Category Archives: Depression

#meditation #depression – Simplify your meditation…

Meditation is surprisingly straightforward. It’s our expectations and preconceptions of it that make it complicated.   I have found that regular practise with no preconceptions has worked best for me. What time of day do you find time to meditate? Find out more http://www.headspace.com    

#meditation #depression – Wanting things to be different than they are

Biggest obstacle to headspace is wanting things to be different than they are. Resisting thoughts leaves no room for a spacious and calm mind.  How true this is. One of my biggest challenges. Yet, when I achieve it also one of the most rewarding. Simply to be me, to accept the world around me. ToContinueContinue reading “#meditation #depression – Wanting things to be different than they are”

#meditation #depression – tranquility of mind 

Silence is not an absence of noise… It’s a quality of mind. Let that sink in for a moment. If like me the first thing that springs to mind is the tree falling in a wood scenario .. Then we’ve missed the point here. The noise that is referred to is the busy mind.  IsContinueContinue reading “#meditation #depression – tranquility of mind “

#depression #meditation – imagine not being present for one single moment in a day…

Imagine getting to the end of the day, having not taken even one single moment to pause, to listen, to be present. I don’t think this is difficult for most people to imagine as I would expect most of us experience this on a daily basis… What is your experience?  Find out more at http://www.headspace.com

#depression #meditation – perfection, vulnerability and imperfection…

So much effort goes into trying to be the perfect person. But how much more attractive are the qualities of vulnerability and imperfection. A very interesting take on how we all strive for an imagined perfection. If we could just embrace who we are and what we are surely we would be more happy inContinueContinue reading “#depression #meditation – perfection, vulnerability and imperfection…”

#depression #meditation – Clarifying perspective on experience

Clarity dictates our perspective, and our perspective dictates our experience. Get more clarity in your life. Ah the holy grail for most of us.. Breaking through the fog of biased perspective. Meditation can help shine the flashlight of clarity exposing how we twist and turn the perspective we have of what is going on aroundContinueContinue reading “#depression #meditation – Clarifying perspective on experience”

#depression #meditation – simple technique

The technique of meditation is simple and straightforward. It’s our own projection and expectation which make itcomplicated. How true this statement is. Yet how hard to achieve. We seem in the modern world to expect everything should be complex and hard if it is to be worthwhile. I would dearly love to be able toContinueContinue reading “#depression #meditation – simple technique”

#depression #meditation – The present

Imagine gettig to the end of the day, having not taken one single moment to pause, to listen, to be present. Sometimes when I look back on a day, or even a weekend I realise that it has whizzed by without any time set aside to pause… somehting to continue to work on. Find outContinueContinue reading “#depression #meditation – The present”

#depression #meditation – technique vs expectation 

The technique of meditation is simple and straightforward. It’s our own projection and expectation which make it complicated. How very true this is. I find when I can forget myself I have a much better experience of meditation. Find out more at headspace.com