Ep 15 - Being mindful in midlife and beyond
Every day is precious, filled with possibilities like a blank whiteboard ready for the pen. Like an empty stage ready for the dance, or a lump of clay ready to be molded. For whatever art you want to create. Because your life is your art. But, do you make room for that in your busy life? Let’s talk about mindfulness in midlife and beyond.
Because the more we appreciate and enjoy the moment, the more we enjoy life.
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Key points
Midlife is a time of various transitions. We need to reflect on what’s happening to understand it better.
Right here, right now, we can improve our connection, joy and fulfilment with the moment. There’s more to be experienced.
Ruby Wax, who studied mindful cognitive behavioural therapy found tremendous mental freedom from her challenges through being real, accepting, and practising mindfulness. Read her book.
Science shows that practising mindfulness results in improved connections, a quicker brain, a quieter mind, less stress, and an ability to bounce back from illness faster.
Rob describes how you can practise being more mindful in simple, no-woo-woo ways each day.
From this episode
“How do you practice being more mindful? Well, it's simply a case of pausing and paying more attention.”
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