Tag Archives: Awareness
Turning Pain into Potential: Mindfulness at Toogoolawa
Recently, I caught up with Rebecca Fraser from Toogoolawa school to find out about them, and about how they use mindfulness as a part of their curriculum. This is what she told me…
Tell us about Toogoolawa
Toogoolawa Schools were established in Australia in 1998 and operate as a provider of alternate educational opportunities for boys [...]
Meditation should be simple: here it is in 355 words.
How to meditate for busy people. No filler, no fluff. Here we go.
Key Skill #1 – Learning to observe your thoughts
As you read this, stop for a moment and notice the thoughts passing through your mind right now. Are they words, images, sounds or a combination of all three? Watch your thoughts come and go [...]
The Three Causes of Unhappiness
Happiness is natural, it’s our normal state, yet for most of us, it seems elusive, just out of reach, right around the corner. If it’s so simple and natural, then why is it so hard to find? Here in plain English, we will explore the three real causes of unhappiness. Today, we will look at [...]
Trauma and Meditation
From the Huffington Post:
Many children who run away from violence and abuse at home end up living on the streets. In the U.S., over 300,000 such children are involved in sex trafficking. For some of the lucky ones who have been rescued, in this country and abroad, meditation is a vital part of their healing [...]
Weekend Workshops
Weekend Workshops:
All courses are taught by Oli Doyle, author of “Mindfulness Plain and Simple.”
“Mindfulness is not something complicated, spiritual or difficult. It is the quickest way to happiness, and Mindful Living Weekends are the shortcut to get there. No frills, no fuss, just tools for present moment awareness.” Oli Doyle
2nd-3rd of April, 2011.
Best Community Development, [...]
Mindfulness and trauma
This article is a great piece of research on the use of mindfulness in trauma recovery. Very interesting results. Click here to read the article.
Mindfulness Plain and Simple
“Mindfulness Plain & Simple” has been re-released and is getting 5 star reviews! Go here to check it out. Here is some info about the book:
From the back cover:
“Books about spirituality are usually deep, touching and philosophical. They make you want to think about the meaning of life, tell your friends about the secrets you [...]
