Category: Blog

Londonmindful.com is home to “The Mindfulness Project” along with their center for mindfulness in London. It was founded by Alexandra Frey and Autumn Totton in 2013. On their website you can find a team of people including advisors, mindfulness teachers, coordinators, and support staff. The Mindfulness project provides courses, resources, events, research, and blogs that support anyone who is looking to learn more about or practice mindfulness. Their website defines mindfulness as “a simple and very powerful practice of training our attention.” I especially like that they have collected and consolidated relevant research on mindfulness. You can search for evidence-based research through different categories they provide like, bad habits, depression, focus and attention, pain and illness, anxiety, creativity, stress, and relationships. Their blogs are ordered by date and category. In James Milford’s blog post, “Using mindfulness to Maintain Motivation,” he states that mindfulness practice will not always come easy and making time to practice will sometimes be a challenge. His advice is to accept that there are struggles with motivation, to not criticize when practice falls short, to revisit the it with the original reason that sparked the practice, and to find support.

The blog post by James Milford shined light on the fact that although mindfulness is supported by research to improve attention and focus, practicing mindfulness consistently will not always be the focus of your attention. I did not think of this before reading this post, and just assumed that once you’ve been practicing it would come easily into a daily routine. Through this post I also learned that there is research that states that group support helps foster a mindful routine. Milford mentions that “Research into continued mindfulness practice has explicitly and implicitly highlighted the importance of group support as key in helping maintain interest and mindfulness practice.” It was interesting to find that there is research that supports his message. This resource helped me add to my understanding of mindfulness and how to continue to see its benefits through research-based methods.

https://www.londonmindful.com/blog/category/mindfulness-practices/

Frey, A., & Totton, A. (n.d.). Centre for Mindfulness. Retrieved from https://www.londonmindful.com/about-the-project

Milford, J. (2017, May 04). Using Mindfulness to Maintain Motivation. Retrieved July 10, 2019, from https://www.londonmindful.com/blog/category/mindfulness-practices/

This blog was created by a mindset coach named Catherine Beard. You can find her blog posts on her website that has links to resources like books, podcasts, self-care products, other websites and blogs, an Ebook, and her personal coaching. Finding the right blog post is easy. Beard provides categories for her blogs such as, self-care, mindset, personal growth, productivity, and mindful living. When looking through the blog posts under the category of mindful living, the blog titled “12 Ideas for Being Present in your Life” caught my eye. In this post, Beard recommends celebrating small joys, identifying the present moment, listening without intending to respond, being ok with not knowing all of the answers, and reflecting on the day.

What I learned from this blog post was that one way to live a mindful life is to not anticipate what we are going to say when speaking to others. Beard states, “Often we’re only half listening to the other person because we’re constantly thinking about our own stories and what we can add to the conversation. Instead, try inviting more presence into your conversations and relationships simply by listening with curiosity, rather than anticipation.” When we fully listen, we are practicing mindfulness due to the fact that we are focusing on the present moment. Another interesting bit of knowledge I gained from reading this post was to rank your top distractions. Although I know everyone has distractions, I never thought to identify the top distractions to become more mindful. This blog helped me interpret what others think mindfulness is and what it means to them.

Beard, C. (n.d.). Blog. Retrieved from https://theblissfulmind.com/blog/

Beard, C. (2017, June 20). 12 Ideas For Being More Present In Your Life. Retrieved from https://theblissfulmind.com/2017/06/19/tips-for-being-present/