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Mindfulness For Beginners

Mindfulness For Beginners

Shaun Donaghy

Health & Fitness

Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 261

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A podcast focused on how you can pick up the basics of mindfulness and meditation with the aim of creating a calmer, happier you and a kinder world. Become a friend of the podcast & access exclusive content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/mindfulnessforbeginners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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251 The power of boredom

Season 1 · Episode 251

dimanche 11 août 2024Duration 32:09

In our modern world we have an endless conveyor belt of free entertainment to keep us occupied - but what would happen if we allowed ourselves to become bored?

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245 Don't live inside your mind - mindfulness for rumination, overthinking and obsessing

samedi 18 mai 2024Duration 37:45

What can we do when our mind keeps returning to a topic, maybe something that we’re worried about, trying to analyse it but never getting anywhere, only causing us suffering?

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Say hello on twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Play chess with me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chess.com/member/peacestepping⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Meditation can be used to reduce stress / anxiety, improve your mood and live a more peaceful, fulfilled life. If you find it helpful, I invite you to share on Facebook and say hello! You may also wish to leave a review on Apple, Spotify etc

Find your true self - by letting go

Season 1 · Episode 159

samedi 27 août 2022Duration 28:42

What makes you you? Is it your sparkling personality, your winning smile, your feelings, your career, your thoughts? What would happen if you let go of the idea of you entirely?

Become a friend of the podcast & access exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/mindfulnessforbeginners

Be Calm Be happy courses run by my PV friends: https://plumvillage.uk/learn-mindfulness/

Donate to help the people of Ukraine: https://www.dec.org.uk/

Email me - I love to hear from you: mindfulnessforbeginners@protonmail.com

Join the Facebook group and influence the podcast:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/

Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for

Plum Village app: https://plumvillage.app/

Meditation can be used to reduce stress / anxiety, improve your mood and live a more peaceful, fulfilled life. If you find it helpful, I invite you to share on Facebook and say hello! You may also wish to leave a review on Apple, Spotify etc.

How to stop seeking approval from others

Season 1 · Episode 158

samedi 13 août 2022Duration 31:56

Lao Tzu said “If you care about what other people think of you, you will always be their prisoner.” If that's true, then how do we break out?

Join my seminar (16th Aug) on letting go of stress: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/letting-go-of-stress-mindfulness-for-beginners-live-tickets-356631142347

5 Mindfulness Trainings: https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness/the-5-mindfulness-trainings/

Become a friend of the podcast & access my new sleep meditations: https://www.patreon.com/mindfulnessforbeginners

Be Calm Be happy courses run by my PV friends: https://plumvillage.uk/learn-mindfulness/

Donate to help the people of Ukraine: https://www.dec.org.uk/

Email me - I love to hear from you: mindfulnessforbeginners@protonmail.com

Join the Facebook group and influence the podcast:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/

Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for

Plum Village app: https://plumvillage.app/

Meditation can be used to reduce stress / anxiety, improve your mood and live a more peaceful, fulfilled life. If you find it helpful, I invite you to share on Facebook and say hello! You may also wish to leave a review on Apple, Spotify etc.

Drink the sea: everything, everywhere all at once

Season 1 · Episode 157

dimanche 7 août 2022Duration 27:08

If you were imagining an impossible task, something that would take you until the end of time, what would that look like? Pushing a boulder up a mountain? Drinking an ocean? How about seeing the connection between everything in the world? Is it possible?

Join my seminar (16th Aug) on letting go of stress: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/letting-go-of-stress-mindfulness-for-beginners-live-tickets-356631142347

Drink the sea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezk_dD2Ia-w

Become a friend of the podcast & access my new sleep meditations: https://www.patreon.com/mindfulnessforbeginners

Be Calm Be happy courses run by my PV friends: https://plumvillage.uk/learn-mindfulness/

Donate to help the people of Ukraine: https://www.dec.org.uk/

Wolves and rivers: https://truenaturefoundation.org/research/how-wolves-change-rivers/

Email me - I love to hear from you: mindfulnessforbeginners@protonmail.com

Join the Facebook group and influence the podcast:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/

Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for

Plum Village app: https://plumvillage.app/

Meditation can be used to reduce stress / anxiety, improve your mood and live a more peaceful, fulfilled life. If you find it helpful, I invite you to share on Facebook and say hello! You may also wish to leave a review on Apple, Spotify etc.

