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Sunday Blues?

6/4/2017

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Sunday Blues?

​Its Sunday afternoon and the weekend is nearly behind us. Pangs of anxiety can kick in about Monday morning. It is extremely common for people to experience a spike in anxiety and depressive symptoms on Sundays.

After nearly 10 years of working successfully with clients who have anxiety, here are some helpful tips:


Instant Holiday
 
Take yourself off in your mind to a safe place. This can be somewhere that you find particularly calming like a beautiful garden or hillside, sunny beach, or maybe your bedroom or your favourite chair. Practice this with your eyes closed, maybe before sleep or in a quiet place for a few minutes and simply be there in your mind, see what you see in your safe place, hear what you hear, notice smells and tastes etc.. Enjoy the feelings of calm and safe. Its like having an instant holiday!

Breathe!
 
We breathe subconsciously so consciously taking a breath now and then encourages you to be more in the moment and away from your thoughts. Follow your breath in and be with the sensations in your body as it travels around and follow the breath out. Take 1-3 breaths in this way a few times though out the day and simply notice.

Meditate or Listen to a Relaxation Track

There are plenty of good tracks available that can help you to relax and switch off. Guided meditation or relaxation, nature music and sounds.

Download my Total Relaxation track (full and mini versions worth £9.99) today for FREE! Follow the link to my download store, choose the Total Relaxation Track and enter code: relax in the 'add coupon'.

Enjoy!



​Positive Mind Space is a company based in Leamington Spa that specialises in helping people with anxiety, stress and depression using mindfulness coaching
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Spring is around the corner and its an ideal time of year to spring clean your energy

2/28/2017

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Do you need more energy or want to sleep better?

Spring is a time for renewal
 
At this time of year people find themselves cleaning and clearing spaces, tossing out the old and making room for the new. It’s not just material items being shifted and removed during spring cleaning. Energy is also either evicted, renewed or created.

As most people are aware, our bodies are comprised of energy.  There is the notion of emotional, or psychological, physical and spiritual energy. The collective balance of these combined energetic forces is referred to as holistic wellness, which can easily be achieved with Reiki.

Benefits of Reiki include:
  • Increased and renewed energy
  • improvement in sleep
  • balancing
  • helps to relieve pain
  • removes energy blockages, re balancing the body
  • deep relaxation, aiding the body to de stress
  • accelerates the healing process after an illness or injury
  • strengthens the immune system
  • an overall sense of wellbeing
  • releases past emotion to break behavioural patterns
  • reduces blood pressure

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How to be Happier

2/13/2017

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Happiness
 
In our busy lives we constantly have our head full or thoughts about the future or about the past - what are we going to do next or what are we going to become. This means we're often not that aware of what is around us, and what happening in the here and now. So there's likely to be a lot good stuff that we miss (or not so good stuff that we really need to be aware of).
 
Being mindful means being more fully aware of what is around us - what we can see, hear, touch and taste. And what is happening inside - our thoughts and feelings. It's about learning to observe all this but not getting caught up in thinking or worrying about it, so being able to choose what we then attend to.
 
Mindfulness has been proven to help us be healthier, less affected by stress, more relaxed, more creative, more open to learning, sleep better, improve our relationships with others and feel happier and more satisfied with our lives.


Actions for Happiness

Observe Mindfully
 
When you are doing something pleasurable such as taking a warm shower or bath, petting you dog or cat, stroking your child's hair or sitting down for a moment of peace, be really present. Really notice what it is you find pleasurable about the experience and how it makes you feel.

