Benefits from mindfulness practice


Mindfulness practice is becoming increasingly popular as a therapeutic application in the care of clients with a wide range of psychological, emotional and physical health challenges.

In short, you could say that mindfulness practices help us to 'respond' rather than 'react' to our negative states of mind, difficult people or situations. This is sometimes called - the 'gap' to freedom.
This 'gap' offers an opportunity for alternative - more skillful choices to come into being and be put into action.
Everyday-mindfulness can prevent the spiraling into low mood, reduce stress, and bring welcome relief from cycles of depression, burnout and obsessive connectivity.

Useful mindfulness practices:


Cultivating positive emotion - towards ourselves or others can help prevent clinging to habitual narratives that distort our perception of reality, frequently leading to emotional distress, limited potential and relationship challenges.


Focusing on the breath - is the perfect antidote to obsessive thinking, producing calm, perspective, and a feeling of managability.


Paying attention to bodily sensations - helps us to identify our negative feelings and emotions early on. With this awareness we can actively choose how next to act - not react.


Practicing acceptance - releases us from the tendency to criticise or want people to be different. Acceptance is a smart choice not an undermining of our values.

Our values, dignity and integrity are in-fact more likely to be maintained.


Developing gratitude - is a great antidote to low mood. We create a mental or written list of what we're grateful for - this produces a warm, expansive, positive state of mind. 

Turning our minds attention in this way can be a helpful antidote to the psychological suffering associated with, to-do-lists, constant connectivity, social media narratives, excessive screen time and over-reach.