Reducing your stress - for you and the world

Season 1 · Episode 156

samedi 30 juillet 2022Duration 25:29

Thich Nhat Hanh said that nothing is more important than your peace - but is it true? What about all the things we can do to make the world a better place?

Join my seminar on letting go of stress: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/letting-go-of-stress-mindfulness-for-beginners-live-tickets-356631142347

Become a friend of the podcast & access my new sleep meditations: https://www.patreon.com/mindfulnessforbeginners

Be Calm Be happy courses run by my PV friends: https://plumvillage.uk/learn-mindfulness/

Donate to help the people of Ukraine: https://www.dec.org.uk/

Email me - I love to hear from you: mindfulnessforbeginners@protonmail.com

Join the Facebook group and influence the podcast:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/

Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for

Plum Village app: https://plumvillage.app/

Meditation can be used to reduce stress / anxiety, improve your mood and live a more peaceful, fulfilled life. If you find it helpful, I invite you to share on Facebook and say hello! You may also wish to leave a review on Apple, Spotify etc.


The antidote to envy and jealousy

Season 1 · Episode 155

samedi 23 juillet 2022Duration 26:06

Thich Nhat Hanh taught us that we don’t need external conditions to be happy - we can simply enjoy the experience of breathing in and breathing out. But how can we be happy when there’s people who are richer than us? Are better looking than us? That seem happier than we are?

Join my seminar on letting go of stress: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/letting-go-of-stress-mindfulness-for-beginners-live-tickets-356631142347

Become a friend of the podcast & access my new sleep meditations: https://www.patreon.com/mindfulnessforbeginners

Be Calm Be happy courses run by my PV friends: https://plumvillage.uk/learn-mindfulness/

Donate to help the people of Ukraine: https://www.dec.org.uk/

Email me - I love to hear from you: mindfulnessforbeginners@protonmail.com

Join the Facebook group and influence the podcast:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/

Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for

Plum Village app: https://plumvillage.app/

Meditation can be used to reduce stress / anxiety, improve your mood and live a more peaceful, fulfilled life. If you find it helpful, I invite you to share on Facebook and say hello! You may also wish to leave a review on Apple, Spotify etc.


The importance of rest

Season 1 · Episode 154

samedi 16 juillet 2022Duration 23:16

Modern living is characterised by business and rushing. As a result we’re more anxious and find it hard to simply stop and breathe. We actually feel guilty for resting! But taking some time to be still is essential for our wellbeing.

Join my seminar on letting go of stress: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/letting-go-of-stress-mindfulness-for-beginners-live-tickets-356631142347

Become a friend of the podcast & access my new sleep meditations: https://www.patreon.com/mindfulnessforbeginners

Be Calm Be happy courses run by my PV friends: https://plumvillage.uk/learn-mindfulness/

Donate to help the people of Ukraine: https://www.dec.org.uk/

Email me - I love to hear from you: mindfulnessforbeginners@protonmail.com

Join the Facebook group and influence the podcast:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/

Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for

Plum Village app: https://plumvillage.app/

Meditation can be used to reduce stress / anxiety, improve your mood and live a more peaceful, fulfilled life. If you find it helpful, I invite you to share on Facebook and say hello! You may also wish to leave a review on Apple, Spotify etc.

The source of your anxiety, anger and sadness

Season 1 · Episode 153

samedi 9 juillet 2022Duration 27:40

What is the source of our suffering? Where does our anger fear and sadness come from? What can we do about it?

Join my seminar on letting go of stress: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/letting-go-of-stress-mindfulness-for-beginners-live-tickets-356631142347

Become a friend of the podcast & access my new sleep meditations: https://www.patreon.com/mindfulnessforbeginners

Be Calm Be happy courses run by my PV friends: https://plumvillage.uk/learn-mindfulness/

Donate to help the people of Ukraine: https://www.dec.org.uk/

Email me - I love to hear from you: mindfulnessforbeginners@protonmail.com

Join the Facebook group and influence the podcast:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/

Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for

Plum Village app: https://plumvillage.app/

Meditation can be used to reduce stress / anxiety, improve your mood and live a more peaceful, fulfilled life. If you find it helpful, I invite you to share on Facebook and say hello! You may also wish to leave a review on Apple, Spotify etc.



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