Let’s take the time to pause, breathe and really take in what’s all around us. This month we’re encouraging you to take some time to look within. Learning to be more mindful and aware can do wonders for our well-being in all areas of life – like the way we eat, the things we notice or our relationships. It helps us get in tune with our feelings and stops us dwelling on the past or worrying about the future – so we get more out of the day-to-day. It can also help us identify what we’re grateful for, which has been proven to help boost your happiness levels!
Podcast: Mindfulness for Beginners
A podcast focused on how you can pick up the basics of mindfulness and meditation with the aim of creating a calmer, happier you and a kinder world. Available on Spotify.
Yoga: YouTube
10-minute Mindful Morning Yoga Routine | Sarah Beth Yoga – This all-levels 10-minute Mindful Morning Yoga Routine is perfect for your busiest mornings, and a nice, gentle start to your day. Give yourself 10 minutes to ground down, wake up & loosen up on your mat.
Netflix: Headspace – Unwind Your Mind
Headspace Unwind Your Mind lets you choose your own mindfulness adventure based on your mood — from stress-relieving meditations to relaxing wind-downs and bedtime stories, it’s customizable to you. You can watch the trailer here.
Meditation: YouTube
Daily Calm | 10 Minute Mindfulness Meditation | Present – Tamara Levitt guides this 10 Minute Mindfulness Meditation. A daily meditation practice helps with lessening anxiety, worry and stress, while enhancing self-esteem and self-acceptance. It also improves resilience against uncertainty and adversity.
For the Children: Like You – Mindfulness for Kids
Like You is a mindfulness podcast for kids. We use breathing, affirmations, music, and imagination to explore feelings, relieve anxiety, encourage self-esteem, and grow empathy, all while having fun! Our podcast creates a safe, calming, and relaxing audio experience for children as they learn to find beauty and wonder in themselves and the world. Available on Spotify.
Spotify Playlist
Celebrate Mindful March with this playlist.
Finance: How to Be Good with Money
How to Be Good with Money aims to make the nation more financially savvy through Eoin’s no nonsense, accessible advice. Throughout the series, Eoin provides viewers with personal finance information to help manage day to day finances and plan for unforeseen events, while looking to build future financial resilience. Available on the RTE Player.
Food: 6 Ways to Practice Mindful Eating
Informal mindfulness practices for those of us who don’t have five minutes to contemplate a raisin. You can read about the ways to practice this here.
TEDTalks: All it takes is 10 mindful minutes | Andy Puddicombe
When is the last time you did absolutely nothing for 10 whole minutes? Not texting, talking or even thinking? Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe describes the transformative power of doing just that: Refreshing your mind for 10 minutes a day, simply by being mindful and experiencing the present moment. No need for incense or sitting in strange positions. You can watch the talk here.
Read: Mindfulness – A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World
Mindfulness – A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World has become a word-of-mouth bestseller and global phenomenon. It reveals a set of simple yet powerful practices that you can incorporate into daily life to break the cycle of anxiety, stress unhappiness and exhaustion. It promotes the kind of happiness that gets into your bones and allows you to meet the worst that life throws at you with new courage. Mindfulness is based on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT). By investing just a few minutes each day, this classic guide to mindfulness will put you back in control of your life once again.
The Mindful Traveller 