By Silver Oak Health · Deep In The Forest
S.T.O.P.
This mindfulness practice allows us to pause in the middle of a busy day. It is best to practice this at least 2-3 times on days that are too hectic for us to practice longer forms of mindfulness meditation. S.T.O.P makes us aware of what’s going on around us and inside of us by grounding …
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Change resides in the very nature of things. In fact, our biggest strength as a species is being able to adapt to change. We have managed to do this generation after generation by manufacturing opportunities out of challenges. Stress has always been a ubiquitous phenomenon, prevalent in both ancient and modern times. For our ancestors, …
Tibetan Singing Bowls
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Belly Breathing
Sometimes called ‘diaphragmatic breathing, this is a technique that helps us slow down our breathing when we feel stressed or anxious. During such times, our breathing changes and we tend to take short, quick, shallow breaths, or even hyperventilate and “over-breathe”. Silver Oak Health · BELLY BREATHING
Above the Clouds
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SOFTEN, SOOTHE, AND ALLOW
This mindfulness practice helps us deal with difficult emotions. It does this by identifying where such emotions are felt most strongly in the body, softening the body towards the emotions, soothing the self for struggling this way, and finally allowing the discomfort to be there. Silver Oak Health · SOFTEN, SOOTHE, AND ALLOW
Loving Kindness Meditation
Loving Kindness Meditation aims to increase compassion and empathy towards yourself and others. In this meditation, the focus is on wishes for well-being and safety. It also emphasises the feeling in your body when you receive the wish, and the feeling when you wish it on someone else. During the meditation we not only bring …