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How do you create mindfullness?

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Shared on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 13:05

Ijust got back from my Spa (third Ave Spa in lovely downtown Ottawa) and it was awesome as usual. I have been seeing Maria for over 8 years now, and I always come out so relaxed. Today was only a facial and a pedi, but on days when I get the whole shebang done: I come out almost feeling drunk.

I take the time, not only to look as awesome as I do DAH-ling, but to relax mindfully. I am a doer and I am strong willed and feisty. I see what I percieve of as injustice and I work to change it I move hard and fast. But there is a HUGE toll... I can alienate those who have more of a laisse faire attitude. My running out of the gate mentality may not be the m ost strategic and I get emotionally beat down for it. And sometimes my enthusiasm gets the better of me and I need to slow down.

I used to go to power yoga. It sat right with me. It was athletic, and I am not. I liked the challenge. It forces you to be mindful. Take your eye off the ball for a second andyou are on your face. And it's in a hot room and I like to be hot.

Now that I am pregnant, I can't go to power yoga. The only option for me now is the prenatal, which is at the wrong time of day. I can follow DVDs but there is a problem. From what I hacve seen, the type of people who do yoga DVDs always sound and act a little stoned. ESPECIALLY on prenatal... "Feel the life force inside of you... feel the wonderment of a rich new life..." Barf. The sing-song voice doesn't translate into the written word, but it's there. And this one woman doesn't even seem to focus her eyes. AHHHHH!!!!

So, maybe I need a little more yoga time to balance my natural headstrong ways.

But what do you do to achive mindfulness. and don't say gaming, because you are not focused on being mindful when gaming, you are focused on the game.

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wamam87's picture
Submitted by wamam87 on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 13:52
you might try something like painting, but that doesn't seem to really be you. i think you already have something going with your blogs. it might not seem like much, but it fits your profile. there is also things like archery and hiking. i find that trying to force the issue makes it even harder to achieve.
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Submitted by RyanFromVegas on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 13:58
I like walking. I walk about 90 minutes most days. While I walk, I listen to my ipod but not to music. Books on cd. lectures on cd. Podcasts. Whatever I find. Mostly non fiction. I like to learn new stuff and expose myself to new ideas. It really clears my head and allows my brain to wander off into unexpected directions. I get all my good thinking done while walking.
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 15:08
Washing dishes. I hate to wash dishes, so my mind is forced to go elsewhere.
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Submitted by pearly_54 on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 16:13
mindfulness...hmmmm. I like walking with my man holding hands and not talking much. It feels good and we both are in our own little worlds.
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Submitted by J-Cat on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 16:37
Painting... hmmm... that could be fun. Lots of mess htough and we are thinking about selling the house. But it could be fun to make something for Erica and the wee bee.... Archery sounds VERY cool. but how do you even go about getting into that?
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Submitted by J-Cat on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 16:37
(re-reads Pearly's commnet) DAMMIT... I uh... meant ... I fell mindfullness when I talk sports with my man.... crap. :P
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Submitted by MTPathy on Sun, 04/04/2010 - 17:09
this is correct posture http://www.kwanumzen.com/practice/sitting/sitting-burmese1.jpg sit about a 1" from the wall while facing the wall, slightly relax and close the eyes. breath regularly, keep eyes focused in one spot on the wall. everytime a thought comes into your head, say to yourself "having a believed thought that" then say what you were thinking to yourself. then simply feel the air around your body, feel your butt sitting on the floor, feel yourself breathing, feel your thumbs touching each other. when another thought comes to the surface say to yourself "having a believed thought that" then say mentaly what you were thinking. rinse and repeat, you will feel mindfullness after you do this for 20 or so minutes.
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Submitted by MTPathy on Sun, 04/04/2010 - 17:16
i ment 1foot damn it, not 1inch..

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