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In the mindfulness world, there’s a big emphasis on how we use our minds to influence our wellbeing. Because of this, we sometimes neglect the role of the body and how it can be used to influence our wellbeing. One way to observe this is by noticing your posture...

The questions you ask yourself create the running narrative in your mind. For instance, if after spending too much time in a bad relationship, you say to yourself, “why am I such an idiot?”, then you’re going to get a series of answers to that question, and chances...

Is there a wrong way to meditate? Yes. If you’re creating more distress for yourself during the meditation process then you’re not meditating. Now, a key point here is that we’re not talking about the experiences that are arising. Simply by choosing to sit and...

When I first started training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, I got my ass kicked. I would practice 1-3 hours a day, 5-7 days per week, and each time I trained I would get tapped out by people I was grappling with. Rear naked chokes, arm bars, kamuras, all of it. This went on...

Wherever you are right now, look at an object nearby. Maybe your phone, a coffee mug, your computer. Now, expand your awareness so that you’re in touch with the space around the object. The object has an outline, and outside of that outline is space. This is true with...

In the world of mindfulness, the encouragement is to not immediately run from discomfort if it arises in your experience. This is important on the path of finding ease within dis-ease, and making friends with the parts of ourselves we’re most suffering from. However,...