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Did you know that gratefulness is a form of mindfulness? The feeling of gratefulness takes place in the present – not in the past or the future. Mindfulness simply means paying attention to the experience of the moment, whether inner or outer, and feeling friendly and accepting about the experience, without judging it or feeling any ill will about it. Gratefulness draws our awareness to what is already present. Practices that strengthen gratefulness invoke an emotional respo

We always begin by setting an intention. Have you noticed that many teachers of yoga or meditation, life coaches and therapists and other such guides begin by inviting you to set your intention: “What is your intention for today?” (or this week or this session….) Both ancient and contemporary ideas point to the transformative power of intention, of consciously inclining the mind toward something and repeatedly noticing, thinking about or behaving in line with our intentio

We hear the term “well-being” quite a lot today, but it was much less common a couple of decades ago. Then, ideas like “wellness” and “good health” were more central to discussions about how individuals feel or are deemed fit and materially secure, without physical or mental disease. Well-being goes far beyond being healthy. It’s a very broad concept that embraces a range of positive experiences across physical, emotional, mental and social dimensions. This change in perspect