Healing the Earth, Healing Ourselves Here’s a thought: what if every act of self-care was also an act of earth-care? In our quest for inner peace, we may actually be planting the seeds for a healthier planet. When we practice mindfulness—whether through meditation, breathing exercises, or simply being present [...]
At the Mindfulness Project, we like to say mindful food blessings before each meal to remind ourselves how lucky we are, how interconnected we are, and what this nourishment and energy can go towards in co-creating a more loving, safe, green world. In the morning, we recite the following: [...]
This short practice is perfect to start your day and it makes a huge difference in your life! it combines techniques from Buddhist meditation, neuroscience and yoga. start now to change your mind and heart for ever! Try this for 30 days straight and see what happens. The [...]
In December 2019 a group of thirty people from the Mindfulness Project joined the Dhamma Yatra, a Buddhist pilgrimage. Together with over four hundred Thai people and fifty monks and nuns, we walked eighty kilometers from monastery to monastery for eight days. We are a big, moving community of people [...]
Imagine a beautiful woman is walking on the street. I would dare to bet that you, whether you are male or female, have just pictured her with long hair. It is very interesting how the way we think about beauty is related to hair. At least you did not imagine [...]
In Thai Buddhist culture one day per week there is a big ceremony that we have the honour of taking part in. Usually every day the monks go on alms rounds, walking the streets to beg for food, however on Buddha day the people bring it to them in the [...]