Feeling worried or stressed out? Wondering if Mindfulness is just a ‘bit weird’ – or if it might be helpful? This page includes useful mindfulness technique videos which you can practice in your own time, in the comfort of your own home.
It can be easy to rush through life without stopping to notice much.Paying more attention to the present moment – to your own thoughts and feelings, and to the world around you – can improve your mental wellbeing.Some people call this awareness “mindfulness”. Mindfulness can help us enjoy life more and understand ourselves better. You can take steps to develop it in your own life.Professor Mark Williams, former director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre, says that mindfulness means knowing directly what is going on inside and outside ourselves, moment by moment.“It’s easy to stop noticing the world around us. It’s also easy to lose touch with the way our bodies are feeling and to end up living ‘in our heads’ – caught up in our thoughts without stopping to notice how those thoughts are driving our emotions and behaviour,” he says.“An important part of mindfulness is reconnecting with our bodies and the sensations they experience. This means waking up to the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of the present moment. That might be something as simple as the feel of a banister as we walk upstairs”.“Another important part of mindfulness is an awareness of our thoughts and feelings as they happen moment to moment.“It’s about allowing ourselves to see the present moment clearly. When we do that, it can positively change the way we see ourselves and our lives.” Ref: NHS.
In 2021, AMEND and Neuroendocrine Cancer UK Counselling Services teamed up to offer a series of Mindfulness Sessions.
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Many thanks to Mindfulness Practitioner and Teacher Peter Berry who’s offered to run these for us free of charge.
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Breathing exercises
Breathing exercises can reduce stress by increasing oxygen exchange, which reduces your blood pressure, slows the heart, and releases any tension held in the abdomen. These physical changes also benefit your mental state – concentrating on your breath can bring you into the present, in a state of mindfulness. Ref: www.thisiscalmer.com