For this blog I want to explain the main tool we use when practicing meditation. And when I talk about meditation I mean when you have set aside some time to sit in quietness, listening to a meditation or simply in silence, mindfulness is when you bring awareness to your everyday tasks.
On the last blog, I talked about what mindfulness is; being aware of what we do when we do it. We don’t need to find extra time in our already busy days to practice mindfulness, if you can be aware of the feeling of weight of a hairbrush in your hands then you are already practicing meditation. To help you learn this and to help you develop your own mindfulness practice from this blog and continuing on, we will be offering you tips to build-your-mindfulness-practice. So keep reading, and at the end of each blog there will be a little actionable step for you to consider and to hopefully take.
I hope you all had a lovely Valentine’s Day! Although Valentine’s Day may have become a very commercial affair I think it is a beautiful opportunity to check in with ourselves and see how much love we are showing ourselves. It can sometimes feel easier to show love to those around us so what would it be like if you were to show yourself that same love? Is there something you could do for yourself today that you would encourage your kids to do to each other? Just something to think about before we dive into all things mindfulness!
If you have any questions for Katie, we would love to hear from you. Please leave your questions in the comments and we will do our best to answer them.
Katie McGreal is the founder of Solas Relaxation, a mindfulness and relaxation company. Solas Relaxation provides relaxation and mindfulness classes for children and adults. They teach Relax Kids classes in their classes for children under 12 years old. Katie started the company in 2014 when she started teaching Relax Kids classes to children in Belfast. After that she trained with the UK based organisation, Breathworks and now teaches 8 week mindfulness courses for adults entitled Mindfulness for Stress and Mindfulness for Health. She also facilitates weekly mindfulness practice classes for adults.
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