In Episode #4 of The Slowolution Podcast, I am joined by Ela Amarie, a Primary School Teacher, a Psychologist and a Certified Mindfulness (MBSR and MBSR)Trainer and Coach. On this episode, we are talking all things mindfulness – from Ela sharing her personal story of finding herself in a burnout state – to discovering her passion…
The Importance of Gratitude
With Thanksgiving week, we are reminded about the fact that we should give thanks and the importance of gratitude. Over the years, I personally have come to realize that gratitude is extremely important for your wellbeing every single day…….not only during certain holidays. There are many advantages of gratitude, but for me personally there are…
Using Vacation Trips to Implement Mindfulness
A lot of people ask me how they can implement mindfulness in their lifestyle……or even how to start. I personally feel that vacation is the perfect time to start practicing mindfulness – we are not in a hurry to get to work, to get to meetings, or meet deadlines, etc. It is the perfect time…
What is meditation all about?
For over a year now, TM meditation has become a major part of my daily routine.. There is something extremely calming, positive and energizing to start my day with some quiet time……at least for me! I realize the positive impact TM has on me even more on the days that I don’t get to start…
Stroke of insight, by Jill Bolte Taylor (TED Talk)
On today’s blog, I wanted to share with you this extremely powerful TED Talk by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor who is a brain researcher. In 1996 she experienced a massive stroke in her left hemisphere, and shares her amazing experience. Truly powerful talk giving an insight what is like to see the world through your…
How to start listening to your body
Following last week’s blog, I got a lot of questions on how to go about listening to your own body!? All of us have the so called “gut feeling”, but because of the environment and reality that we live in, we have completely forgotten how to hear, detect or even be aware of our “gut…
From Burnout to Mindfulness
On this month’s transformation story, we have Ela (founder of Mindful Brain) share her amazing story! A story that talks about how she went from what felt like a rock-bottom, to a burnout, to starting her own successful business around Mindfulness Practice. A completely honest and raw transformation story that gives so much inspiration and…
What does “Listening to Your Body” mean?
As you might have gathered from reading my blogs, I am a big believer in the idea of “listening to my body”. Whether it is about nutrition, workout, sleep or anything else really, I believe that the body is extremely intelligent and sending us signs all the time. I am convinced that if we listen…
How can we teach our kids to deal with stress
As we know from last week’s blog, continues and toxic stress can have really negative effect on children’s brain and overall development. So I think that as parents it is our responsibility to teach our children not only how to deal with stress, but what is mindful lifestyle all about. But before we get into…
Teaching kids mindful eating
Every time I go to a restaurant or on vacation, I am shocked to see how kids are kept entertained at the table – with a pad, watching cartoons while eating….or better said while being fed! I personally don’t agree with that type of style, because I believe that meal time is the perfect opportunity…