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.” Our professional therapists provide information and articles on mindfulness and how in can help you.
These days we hear a lot about the importance of self-care. And although we know it as a fact, we still neglect it. I’ve learned by observing my clients and myself that we tend to put big expectations on ourselves. I hear that very often: “I tried meditation, but I am not good at it”, […]
Over the last ten years I’ve noticed that my stress related reactions, anger or anxiety affect me less and less. I put a lot of effort and commitment into changing the way I think and perceive the world around me, attending counselling and hypnotherapy sessions, interpersonal workshops and reading developmental books. I became more aware […]
Lets be honest… we can’t avoid stress… especially in the world we are living now. Maybe if we lived on a wonderful island, where everything we need is simply available, surrounded only by friendly and kind people … The sun rays warm our bodies during the day, and the pleasant wind soothes us at night… […]
Anger, sadness, fear, jealousy, sorrow… Do not be tricked, you can not just eliminate them or erase them from the repertoire of your feelings. These emotions very often intertwine with thoughts that deepen them and grow like a snowball. And finally… we act out on the people who are closest to us, friends, employees of […]
You are not your emotions furthermore they do not define you, but what does this mean? Plus what to do when a wave of feelings floods over us? When we begin to identify with a given emotion, it makes us dwel on it and the issue snowballs. It becomes the basis for the choices and […]
Be curious… just be and observe. Just as you sometimes see leaves in the wind as they rise and fall. Jon Kabatt Zin defines mindfulness as an impartial observation of what is happening. Without looking for causes and without trying to control. If we try to control our emotions, we can at most deny or […]
Acceptance is a word that has been appearing for a time in various sources and psychological trends. We use this word so often that we stop thinking about it, it is very easy to lose the essence of this word. Either we accept it or reject it, refusing to accept everything that happens to us. […]
The past and the future are completely different moments in life. Therefore, here and now decide what you support and how you act on. Only then can you make big changes. How we react to our emotions affects what our life looks like. What are the most common ways to respond to them: 1. Denial […]