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Restoring Mindfulness

Restoring mindfulness

It’s early in the week, and one of my resolutions is to be mindful. Mindfulness isn’t something that just happens; you must focus on it actively. I find a few simple rituals that help me bring mindfulness into my day. Read more…


Mindfulness-Key To Positive Outcomes

mindfulness

To be mindful is to be present in the moment, completely involved in doing whatever you choose to do. Mindfulness increases your capacity to create positive outcomes for yourself and others. How so? We all want to create and contribute Read more…


Remembering The Words OF Master Thích Nhất Hạnh

Thích Nhất Hạnh

More than a year back, I had shared a post about the Wisdom Of Master Thích Nhất Hạnh by capturing eight of his powerful messages that I found endearing. The Vietnamese master credited by many to be the father of the mindfulness Read more…


Practise Concentration

Concentration

I have written a few times about being in the present moment, being in the now. A reader reached out to me asking for some guidance on how one can consciously be in the moment. This is a challenge all Read more…


Five Ways To Develop Mindfulness

Most of our life happens on autopilot. Our habits, reactions, impulses, routines control us, and we are not even aware of them taking over. A few days back, after a difficult work-related conversation, I was chatting with my son on Read more…


Being Mindful

What is mindfulness ? Mindfulness is a form of “thoughtlessness.”. If you have no thoughts going through the mind to distract you from your experience of any moment, you are present and being mindful. In some ways, the opposite of Read more…


How Do I Overcome Resistance To Meditate

In anything we do, for every action, we want feedback. Whenever there is an investment of effort, we want to see some outcome, some progress. We want proof that the process works, E.g., when you work on a project diligently, Read more…


Present Moment Awareness

I have parked my car to go into a building to meet someone. I complete my Meeting, I come out, and I am utterly blank about where I parked my car. I have no memory or awareness of where I Read more…


Be A Problem Solver

Life is all about problem solving. You could be a student, an early career executive, an entrepreneur, a seasoned executive, artist or a home maker. Whatever it is one is doing, everyone has a broad job or role  description and Read more…


Meditation- A Powerful Life Skill

I practice meditation daily and it is possibly the only addiction I have, because I enjoy it. What is there to enjoy when all one does is sit quietly ? I’ll try and explain my perspective. Meditation is an active Read more…