Last Free Weekly Mindfulness this year

Morena lovely people!

Last workout for 2017 already!! Taking a little break and back in 2018!!

So this week take some time to reflect on the past year, how have you been this year? What are you happy with, what have you enjoyed, what have been special moments for you, what are you grateful for? Doesn’t have to be big things, little things count too!!

All the best for now, happy holidays and see you soon!

M

Healthy Mind, Happy Heart

ps remember I’m teaching mindfulness privately and have only minimal hours available for this, so book early 🙂 Just email me on monique@easynowmindfulness.com.

ps remember crochet for calmness runs in Tawa AND in the CBD in February but bookings are already available for this too!! Just email me on monique@easynowmindfulness.com.

 

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People often ask me how to start with mindfulness.

The easiest way to start mindfulness is to take something you are doing daily anyway, and decide to do that mindfully!

This is not going to take you any time. All you do is bring your attention to the here and now by using your body and senses.

What can you see here, what can you feel here, what can you hear, what can you smell here??

Remember your body is always in the here and now! It’s just our mind that is always wondering off!!

 

So this week, go back to basics and pick something from your day that you are doing anyway, and do it mindfully. Doesn’t have to take long. Just a few minutes to start is fine!

Maybe a moment when you have your morning shower, or the first sips of your morning tea.

Taking the stairs mindfully or why not park a bit further away and enjoy your walk mindfully!

 

Have a great week,

M

Healthy Mind, Happy Heart

ps Did you know I have a few hours available for private mindfulness tuition?

Make your appointment now by emailing me on monique@easynowmindfulness.com before I’m fully booked!

🎃Halloween give away!! 🎃

Happy Halloween, great prizes to be won here!!!

http://dgo.nz/KwDEpAQd4508

I’m giving away 4 mandala colouring books I bought in the Netherlands!!

Good luck!

Monique

Healthy Mind Happy Heart

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Good morning from my last day in the Netherlands!!

I’m ready to come home after spending some lovely quality time with my dear mum, family and friends 💜

And of course I’m very much looking forward to start

another CREATIVE MINDFULNESS course this term on the Tuesday evenings!

We are colouring again with the TAWA ALL GOOD COLOURERS ON SUNDAY, and you can LEARN TO CROCHET again on the Wednesday evenings soon too!!

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I have a Halloween giveaway coming up so keep your eyes open here!

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Being back in the Netherlands I really noticed how the Dutch love to have opinions about everything! And they love to share that too 🙂

 

However, you do not always have to have an opinion about everything!! This is a natural habit of the brain, to be alert and figure it if there is a threat to us anywhere to be aware of!

 

So this week, try to be mindful about your daily doings, and try not to have an opinion. You are safe and free to just take it all in, notice, see, smell, feel, hear life just as it is.

 

Good luck! Let me know how this is goinf for you!!

I find it such a relief and freedom, to not have to have an opinion about everything, to feel free to just enjoy all the beautiful things around me and to just take it all in as it is.

 

Ngā mihi,

Monique

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Hello and good morning!

Is it holidays in your home? It is in ours! When I start colouring, and I leave my colouring out on the table most of times, I usually find my kids start colouring too!

It’s relaxing and a great way to spend some time together.

 

For mental health awareness week there is a colouring competition and you can find it here:

http://www.mhaw.nz/colouring-competition/

#MHAW

 

So this week, get some colouring done, and you know it is not just for children, adults can colour too!

 

Have a great week, show me what you colour!

 

M

 

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Yes you got it right, it is only Sunday and I’m a day early with the workout.

That is because I want to give you the opportunity to register for the Mental Health Awareness Week 2017 photochallenge today!!

 

Having something to bring your attention to, is a great way to break the downward spiral of wellbeing and change your brain and pathways into a happy brain.

 

Are you joining in with me??

Sign up here: http://www.mhaw.nz/photo-competition/

 

Post a picture every day on social media (make sure your post is public) and you might win!

 

Here’s the challenge per day:

Post a picture each day using our prompt. Each day one lucky person will win a prize! #MHAWNZ @MHFNZ @MentalHealthFoundationNZ

 

Oct. 1 – My view

Oct. 2 – Gratitude

Oct. 3 – Light

Oct. 4 – Water

Oct. 5 – Small treasures

Oct. 6 – Nature indoors

Oct. 7 – Bush walk

Oct. 8 – Art

Oct. 9 – Pop of colour

Oct. 10 – MHAW Lockout

Oct. 11 – Papatūānuku (Mother Earth)

Oct. 12 – Creature

Oct. 13 – Spring

Oct. 14 – Love my backyard

Oct. 15 – Nature is key to…

 

Go on, go for it!

