Mindfulness Alive

Welcome to Day 1 of Mindful Mornings, a complimentary series of guided Mindfulness sessions hosted by Charlotte Thaarup, running from September 5- 9, 2022.  Enjoy the recordings here on Spotify, or join Charlotte for the live sessions on Zoom by signing up here: https://themindfulnessclinic.com.au/mindful-mornings/  --- Enjoyed this episode? Please subscribe, rate, and review Mindfulness Alive on Spotify or Apple Podcasts --- Sign up to the monthly newsletter for free servings of mindfulness delivered to your inbox: https://themindfulnessclinic.com.au/subscribe/ --- Begin your journey to greater clarity and wellbeing with Charlotte's free mindfulness resources

When things get tough, we are left with what we have grown inside ourselves. We are resilient when we can manage the day-to-day stresses in our lives and still stay focused on our day-to-day goals as well as the larger ones, and when we can recover from the worst day in our life. Not being resilient means that we are in the grips of our childhood input and whatever might be going on around us.  Of course, there are huge things like the death of a loved one that swoop us up and keep us suspended for years and when we finally land, we find that the new version of life we have includes a burning wound in the heart. There are some key principles though when it comes to resilience.  We can start to build resilience at any time, and there is nothing like when the sh.. hits the fan and we realise that we have the goodies in the backpack to not fall apart. Mentioned in this episode: Taking In The Good meditation --- Enjoyed this episode? Please subscribe, rate, and review Mindfulness Alive on Spotify or App

When I first came across mindfulness, I didn’t really get it.  I had the Jon Kabat-Zinn definition of mindfulness: “awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgementally”. (Later he added: “… in the service of self-understanding and wisdom.”) Hmm …. big mouthful! That describes mindfulness in action but still leaves it wide open to misunderstanding. When I encountered the article “9 Things Mindfulness is Not” by Dimple Dhabalia, I found it helped dispel the many misunderstandings about what mindfulness is. So here is my version. --- Mentioned in this episode: “9 Things Mindfulness is Not” by Dimple Dhabalia A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological interventions to improve mental wellbeing --- Enjoyed this episode? Please subscribe, rate, and review Mindfulness Alive on Spotify or Apple Podcasts --- Sign up to the monthly newsletter for free servings of mindfulness delivered to your inbox: https://themindfulnessclinic.com.au/subscribe/ ---

I just turned 60. When I was 18 I used to reflect on those who were thirty and wonder what on earth they could possibly live for. The same partner, children, responsibilities, work etc? How utterly boring! Then I turned 30 and saw life in a different way. Mentioned in this episode: Actuary tables --- Enjoyed this episode? Please subscribe, rate, and review Mindfulness Alive on Spotify or Apple Podcasts --- Sign up to the monthly newsletter for free servings of mindfulness delivered to your inbox: https://themindfulnessclinic.com.au/subscribe/ --- Begin your journey to greater clarity and wellbeing with Charlotte's free mindfulness resources

This year 2022 is about the quality of how we travel, how we live our day-to-day lives, the quality of our experience - and that is all to do with being present. Join Charlotte to Kickstart 2022: https://themindfulnessclinic.com.au/articles/kickstart-2022/

Many of you would have known Jill Emberson, an award winning journalist. I had such a lovely time with her doing this interview which was just before her diagnosis, you will enjoy her candour and honest sharing. Before her untimely death to ovarian cancer Jill cofounded Pink Meets Teal https://pinkmeetsteal.com/contact/ to raise awareness and funds for research into ovarian cancer.

One of the challenges of this time of the year is all of the images of the perfect Christmas that we walk around with in our head. As a consequence, we run around stressing about making it all perfect. Yet because we compare our experience with an impossible ideal, it never lives up to how it 'should' be. We feel disappointment, even a sense of failure. Naturally, however, the ideal Christmas is a curated ideal, and an external view, whereas our reality is an internal perspective full of all our 'to do's', commentaries and self-doubt.

It feels like very hard times for us adults at the moment, and imagine how it is feeling for our children! Charlotte talks with Tracy Mac on Newcastle Live Radio about how to help children build resilience and feel more secure and calm in a world that feels out of control right now.

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The third in Charlotte's Dear Body audio series with Michael Bunting. Charlotte talks about the internal parent and child voice, our emotional connection to eating and the cycle we get caught in as a result.

The second in Charlotte's Dear Body audio series with Michael Bunting. Charlotte talks about how the body stores past experiences and how this affects you in the present.

Charlotte talks with Michael Bunting about Dear Body, including her personal experience, its history, and and introduction to Mindful Eating.

A brief, calming mindful moment for you. For more free Mindfulness resources, go to https://bit.ly/36HBN9S

The Relaxation Meditation

The Rainbow Meditation

The Rainforest Meditation

The Ocean Meditation

These little mindfulness practices are designed to be used to interrupt autopilot, overwhelm and anxiety and in the process gain calm, clarity and kindness. It is essential that we interrupt our reactive patterns for our own wellbeing and our relationships. Tips for when to do a little MMM: •When you first wake up •Before you leave the bedroom •Before a meeting •Before leaving your car •Before entering another conversation •At any time when you notice the body is tense •Check in while in the bathroom, or when you have a tea/coffee •After a difficult conversation •At any time when you feel down, low mood, anxious, frustrated, angry, charged For an anxious moment is for stepping out of anxiety and into soothing and connection. (3.38 min)