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The Simple Mental Shift That Reduces Stress

I was standing on the side of the road while my three-year-old son was kicking his legs and screaming his lungs out. While Theodore usually loves walking to his childcare centre, on this particular Monday morning he did not want to go to school, and he felt that the whole neighbourhood should know about it. … Read full article »

You Can’t Do It All (So Stop Worrying)

As a journalist who writes extensively about finding the connection between our mind, body and health, and who also shares publicly my personal story about recovering from an autoimmune disease, I’d love to tell you that I have found a single magical key to balance, harmony, health and longevity. I’d like to say that after … Read full article »
Lessons in Mindfulness from a 3-Year-Old

Lesssons in Mindfulness from a 3-Year-Old

Like most people, I’ve experienced some pretty challenging times in my life (reporting in the aftermath of natural disasters, live broadcasting, and jumping into an open ocean in front of a 30,000 kilogram whale immediately spring to mind) but by far the most difficult thing I’ve ever done is be a parent. It’s an unrelenting … Read full article »

Taking the Stress Out of Holiday Gift Giving

This time last year I had an endless loop of names buzzing around in my head. Everyone from my husband and kids, to my parents and in-laws, to my siblings and their kids, to our extended family and friends, my son’s childcare teachers, neighbours, colleagues, employees, and even the cleaners. For each name on the … Read full article »

Simple Meditation Exercises

Below are some simple meditation exercises, taken from The Mindfulness Manual, by Dr Craig Hassed. The body scan The body scan is the most widely used mindfulness meditation practice and generally the best one to begin with. Below are some instructions to take you through the practice, or you can use this audio to guide … Read full article »

The Stress Mindset Reset

In 2008 researchers from Yale University and GoodThink discovered that having a “stress-is-enhancing mindset” can change the way people respond to a crisis psychologically, behaviourally, and physiologically. The following video is based on the information given to their study participants. By changing the way you view something and by rethinking your beliefs about a situation, you can … Read full article »

Guided Meditations

Below are some guided meditations, taken from The Mindfulness Manual by Dr Craig Hassed.  1 Minute Meditation 5 Minute Meditation 10 Minute Meditation 20 Minute Body Scan Meditation 20 Minute Combined Meditation Read full article »

Reading List – Chapter 1: Stress

Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness, by Jon Kabat-Zinn The landmark work on mindfulness, meditation, and healing, now revised and updated after twenty-five years Stress. It can sap our energy, undermine our health if we let it, even shorten our lives. It makes us … Read full article »

In Conversation With Herbert Benson MD (22min)

Shannon Harvey talks with Dr. Herbert Benson about his career and how he came to make the groundbreaking discovery of The Relaxation Response. They also discuss his more recent research into epigenetics and the implications for people with autoimmune and other chronic illnesses. Dr. Benson is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard, and the founder … Read full article »

Why Does Getting Outside Feel So Good?

I was sitting in front of my computer screen staring blankly. I’d been writing for three hours straight, without looking up and had just put a full stop on the end of a paragraph that had proven stubbornly difficult to write. With deadlines looming as I race towards the finish line of completing my book, … Read full article »

When Stress Is Good For You

Last weekend I found myself standing up in front of an audience of about 1000 people delivering a 20-minute talk, without notes. Big stage. Bright lights. 2000 eyes and ears. Among some of my fellow speakers at the event were world-leading researchers and experts on health and wellbeing for whom I have enormous admiration. Cripes. … Read full article »

Change Your Mind, Change Your Stress

I needed to pop to my local shopping mall yesterday to pick up a couple of final holiday gifts and found myself stuck in a traffic queue as I joined thousands of others intending to do the same. As we all converged on the shopping centre car park simultaneously, traffic came to a standstill. There … Read full article »
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My Year Of Living Mindfully – Book

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The Connection (DOWNLOAD-TO-OWN)

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My Year of Living Mindfully (DOWNLOAD-TO-OWN)

Download My Year of Living Mindfully to keep forever. WHAT YOU GET: • A DRM free MP4 download of My Year of Living Mindfully (98 Mins). • Free access to stream My Year of Living Mindfully for 14 days via your downloads page. Please use this option for watching the film on any iOS devices • Subtitles Read full article »
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My Year Of Living Mindfully (RENT STREAM)

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