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Mindfulness: ideas and frameworks explained

A collection of ideas, frameworks and techniques related to Mindfulness, explained clearly so they are easy to understand and share.

Everyone's a geek about something with people geeking out on many different activitiesEveryone's a Geek About Something — Revised and ExpandedWhat is a phone zombie example: pedestrians turned zombies staring into their phones run into danger and bump into each other while crossing a roadPhone zombieAnchors and tugboats illustration: a swimmer thinking negative thoughts is pulled back by an anchor and thinking positive thoughts is pulled forward by a tug. Confused fish look on.Anchors and tugboatsKintsugi: A bowl repaired with kintsugi with bright gold seams visible next to a flowerKintsugiWhen Drinking Tea, Just Drink Tea - Zen proverb illustration: a blue tenshi teapot, often used in Japan, sits beside two cups of steaming hot tea, next to an open window looking out onto a calm natural scene of trees, hills and a river..When drinking tea, just drink teaWhat is wabi sabi Japanese wisdom meaning and definition with an old bonsai tree in a bowl and some fallen leaves in wabi-sabi styleWabi sabiNotice when you're happy: advice from Kurt Vonnegut's Uncle Alex to stop and say "If this isn't nice, I don't know what is."Notice when you're happy: If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is - Kurt VonnegutWhat are the 5 Ways to Wellbeing poster: in a busy park scene the 5 ways to wellbeing are depicted as families and friends come together to socialise and interact with their surroundings to Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give. 5 Ways to WellbeingContinuous partial attention illustration: A family spill the dinner and miss what's said while a baby paints the floor and another child has to go to yoga for some focus to remain in the presentContinuous partial attentionThe three-day effect: spending three days in nature improves creativity, clarity and wellbeingThe 3-day effectLive in the present

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