Healing minds -Transforming lives
Came across this little spring time fairy garden on a walk today. Needs a little bit of love but it gives life to a small piece of grass which otherwise l would not of stopped to take a picture and share with you.
Little things can make a big difference, just like this little garden made to me today.
Just taking time to enjoy a quantum of solace.No comingNo goingNo afterNo beforeWhen moments are just moments… Contact
A mindful start to the day. Just me and nature. The blessing of St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin. Have a nice day. Contact
Mindfulness theme for today: Accept the silence. “A composer once told me that the silence from which each note emerges is more important than the note itself.” ― Wayne W. Dyer, Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao
World mindfulness day September 12th. Give yourself permission, regardless of what is going on, to stop spinning the plates and just focus your attention on one thing. Perhaps it can be one part of your body, your breathe or somewhere in the location you are in. No need to force it just let it flow… Continue reading Happy World Mindfulness Day 2024
Just returning from delivering Mindfulness Meditation with the wonderful team at CHI Temple Street. Today’s inspiration was: Robert Louis Stevenson’s, Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes, 1878 Well worth a read as you walk mindfully focusing on nothing but each footstep. “…And when the present is so exacting , who can annoy himself about… Continue reading Mindfully walking with Robert Louis Stevenson (and a donkey)
Enjoy every day of Mindful March. Allow all the daily tips to connect . Feel the benefits grow exponentially. See you at the 31st.
Wishing everyone a mindful New Year, taking time to start at your present place, doing the best you can with the resources you have.
Taking a day off from work or regular responsibilities can have several benefits for your overall well-being and productivity. Here are some of the key advantages: Remember, the benefits of taking a day off can be maximized when you use your time intentionally. Engaging in activities that bring you joy, practicing mindfulness, and avoiding work-related… Continue reading 10 benefits of a day off. What’s your favourite?
Making time to be more mindful this March.
Although we are nearing the end of the year and we reflect on the past and look forward to the future; how many of us take the time to be in the present? We can only be physically in the present so let’s bring our minds there too.
Remember that it’s not just for today but all days. David McAllister click here for more information Contact
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I like September. On an island with the Atlantic to the West and the Irish Sea to the east September brings in many changes. Not only the weather as who can tell the variables of such a potent force? But more than this for us as people. Our lives change back to the normal, back… Continue reading Is the Sun setting in on summer ?
Somethings are better when you don’t force it. Why not try it you might just surprise yourself.
How often have you felt little, unexplained feelings of happiness popping up from time to time. I like those little, unexplained feelings . It’s like getting a free hit of feeling happy without having to do anything to get it. Do you get them too? Mine don’t last too long but that’s ok for l… Continue reading Accepting our little moments of happiness
Getting ready to deliver some mindful communication with the fantastic theatre nurses of CHI @Temple Street Dublin. It’s always a pleasure.
A big thank you to the 4th year student nurses in Children’s Health Ireland Temple Street for being a wonderfully responsive audience today. An impromptu session which l really enjoyed, made easier by your willingness to listen and contribute. A difficult enough profession, without the additional stresses of the last two years, yet here you… Continue reading Me, Student nurses and a little bit of mindfulness
Thank you for a life well lived
A little gift from a former client which was very nice of them. It came with a little note stating that I had helped her stay afloat. I think it’s not always clear cut on how we need to approach problems and indeed solutions as there may be a third way which is available if… Continue reading So what would you do?
“When you’ve seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there.” ― George Harrison
Have you ever found yourself feeling stressed or anxious and you are literally gasping for air , struggling to breathe? This is scary, right? Probably you have found the more you try to breathe the harder it becomes,true? Well now you can use this amazingly simple breathing technique that will instantly relax you, letting both… Continue reading Amazingly Simple breathing technique to try right Now.
A big thank you to the 1st year nursing students for being a wonderful audience over the last few weeks. Keep up the good work and remember to use the little techniques I showed you to stay mindful: 478 breathing, 54321 grounding, H-P-F and many more. Really enjoyed your company and I wish you well… Continue reading Anxiety management and mindfulness
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As I write this I know I am physically present, typing away, my focus on the next word to magic itself onto the page and if my mind wanders, as it is free to do, I know that’s okay. I say that to myself and bring my thoughts back to the present by consciously focusing… Continue reading Historically Present Future
Some games are more insightful than others. If your scrabble board looks like this …it’s time to talk
I love this…now. I was sceptical at first about this but you know in the therapy business and indeed in any walk of life you have to give things a go. Give it a try and keep using it. You, like me, might just surprise yourself.
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