by Stephen Reynolds | Nov 30, 2017 | Awareness, Meditation, Well-being
Returning from my 10-day vipassana retreat, it feels strange and foreign to type on a keyboard and process words on the screen. My aim for this post is to share what I can about my experience with this beautiful method of self-discovery. What is Vipassana?...
by Stephen Reynolds | Nov 9, 2017 | Awareness, Meditation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Positive Psychology, Psychology, Science of Happiness
Relax, slow down, smell the roses, breathe, chill out. We often find these challenging. But why? Why can’t we just sit on our own in silence and feel relaxed? Time-wasting As a teenager, I did everything I could to avoid work...
by Stephen Reynolds | Oct 20, 2017 | Awareness, Meditation, Mindfulness, Positive Psychology, Science of Happiness, Well-being
Hello! This week I would like to talk about gratitude. And when we talk about gratitude, I have to mention my jar. “I keep a gratitude jar” is not a sentence I ever thought I would use. A Journey Towards Becoming Grateful I started...
by Stephen Reynolds | Aug 15, 2017 | Counselling, Meditation, Positive Psychology, Psychotherapy
Hello! My name is Stephen, and over the course of my 30 short years of life, I can say, with certainty and conviction, that I have spent the overwhelming majority of my time on auto-pilot. It’s easy enough to do – we spend years in school or at...
by Jon | Nov 30, 2016 | Meditation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Well-being, Workshop
Why mindfulness in nature? Is practicing mindfulness is nature any different than meditating in the city? I believe being in nature makes it easier to connect with ourselves and be present with what is happening in the moment. I had the great pleasure to facilitate...
by Jon | Oct 12, 2016 | Counselling, Meditation, Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Well-being
I had the privilege to present a 90 minute Mindfulness Workshop, which was well attended. The workshop looked at the theory and practice of mindfulness including the theory of the mind. It provided useful tools and techniques for the therapists to incorporate...