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7 excellent reasons to be mindful of your body

Sometimes our heads are not a good place to be. It can feel overwhelming when thoughts start to race and emotions are flaring up. Furthermore, most of us have been educated in such a way that we value our thinking Read more…

By Olivier Devroede, 3 years ago
Mindfulness Meditation

MBSR, MBCT, ACT: What are the Differences and which one should you chose?

In their essence MBSR, MBCT and ACT are psychological interventions that have at their core the practice of mindfulness, an accepting way of relating to whatever is happening in the present moment. They differ in the problem they want to Read more…

By Olivier Devroede, 3 years ago
Concentration Meditation

Loving Kindness Meditation has only benefits

Very few exercises in the modern mindfulness tradition are so difficult for skeptics to get into. Simple breathing meditation combined with psychological hacks are one thing to try in our mind driven world, but repeating a phrase like ‘May you Read more…

By Olivier Devroede, 3 years ago
Concentration Meditation

The complete guide to mindfulness practices and exercises part 2

In the first part of this two part article series, I discussed the wide variety of practices that are available in the modern mindfulness tradition. I focus deeper on the diversity of formal meditation practices that you can choose from Read more…

By Olivier Devroede, 3 years ago
Concentration Meditation

The complete guide to mindfulness practices and exercises part 1

This post is the first in a series that details the full bandwidth of mindfulness meditation practices. In this first part, I cover the different kind of practices that exist and I will go in greater depth about what we Read more…

By Olivier Devroede, 3 years ago
Concentration Meditation

The ultimate guide to mindfulness meditation cushions, benches and more.

“When we take the one seat on our meditation cushion we become our own monastery. We create the compassionate space that allows for the arising of all things: sorrows, loneliness, shame, desire, regret, frustration, happiness.” Jack Kornfield Is a meditation Read more…

By Olivier Devroede, 3 years ago
Exercises

Mindfulness for grief: how to cope

I am often asked how I can bear to witness this kind of pain regularly. My answer is simple: I get to see the pain of loss change people in miraculously positive ways. Over and over again I watch people Read more…

By Olivier Devroede, 3 years ago
Exercises

What, Why, How, and Benefits of the body scan meditation

Don’t fall asleep In this article, you will learn all about the infamous body scan meditation. Why do I say ‘infamous’? Because my experience in doing this meditation myself many, many times (both as the meditator and as the teacher), Read more…

By Olivier Devroede, 3 years ago
Mindfulness Meditation

The raisin meditation: All you ever wanted to know.

If you came looking in this article for the ins and outs of the raisin meditation plus a free guided meditation, you came to the right place. But first let me tell you what the raisin meditation is not about. Read more…

By Olivier Devroede, 3 years ago
Mindfulness Meditation

What is mindfulness, what is mindfulness meditation and how can you start practicing?

What is mindfulness? One of the questions I get asked a lot, is ‘what exactly is mindfulness meditation?’. The easy answer to this that mindfulness meditation is a set of practices that make you more mindful. But then, what is Read more…

By Olivier Devroede, 3 years ago
Exercises

Can you do mindfulness meditation when you are sick: 7 tips to feel better

Remember the last time you got ill? Your muscles might have felt sour, your might have had an annoying running nose, or, the most dreadful of all for me, you might have felt nauseous. So, the last thing you should Read more…

By Olivier Devroede, 3 years ago

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