Walk Mindfully

When we walk we tend to rush from A to B. As you walk, focus your attention on the soles of your feet and how they feel as each in turn touches the ground. From your heel as it lands and through to your toes as you move to the other foot. Notice where your weight is, the texture of the ground on your feet and how this changes as you walk, how warm or cold your feet are, the noise your feet make as you walk…

Eat Mindfully

Start by really looking at what you are about to eat. What colours can you see in it? What does the texture look like? What is the shape like?
Then pick it up. How does it feel in your hands? What does the shape and texture feel like? Is it the same all over? Can you smell it? 
If it is wrapped or needs peeling, open the wrapper or peel it slowly. Notice the sound, smell and feel as you do. What colours and texture do you now see?
Take a small bite - but don't chew! Notice how it feels in your mouth. What is the texture? What can you already taste? If you move it around your mouth does this change?
Then start to eat. Feel the texture and notice all the flavours as you chew the food slowly and as you swallow.
Do not think about the next mouthful until you have swallowed the one before. You may find it helpful to put your piece of fruit down or your bar of chocolate (or your cutlery if using) down between each mouthful.

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Learn to switch off!

1/30/2017

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 Breath!
 
We breathe subconsciously so consciously taking a breath now and then encourages you to be more in the moment and away from your thoughts. Follow your breath in and be with the sensations in your body as it travels around and follow the breath out. Take 1-3 breaths in this way a few times though out the day and simply notice.
 
Safe Place
 
Take yourself off in your mind to a safe place. This can be somewhere that you find particularly calming like a beautiful garden or hillside, maybe your bedroom or your favourite chair. Practice this with your eyes closed, maybe before sleep and simply be there in your mind, see what you see in your safe place, hear what you hear, notice smells and tastes etc.. Enjoy the feelings of calm and safe.

Meditate or Listen to a Relaxation Track

There are plenty of good tracks available that can help you to relax and switch off. Guided meditation or relaxation, nature music and sounds.

Download my Total Relaxation track (full and mini versions worth £9.99) today for 
FREE! Follow the link to my download store, choose the Total Relaxation Track and enter code: relax in the payment information.
Enjoy!
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Mindfulness Tips

1/23/2017

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  • Take a couple of minutes each day to notice your breathing. Sense the flow of the breath, the rise and fall of your belly.
  • Notice what you are doing as you are doing it and tune into your senses. When you are eating, notice the colour, texture and taste of the food. 
  • Take some time to simply be. When your mind wanders to thinking, gently bring it back to your breath.
  • Recognize that thoughts are simply thoughts; you don’t need to believe them or react to them. Just observe them.
  • Notice where you tend to go into auto pilot (e.g., driving, emailing or texting, web surfing, feeding the dog, doing dishes, brushing teeth, etc.). Practise bringing more awareness to that activity by tuning into your senses.
Action: Pick 1 tip and practice it this week!
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What a fantastic weekend for Positive Mind Space at the Leamington Peace Festival in our stunning Bell Tent!

7/2/2016

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There was Guided Meditation and Mindfulness. Tai chi and Kung Fu. Chair Massage and Relaxation all at the Leamington Peace Festival at our stunning bell tent.
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What is Mindfulness?

