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  • Mindfulness Monday #3 | QueenBeady

    Mindfulness Monday #3 | QueenBeady

    Tea7

    I’ll be honest, this week has been pretty boring so I’ll try make this post as best as I possibly can. It’s also been pretty painful too, on Friday I opened my mouth to take a nibble on some crackers and my jaw went in to complete spasm mode. My left jaw swelled up so much so that I could easily compare myself to Quagmire from Family Guy. It worsened every time I ate so it was just soup for me. Sometimes life really is just “ordinary” and whilst I’d love to say I hate it, sometimes it’s necessary to just have a rather dull week. That is life as working adult, isn’t it? So without me sounding too much of a “Neggy Nelly” in what’s meant to be an uplifting post I’ll get straight too it. So let’s get in to part 3 of “Mindfulness Monday” shall we?

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  • Mindfulness Monday #2 | QueenBeady

    Mindfulness Monday #2 | QueenBeady

    Glass Jars

    I hate to sound smug and be that guy, but this whole “mindfulness” thing is working out for me. Never have I felt so “in the now” and enjoying each day. I have hardly thought about the weekend (and we had a jam packed weekend away to look forward to!) that I actually feel like each day really is bringing me something meaningful, despite having to get up for work each day. I was so skeptical of how it would work for me, but it genuinely has made me feel wonderful. I read Sophie’s blog about “self diagnosing anxiety” – I am the same, and whilst I’ve never been to the docs about it, I know hand on heart it is something I have and do have to deal with on a daily basis. The moment my chest tightens and I struggle to take controlled breaths because of one quick, irrational thought I’d feel sick. Now, I take a moment, breath in and out and really concentrate on a positive thought. I can’t tell you how much that has helped me.

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  • Mindfulness Monday #1 | QueenBeady

    Mindfulness Monday #1 | QueenBeady

    Brunch at Ox Club Leeds

     

    Going in to 2016 I didn’t make any New Years resolutions, instead I just said to myself “you need to get to happy & healthy” – so I pondered on how I could enhance my life, I’m slowly making slight changes to my diet again and I am looking to return to the gym (ASAP) but how on earth do I work on being happy? Now it seems such a silly question but I thought about it, I am happy. I enjoy life. But, what I think I meant to say was “appreciate being happy.” When I read Erin Louise Hunts blog post on apps to help with any goals or resolutions an app called “Mindfulness” popped out. I’ve heard a lot of people bleat on about this term & literally did not have a clue what on earth it was.

    Mindfulness is a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations.

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