 

Have a great week,

Aroha nui,

M

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Kia ora it is Monday again!!

Last week we finished the Creative Mindfulness course with mindful eating. That was fun and interesting!

It has totally put some people of crackers and some cookies lol!

Just a reminder that I have a few hours available for private mindfulness coaching. Just get in touch by pm or email and we can find a time that works for you!

WORKOUT starts here:

This week try to eat a bit more mindful for eating more of the good and less of the bad.

1. Before you start eating, rate our food on a scale from 1 to 10, how yummy do you think this is to eat?

2. Look at your food, smell and observe it.

3. Take a bite and wait a little before you start chewing, just noticing all you can taste in your mouth.

4. Slowly start chewing and only swallow when it is mostly gone anyway.

5. Rate that bite on a scale 1 till 10 again.

6. Repeat step 2 till 5 a few more times and decide when to stop eating.

Remembe you never have to finish your plate, your meal, you are allowed to discard of it anytime!

Have a great week,

aroha nui,

M

Healthy Mind, Happy Heart

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Last Creative Mindfulness class this term is Tuesday!

Register for next term by emailing me on monique@easynowmindfulness.com!!

We are also colouring again on Sunday, 10-12, at the Tawa Community Centre.

Good morning!!

Last week in the Creative Mindfulness Class ( you are welcome to our last meeting tomorrow in Tawa by the way) we did a mindfulness of thinking practice.

This is something you can easily try at home too.

The goal is to learn to notice the thoughts popping up in your mind (which is normal and happens all the time).

So no analysing, no judging, no liking, no disliking, just noticing every thought as it pops up in your mind, and disappears again.

 

When you become more aware of what is going on in your mind, you will get more control over your mind, and will be more able to decide what thoughts are helpful for you, and what thoughts are unhelpful. It will be easier to let those unhelpful thoughts pass by, by just noticing them and not giving them any more attention.

 

So this week, take a moment to find a nice quiet spot to sit, close your eyes, focus on your breathing for 10 breaths and than bring all your attention to your thinking. A couple of minutes to start with will be great!

 

Have an awesome week,

M

Healthy Mind, Happy Heart

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You have two more weeks to come to the Tuesday evening Creative Mindfulness class before the holidays!!

Learn to crochet is running again from 1 November, register now before it’s fully booked again (as happened last time!) Register here: http://www.tawacomed.co.nz/Course,Beginner-Crochet-Wellington,2433

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Hello and happy Monday!!
Last week I noticed something interesting. Well I found it interesting! 🙂
I was surprised by a probably impulsive and judgemental comment on a post. And the reason it surprised me, is that I hardly ever read comments like this.
The good thing is that I must be surrounded by loving and kind people on Facebook that always leave me positive and kind comments!! So that also made this comment stand out more.

It also got me thinking that being kind, nice, accepting, positive, complimenting is a habit. And if we all train ourselves to have this habit, the negativism will only stand out more, and can be ignored more easily.

So this week make an effort to be aware of your kindness, and thankful of kindness of others.

Have a great week,
aroha nui,
M

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• Creative Mindfulness Tuesday evenings in Tawa.
• Tawa All Good Colourers every last Sunday of the month.
• Learn to crochet, 4 weeks, starts 1 November on the Wednesday evening.

My Wednesday evening “learn to crochet for calmness” class finished last Wednesday and I’m super proud of my students!! I’m also super grateful for the awesome feedback they gave me on the course 💜 Thank you!!!

We had a great morning full of colouring and zendoodle yesterday in the Tawa Community Centre and lots of people came to chill and chat!!

FREE WORKOUT STARTS HERE:

If you want to start practicing mindfulness, so you feel better, are more relaxed and worry less, you have to make it easy for yourself. And the easiest way is to take an activity that you are doing already, and make that a mindfulness exercise. So doing what you are doing anyway, just now doing it mindfully.

This can be brushing your teeth, rinsing your shampoo, emptying the dishwasher, having your morning cuppa, walking home from the station, or hanging the laundry outside. The last one is my favorite!!

Make it mindful by bringing your full attention to your senses in the here and now. What can you see, feel, hear, touch, smell right here, right now while you are doing what you are doing. Doestn’t have to take more than a few minutes!!

You will notice you get easily distracted by anything that pops up in your mind, and that doesn’t matter at all. Actually, that is super normal to happen!

Just notice you get distracted, and kindly bring your attention back to the activity you were doing mindfully.

Go on, try it this week!

Have a great week!

M

Healthy Mind, Happy Heart