1/9/2016

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Mindfulness is a very simple form of meditation that was little known in the West until recently. A typical meditation consists of focusing your full attention on your breath as it flows in and out of your body. Focusing on each breath in this way allows you to observe your thoughts as they arise in your mind and, little by little, to let go of struggling with them. You come to realise that thoughts come and go of their own accord; that you are not your thoughts. You can watch as they appear in your mind, seemingly from thin air, and watch again as they disappear, like a soap bubble bursting. You come to the profound understanding that thoughts and feelings (including negative ones) are transient. They come and they go, and ultimately, you have a choice about whether to act on them or not.
Mindfulness is about observation without criticism; being compassionate with yourself. When unhappiness or stress hover overhead, rather than taking it all personally, you learn to treat them as if they were black clouds in the sky, and to observe them with friendly curiosity as they drift past. In essence, mindfulness allows you to catch negative thought patterns before they tip you into a downward spiral. It begins the process of putting you back in control of your life.
Over time, mindfulness brings about long-term changes in mood and levels of happiness and wellbeing. Scientific studies have shown that mindfulness not only prevents depression, but that it also positively affects the brain patterns underlying day-to-day anxiety, stress, depression and irritability so that when they arise, they dissolve away again more easily. Other studies have shown that regular meditators see their doctors less often and spend fewer days in hospital. Memory improves, creativity increases and reaction times become faster (see What can mindfulness do for you?).
Despite these proven benefits, however, many people are still a little wary when they hear the word ‘meditation’. So before we proceed, it might be helpful to dispel some myths:
• Meditation is not a religion. Mindfulness is simply a method of mental training. Many people who practise meditation are themselves religious, but then again, many atheists and agnostics are keen meditators too.
• You don’t have to sit cross-legged on the floor (like the pictures you may have seen in magazines or on TV), but you can if you want to. Most people who come to our classes sit on chairs to meditate, but you can also practise bringing mindful awareness to whatever you are doing, on buses, trains or while walking to work. You can meditate more or less anywhere.
• Mindfulness practice does not take a lot of time, although some patience and persistence are required. Many people soon find that meditation liberates them from the pressures of time, so they have more of it to spend on other things.
• Meditation is not complicated. Nor is it about ‘success’ or ‘failure’. Even when meditation feels difficult, you’ll have learned something valuable about the workings of the mind and thus have benefited psychologically.
• It will not deaden your mind or prevent you from striving towards important career or lifestyle goals; nor will it trick you into falsely adopting a Pollyanna attitude to life. Meditation is not about accepting the unacceptable. It is about seeing the world with greater clarity so that you can take wiser and more considered action to change those things which need to be changed. Meditation helps cultivate a deep and compassion- ate awareness that allows you to assess your goals and find the optimum path towards realising your deepest values.
This book, Finding Peace in a Frantic World combines mindfulness with cognitive therapy and draws on the highly effective MBCT programme developed by Professor Mark Williams and colleagues at Oxford University and other universities around the world to combat anxiety, stress, exhaustion and depression. It’s been clinically proven to work, but more importantly it also works for those of us who aren’t depressed but who are struggling to keep up with the constant demands of the modern world.

We run the Mindfulness Course, Finding Peace in a Frantic World.

If you would like to attend one of our Mindfulness Courses in Leamington Spa please see our courses page for upcoming dates.

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Mindfulness Meditation Courses in Leamington Spa

11/29/2015

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8 Week Mindfulness Course in Leamington Spa based on the best selling book
Finding Peace in a Frantic World

Life can be relentless, frantic and exhausting – but it doesn’t have to be this way…Based on the best selling book: Finding Peace in a Frantic World, Our course teaches you ​MINDFULNESS based on a set of simple yet powerful practices that you can incorporate into daily life to help you break the cycle of anxiety, stress, unhappiness and exhaustion.

​It promotes genuine joie de vivre; the kind of happiness that gets into your bones and seeps into everything you do. The course is based on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). MBCT revolves around a straightforward form of mindfulness meditation which takes just a few minutes a day for the full benefits to be revealed. MBCT has been clinically proven to be at least as effective as drugs for depression and it is recommended by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence – in other words, it works. But more importantly, it also works for the rest of us who aren’t depressed but who are struggling to keep up with the relentless demands of the modern world. In short, Mindfulness helps you meet the worst that life throws at you with renewed courage.
Mindfulness is co-authored by Professor Mark Williams of Oxford University, co-developer of MBCT and inspiring meditation teacher.

Our Finding Peace in a Frantic World course is ran by Positive Mind Space Ltd at 39a Regent Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 5EE

Course fee: £245 for the 8 week course which includes a FREE book and Meditation CD

Course Date options are weekly or fortnightly attendance:
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Weekly course over the 8 weeks (on a Thursday 10am for 90 minutes)
Start date 7th Jan 16 for 8 weeks - Finishing 3rd March 16. (not running on the half term week date of 18th Feb).


 
Fortnightly course over 8 weeks (on a Sunday 1:30pm for 3 hours).
Start Date 17th Jan 16 finishing 28th Feb 16.
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A Review of my Sunday Mindfulness Meditation Practice class in Leamington Spa

11/7/2015

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 have a hectic lifestyle as I have two small children and run my own business. I was looking for a way to feel more relaxed and increase my attention span both at work and with my children.

