Serious research on mindfulness has really only begun to occur in the last two decades. In the vast majority of research, mindfulness training typically lasts eight weeks (or 30 minutes…
You first need to discover that there is a voice in your head that talks all the time, comments on what you are doing, has fixed opinions and judgements, is…
“Mindfulness is the awareness that arises by paying attention; on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgementally” Jon Kabat Zinn (1994) This is a very popular definition of mindfulness because…
I have come to realise that, “It is none of my business what other people think.” Let’s look at the disadvantages of worrying what other’s think of me. When I…
HOW TO END THE WAR WITH YOURSELF? The cornerstone to happiness ultimately depends on your relationship with yourself. If there is self-acceptance, respect and love in that relationship, then there…
According to the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Well-being, 45% of the Australian population, age 16-85, have a mental illness at some stage in their lives. In any…
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is one of the few forms of psychotherapy that has been empirically tested, in hundreds of trials, and found to be moderately or highly effective for…