Mindfulness For Beginners
By Shaun Donaghy
254 One thing you can do every day to transform your life
What is one thing that you could do that would put you on the path of happiness?
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253 Don’t believe everything your mind says about you
What do we do when our mind is telling us things about ourselves that are difficult to hear? Is our mind trying to sabotage us?
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252 How to consume in moderation
How can we train ourselves to consume in moderation?
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251 The power of boredom
In our modern world we have an endless conveyor belt of free entertainment to keep us occupied - but what would happen if we allowed ourselves to become bored?
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250 Being wise rather than being clever
Cleverness tends not to go hand in hand with happiness, so how do we gain the wisdom to deal with our problems?
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249 Revenge is a dish best not served at all
What do we do when we feel that someone has wronged us? Do we try to ignore it? Do we plot our revenge? Or is there another way?
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248 How are you?
How are you? A pretty simple question, one we get asked often as we go through our day. Its a standard part of a social interaction and we tend to have a customary answer ready to go depending on our culture. But how are you really?
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247 How to accept your mistakes
What do we do when we feel like we’ve screwed up? How do we deal with that awful feeling? How do we stop ourselves from being haunted by our mistakes?
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Best of MfB: Anything that costs your mental health is too expensive
Hi all, I'm taking a short break from the podcast but will be back soon. In the meantime I'm uploading some of my (and your) favourite episodes -please add your suggestions on the Facebook page (link below). Thanks to Larry and Jayne for suggesting this week's episode!
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Best of MfB: How to trust the present moment
Hi all, I'm taking a short break from the podcast but will be back soon. In the meantime I'm uploading some of my (and your) favourite episodes -please add your suggestions on the Facebook page (link below).
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Best of MfB: Is honesty the best policy?
Hi all, I'm taking a short break from the podcast (join the Facebook group to find out more) but will be adding classic episodes to fill the gap - this one is the most listened to, hope you enjoy.
246 Let go of your to-do list
What can we do when our life is dominated by an ever growing to do list that we struggle to keep up with? How do we let go and make time for rest?
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245 Don't live inside your mind - mindfulness for rumination, overthinking and obsessing
What can we do when our mind keeps returning to a topic, maybe something that we’re worried about, trying to analyse it but never getting anywhere, only causing us suffering?
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244 How to get friends meditating / interested in mindfulness
All of us know someone who would benefit from mindfulness and meditation. But how do you share it with them without seeming pushy or annoying?
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243 Watering the seeds of peace
How do we make the right choices every day that build our peace and good mental health?
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242 Letting go of future catastrophes and enjoying the present moment
We spend a lot of our time in our heads, imagining futures where things go terribly wrong. How can we let go of the future and enjoy the here and now?
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241 Panic attacks and high anxiety: how mindfulness can help you through
What can you do when your anxiety is completely overwhelming you, maybe its even at the level of a panic attack? Can we use mindfulness to liberate us from our suffering? Yes we can!
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240 Being less cynical and judgemental
Do you have that person in your life, maybe in your family or at work, that you find yourself judging or looking down on? How can we let go of our judgement and be less cynical towards other people?
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Meditation for healthcare workers: mindfulness for doctors, nurses and other healthcare professions
A guided meditation for those working in healthcare, as requested by Alice and Bambi.
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239 Doubting yourself - how to be confident in who you are
How can we learn to let go of doubt and be more confident in who we are?
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238 Accepting change and moving forward: with guided meditation to for embracing change in your life
When we’re going through a period of difficult change, what's the perspective that can help us to let go, accept reality and move on?
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237 Making the right decision at a difficult time
How can mindfulness give us the strength and stillness to make decisions in difficult moments?
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236 Grief - how to accept the loss of a loved one: with mindfulness meditation
Losing someone you love can be one of the hardest things to recover from - but how can we look at their passing in a way that will help us to accept reality and celebrate who they were - and who they continue to be? Listen to my new podcast Mindfulness for Gamers, recommend to 5 people and enter the competition!
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235 Embracing happy - one simple change that can make all the difference
Whats the one change we can make to our everyday lives, the single conscious decision - that will ground us in the present moment and put us on the path of happiness?
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234 Simplifying your complicated life - calm ease mindfulness meditation
We can make our lives hugely complicated, adding stress and anxiety chasing after future happiness. How do we simplify things down so we can be happy in the here and now?
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233 Turning “ugh” into “ahh”: how to make lemonade out of life’s lemons with mindfulness meditation
Do you ever groan internally when you know you have to deal with someone you don’t like? How do we get over disliking a part of our job, a chore or even a person?
