One Way

Ticket Show encourages you to be creative with your destination.

I

decided I'd like to go back to Expo 67 in Montreal. That was the

celebration of Canada's 100th birthday. I remember it as a most exciting

time. The whole country was celebrating. For my one way ticket, I told

Steven I'd like to be playing the piano (a grand piano of course) on the

deck of a yacht docked in the harbor near Expo 67. I'd be playing the

piano for an excited audience of people celebrating Canada's birthday.Guest:Steven ShalowitzNot an actual guest today, but a virtual guest. He was my guest on Mindfulness Mode Episode 112 World Traveler Steven Shalowitz Uses Mindfulness To Embrace Cultural Differences

Quotes:“Life should be marked by growth and completed with a celebration, not survived through struggle and departed with a mourning.”

― Joseph Rain

“Today was good.

Today was fun.

Tomorrow is another one.” ― Dr. SeussFive Ways To Stay Mindful:

Celebrations can be one of the trickiest times to maintain mindfulness.

I've put together Five Ways To Stay Mindful At Times of Celebrations:

1.

Habits - Be aware of your good habits and maintain them the best you

can while leading up to the celebration, during the celebration and

during your post celebration time. Even if you need to reduce the amount

of time or change the place of your habitual practice, maintaining some

aspect of that practice can help you remain grounded.

2

Journaling - Keep a journal and jot down your thoughts. Take 5 minutes

and record what you're thinking, what you're enjoying right now, how

you're feeling. Think of it as a diary if you like. It can help you

enjoy your experience and stay in the moment. Remember, life is a

journey and it's great to enjoy every step of the way.

3.

Photography - Taking pictures can help you enjoy the present moment even

more. It can make you think, what am I enjoying visually right now?

Don't become obsessed where you feel like you need to be constantly

taking pictures, because this can have the opposite effect where you're

actually not enjoying the moment because you are looking for that

perfect shot.

4. Sharing - If you're with a partner or family

member, enjoy the time you're spending together. If you're not with

someone you know, you may want to share eye contact with a person in the

crowd you feel a momentary connection with. Holding hands, touching a

friend on the arm, or other types of contact you're comfortable with can

be a mindful way of enjoying the moment.

5. Quiet Time - Take a

few minutes out to slow down your thoughts. This may be meditation to

you or it may not. Maybe it's prayer. Maybe it is simply taking some

time to relax your thought process. Researchers have proven that

quieting the mind is a valuable exercise. This is a valuable part of

mindfulness.Books:Montreal's Expo 67 by Bill CotterThank You Bonus:

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Nicole Holland helps her clients use strategies to become productive

and inspired. Through her podcast, The Business Building Rockstars Show,

Nicole helps entrepreneurs build profitable and exciting online

businesses. Nicole believes that there’s no “right” way to do anything

unless

it feels good to you, and she believes that being mindful is a great

place to start. When not working with clients or creating killer

content, Nicole can be found wandering through the vineyards of Niagara,

Ontario, exploring old buildings, or snuggling with her rescue cats.Contact InfoWebsite: bbrshow.comPodcast: The Business Building Rockstars ShowMost Influential PersonWayne DyerEffect on EmotionsIt's helped me stay feeling good and grounded.Thoughts on BreathingI

love to breathe. I love to smell. I love to allow my lungs and my belly

to fill up. The feeling is such a release when I let that go.Suggested ResourcesBook: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillApp: Mindfulness BellAdvice for Newbie

There's

no right way. Try it out. Play with it. The more you practice, the

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Steven Shalowitz is an expert in the field of advertising, having working in the industry for years. During his breaks and days off, Steven hosted and produced radio shows. He hosted a show featuring Latin music, another focusing on travel interviews and yet another centering on Jazz. Living in various interesting locations including Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Steven is also fluent in Mandarin.  Now Steven is the Host of "The One Way Ticket Show" podcast where he explores with his guests where they'd go if given a one way ticket - no coming back!  Destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary, or a state of mind.Contact InfoWebsite: www.TheOneWayTicketShow.com (sign up for the free e-newsletter)Podcast: The One Way Ticket ShowSocial Media: @stevenshalowitz & TheOneWayTicketShowemail: [email protected] Influential PersonNo one person - everyone has taught me so much.Effect on EmotionsIt certainly makes me more respectful and more sensitive to others.Thoughts on BreathingI think when things get tough I always say just take a deep breath, take a glass of water and then just have your quiet time and just think about it.Suggested ResourcesBook: The Sleep Revolution by Arianna HuffingtonApp: No app recommended.Advice for Newbie

I would say get a good night's rest. Make sure that you're well rested and make sure you have proper nutrition, you're well hydrated. Put other people first. Put yourself in other people's shoes.Thank You Bonus:

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Water and mindfulness; such a great combination. I never realized how

much water could help me relax, especially just by going for a walk by

the river or going to the lake. Water has an effect that is not easy to

describe. Lao Tzu talks a lot about water in the Tao

Ta Ching. In case you’re not familiar with it, the Tao Ta Ching is an

ancient Chinese text dating back to the 4th century BC. Dr. Wayne Dyer

studied it in detail and wrote an essay on each verse of the Tao Ta

Ching. He then published it as a book called, Change Your Thoughts,

Change Your Life. Water helps me relax in a deep, thorough way. The

Relax and Breathe Summit reminds me of the soothing, relaxing effect

that water has on me. With less stress, I can relax and breathe more

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Quotes:

Do you have the patience to wait till your mud settles and the water

is clear? Can you remain unmoving till the right action arises by

itself? Lao Tzu – The Tao Te ChingRunning water never grows stale. So you just have to keep on flowing. – Bruce LeeJust as you wash your hands before eating, clear your mind before engaging with the world. MoojiDrop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man,

gathering it little by little, fills himself with good. – The BuddhaEmpty your mind. Be formless, shapeless, like water. You put water

into a cup, it becomes the cup. Put it in a teapot, it becomes the

teapot. Water can flow or creep or drip or crash. Be water my friend.

Bruce Lee.Books:

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