Too often I would be worrying about an email or some other matter when I should have been fully focused on relaxing with my family.  At work I wasn't concentrating for long enough and my overall performance was suffering.

I'd read an article in a magazine about how mindfulness and meditation could help to reduce mental clutter and fatigue so decided to try it out.  A friend recommended me to Katie Brazier, a Mindfulness teacher in Leamington and though slightly sceptical I contacted Katie and booked onto one of the Sunday morning practice classes suitable for a beginner like me. 

The first thing I noticed was the relaxed ambience of the building, the room itself was clean, comfortable and tranquil. Katie was very welcoming and put me at ease immediately, the group was small and overall the experience was friendly and calming. Katie guided us through a simple sitting meditation and some breathing exercises, it was refreshingly subtle. 

For the rest of the day I felt calm and composed and able to relax and think clearly. I was able to enjoy my day off with the kids without the hassle I always felt from external factors. I went to work on the Monday and felt invigorated and motivated.  

Michael - Leamington Spa


Katie Brazier Teaches Mindfulness Meditation Courses, Classes and offers 1-1 Individual Sessions in Leamington Spa

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Science Has Spoken: Group Meditation Literally Changes the World

10/26/2015

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​An amazing account of how 7,000 people meditated with the intention of having positive effect on their surrounding city.....

For those with a basic layman’s understanding of quantum physics, it may come as no surprise that the simple act of meditation can have quantum results that affect not only the meditator, but his or her surrounding community and the world as a whole.  
In 1978 a study was conducted on a group of meditators and as a result the “Maharishi Effect” was discovered.  7,000 people meditated with the intention of having a positive effect on the surrounding city for 3 consecutive weeks.  As a result of their intentional and collective meditation efforts, the collective energy of the city was totally transformed.  In fact the meditation effort was so powerful it reduced global rates of crime, violent acts, and deaths by an average of 16%.  There was also a reduction in the amount of suicides and car accidents and this was with all variables being accounted for.  To top it off, there was a 72% reduction in terrorist activity during the meditation project.
Since this time more than 50 studies have been done to test the validity of the Maharishi Effect and the results have confirmed the direct impact global meditation has on the world.  These studies are so clearly indicative of the power of meditation to transform global energy patterns that results have been published in the Journal of Crime and Justice.
According to peacefulwarriors.net, “For example, a day-by-day study of a two-month assembly in Israel during August and September of 1983 showed that, on days when the number of participants at a peace-creating assembly was high, the intensity of an ongoing war in neighboring Lebanon decreased sharply. When the number of participants was high, war deaths in Lebanon dropped by 76%.
 When the study was repeated in Wales, they got amazing results. In 1987 Merseyside had the third highest crime rate of the eleven largest Metropolitan Areas in England and Wales; by 1992 it had the lowest crime rate. 40% below levels predicted by the previous behaviour of the series. There were 255,000 less crimes in Merseyside from 1988 to 1992 than would have been expected had Merseyside continued to follow the national crime trend.”
Results like these would lead us to see that personal meditation is powerful beyond what we even understand from our everyday perspective.  It helps to drive home the awe-inspiring fact that truly ‘thoughts are things’ and when we think a thought, it is a form of fine vibrational matter that is contributing to the creation of all that we experience.  These effects are powerful and life changing for individuals but when people come together and use intention to direct their mental energy towards a collective vision, the results are LITERALLY world-changing.  
“I think the claim can be plausibly made that the potential impact of this research exceeds that of any other ongoing social or psychological research program. It has survived a broader array of statistical tests than most research in the field of conflict resolution. This work and the theory that informs it deserve the most serious consideration by academics and policy makers alike.”
David Edwards Ph.D., Professor of Government, University of Texas at Austin.

Contact us for more information on Mindfulness Meditation Classes and Courses in Leamington Spa

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"I booked in for an 8 week mindfulness course in order to deal with stress and anxiety. I found it enormously useful and now recommend the course with a kind of evangelical enthusiasm"

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