Anapanasati means “mindfulness of breathing.” It is the full breath-awareness practice taught in the Buddhist tradition, and anapana is its simplest first step. If you have searched for both words and wondered whether they are the same thing, here is how I understand the difference. What is Anapanasati meditation? Anapanasati comes from the Pali words […]
Anapana is the practice of watching your natural breath at the nostrils. The benefits people report are a steadier mind, less reactivity under stress, better sleep and a stronger ability to concentrate. Research is early, but it points in the same direction. I have practised anapana for years, and it is still how I start […]
Self-inquiry is the practice of looking honestly at your own patterns, needs and blind spots, and it is the foundation of healthy relationships. This guide brings together what I have learned about knowing yourself, looking after yourself first and showing up for the people around you.
Meditation has a rich vocabulary, from beginner’s mind and karma to mantra and non-attachment. This guide explains the concepts I meet most often in my own practice, in plain language, with notes on where I first came across them.
Mindfulness teaches that reality is shaped by perspective, and that changing how you look at a situation can change how it feels. This guide brings together my thinking on perspective and perception: how our beliefs and stories colour experience, why attachment to a viewpoint limits us, and how meditation loosens that grip.
Mindful habits are small, repeatable actions done with attention, and they change a life far more reliably than big breakthroughs do. This guide gathers the practices I come back to most: simple routines, honest effort and a few tools for staying steady. Each one is easy to try this week.
Mindfulness is paying attention to what is happening now, on purpose, without judging it. Meditation is a practice that trains your attention. Mindfulness is the skill. Meditation is one way to build it. People use the two words as if they mean the same thing. They overlap, but they are not the same, and knowing […]
The transformative power of mindful parenting empowers conscious choice through presence and connection Welcome to a deep exploration of mindful parenting, an empowering approach that allows us to make conscious choices while fostering deep connections with our children. In a world brimming with distractions, embracing mindful parenting brings us back to the present moment. Cultivating […]
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How to Use Mindfulness to Sleep Better
Using Mindfulness to Sleep Better is an Easy Hack that Creates Lasting Results In this first article of the series on mindfulness and sleep, I’m sharing how to use mindfulness to sleep better using tried and tested techniques that are simple and easy to use every night of the week. Sleepless Nights Ruin Your Days […]
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Seven Inspiring Bloggers I Love To Read
These seven inspiring bloggers make the world a better place Seven inspiring bloggers from a my first five years of transformative research and further reading. I’ve referenced some of these blogs before but I wanted to remember for myself the inspirational bloggers that help me to make sense of the world. Seven Inspiring Blogs You […]