This is the last in a 15 part series of Month of Mindfulness posts
Over the last month I have posted 15 posts (including this one) giving an overview of how mindfulness can help in various areas of life. All of these posts are quite short, most about 2-3 minutes to read. They are an overview of how mindfulness can help, rather than an in-depth look at how to practice. So I encourage you to give them all a read, and learn just how much a regular mindfulness practice can help you. I will give a short outline of each below, or you can get the full list by clicking the following link: A Month Of Mindfulness
(1) How Mindfulness Helps Reduce Anxiety
Anxiety is a major problem in modern society. This post gives 7 ideas for helping to reduce it.
(2) How Mindfulness Can Help With Depression
This post shares ideas on how mindfulness can help pave a way through depression.
(3) How Mindfulness Reduces Stress
A massive 57% of all work days lost to ill health were due to stress and anxiety. This post looks at what causes stress and how mindfulness can help to reduce it.
Unchecked emotions are a source of personal unhappiness and troubled relationships. This post looks at getting in touch with emotions and accepting them.
(5) Is Mindfulness Ever A Bad Idea
Some people write articles about mindfulness being dangerous. While there can be circumstances when prolonged meditation may not be a good idea, read my thoughts on this in this post.
(6) Can Mindfulness Help With Sleep
A chronic lack of sleep, along with anxiety, is a huge problem for modern society. The two often go hand in hands. Learn how mindfulness can help you get better quality, and quantity of, sleep.
(7) Mindfulness And Immune Response
A regular mindfulness practice can help to build a better immune response.
(8) Mindfulness Helps Chronic Pain
How you can use mindfulness to reduce and accept chronic pain.
(9) Can Mindfulness Increase Cognitive Ability
With an increasing number of elderly people in society, cognitive decline is a growing problem. Read about the positive results from studies into mindfulness and cognitive ability
(10) Mindfulness And Heart Health
Learn how just 15 minutes per day of mindfulness meditation can have beneficial effects on your heart health.
(11) Being Mindful With Your Partner
Mindfulness is an ongoing practice that can strengthen your intimate relationship, whether your partner practices or not.
(12) Mindful Relationships At Work
A lot of stress in the workplace is down to having to deal with ‘difficult’ people. Mindfulness can help.
Anyone who is a parent knows it is both the most rewarding and the most challenging job. Some ideas to help you manage mindfully are in this post.
(14) Setting Mindful Boundaries
Boundaries are essential for our own wellbeing. Learn how to set them confidently and mindfully, and stick to them.
(15) Mindfulness Overview
The 15th post is this one, bringing the series to a close.
You have hopefully learned how mindfulness can improve every area of your life. Many of the practices, such as coming back to your breath, can be applied in any situation.
“When you’re feeling frazzled, put all of your attention on the breath. It’s a portal into the present moment, the best remedy for stress.”
— Ellen Barrett
Mindfulness For Busy People
If you have enjoyed this series and would like to begin a mindfulness practice, check out my 21 day email course Mindfulness For Busy People especially if you always feel like you don’t have time or don’t know where to start. The course is also beneficial if you are an experienced mindfulness practitioner or meditator but have let your practice lapse or would just like some fresh motivation.
Feel free to contact me if you would like to work one to one, or have any questions.
Gill
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