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232 How to be less attached to what others think
We often feel anxious and worry about what other people think of us. How can we learn the art of not giving a damn about the perceptions of others from a guy that lived naked in a wine barrel in ancient Greece?
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231 Home is within: finding refuge when you're struggling
Where do we go when we’re struggling? Is there somewhere safe inside ourselves that we can call home that gives us refuge anytime, anywhere?
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230 New year new mind 5: Accepting anxiety, sadness and anger (mindfulness of difficult emotions - stress, depression)
What do you do when you’re so stressed out and anxious, you feel like you can’t cope? Or so angry you’re afraid of what you’ll say? How can mindfulness help us to manage difficult emotions?
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229 New year, new mind 4: Cultivating peace in your mind (mindfulness of thoughts)
It can sometimes feel like our head is like a messy garden and we don’t know where to start in cleaning it up. But mindfulness provides a framework that can help us to cultivate peace and happiness in our mental landscape.
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228 New year new mind 3: Mindfulness of the body - what dogs can teach us (basics of mindfulness)
As a species dogs are our best pals, they defended us, befriended us, even upended us sometimes. But what can a dog teach us about practising what the buddha listed as number 1 in the most fundamental ways to practice mindfulness?
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227 New year, new mind 2: the power of the breath (basics of mindfulness)
We learn to breathe at a very young age but somehow over time, we kind of forget how to do it. Building up awareness around our respiration can unlock a new life for ourselves - and its as easy as breathing in and out.
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226 New year, new mind - learn the basics of mindfulness
Happy new year my friend, today we’re going to start the year as we always do by learning the basics of mindfulness and meditation. Lets get your journey started!
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225 Feeling disconnected at Christmas - how mindfulness can help with feeling lonely
Christmas can be a difficult time of year for some people, it has been for me in the past. We can feel disconnected from the world - but you are not alone my friend.
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224 Don't wait for the perfect place and time for mindfulness - just do it
Establishing a regular mindfulness practice is one of the best things you can do for your wellbeing. But what can we do when our environment doesn’t lend itself to mindfulness? And what if we feel too stressed out to meditate?
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223 Are you a people pleaser? How to avoid being talked into doing things, with guided mindfulness meditation on self-compassion
If you’re a people pleaser, you can sometimes get caught up in what other people want and lose that feeling of being authentic to yourself. How can mindfulness help us to maintain healthy boundaries and be our true selves?
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222 Learning to be persistent - and living a life of easy mindfulness
When we’re learning mindfulness we can look at the zen masters of the world and think well that could never be me. Its actually closer than you might realise and the framework is very easy to learn. Join me!
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221 Do you need to be right all the time? Mindfulness, Sweden and three pots of coffee a day
Are you attached to being right? Do you find it difficult having your beliefs challenged? If so, how do we learn to chill out and get a bit more loosey-goosey about our world view?
How can we approach life in a different way that allows us to draw fulfillment, calmness and joy from every moment?
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220 The secret to enjoying life with mindfulness
How can we approach life in a different way that allows us to draw fulfillment, calmness and joy from every moment?
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219 The wisdom of anger: embracing the fire with mindfulness
Anger is all the rage these days but its a difficult emotion to sit with. How can we experience and deal with our anger in a mindful way that means that we’re not hulking out but also not suppressing it?
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218 Can I stop thinking?
Is it possible to shut our mind down and stop thinking entirely? Is that what meditation is supposed to do?
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217 The cure for life's disappointments
“I can’t get no,” the Rolling Stones said, “satisfaction.” Disappointment is part of life - a crushingly real and regular aspect of being human. But how can we pick ourselves up when things don’t go as we would hope?
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216 The secret ingredient to mindfulness - and a happier life
If you had history class on a warm Friday afternoon, you know that sometimes it’s really difficult to concentrate. But how can concentration make us calmer? How can concentration give us the answers to life’s challenges?
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215 Slowing down: discovering mindfulness by letting go of rushing
Sometimes life can feel like we’re rushing from one thing to another. How can we have a calmer, happier - slower life?
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214 Breath of resilience (or "Why I wrestled a guide dog")
How did I end up wrestling a guide dog in St James' Park, London? The story helps to illustrate why we need to stop struggling and simply breathe...
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213 Beyond words - the secret to supporting someone in pain
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212 Mindfulness for pain relief: don’t shoot the messenger
How can mindfulness help us to deal with physical pain, especially when that pain seems too much to bear?
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Why faith matters for mindfulness and meditation
What can you do when you’re struggling with your practice? How can you overcome the doubts that you have around your ability to meditate, or even doubts about yourself?
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How can I get off my phone and get things done?
How can mindfulness and meditation help when you’ve got something important to do but can’t seem to get off your phone?
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