door Vivianne | nov 4, 2018 | Awareness, Consciousness, Mindfulness, practice witnessing, slowing down
Why is slowing down so important? From the moment we wake up to the moment we go to bed, our days are filled with doing. We constantly move from task to task. Accomplishing one thing and then moving on to the next; getting dressed, brushing our teeth, walking the dog,...
door Vivianne | nov 4, 2018 | Awakening, Awareness, Consciousness, Enlightenment, Mindfulness, waking up
Our default mode is thinking. Even when we aren’t physically doing anything, we are thinking about what we should/could do or what we should/could have done. Most of our time we spend thinking about what was and what might be in the future. And to secure ourselves...
door Vivianne | nov 4, 2018 | Awareness, Consciousness, Enlightenment, Mindfulness
Often we would like things to be different from how they are. We plan, we organize, we discuss, we evaluate in order to make things ‘better’. This can be super effective and a real motivation in life. However, we can get carried away by it. When this happens, we can...
door Vivianne | nov 4, 2018 | Awareness, Consciousness, discipline, Meditation Tips, Mindfulness, patience, trust
What are the most important meditation tips? I often hear that it is difficult to stick to a daily meditation routine. Before you know it, old habits kick in and we are ‘too busy’ to meditate on a regular basis. It is just like working out. We would like to work out...