The Four Skills of Mindfulness
I’m really excited to be sharing this addition to The Portal with you. It’s the first piece provided by our friend Oli Doyle from the other side of the globe! Check out his Contributor Profile for more about his work and now enjoy this wonderful piece giving you some beautifully simple Mindfulness tools. Sophie Living […]
Oli Doyle
Oli is now available for One-to-one Mindfulness Coaching > Read more At the Now Project we have been fans of Oli Doyle’s work for a while. My first introduction to his work was watching his video on making a mindful cup of tea (it’s great and a practice daily – see here). When we started […]
The tale of an old man’s bag – A lesson in awareness
On my commute to work this morning I was presented with a rather wonderful opportunity. My journey requires a change of trains and a short walk up the stairs over the footbridge and down the other side. Half way up the stairs I found an old man struggling with a heavy bag. A queue was […]
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
There’s been a lot of talk in the media and in some books you read about how mindfulness is this miracle cure and can solve all your problems. However there’s a problem with that as it can mean you’re going into this practice with a goal or objective in mind. The art of mindfulness, and […]
Mindful Check-in
Our daily lives are often filled with a constant stream of activity, and even the moments when we’re not doing much are still noisy with chattering minds or social media! This often leads to us missing what’s going on within ourselves. Our minds and bodies become exhausted and we end up stressed, burnt out or […]
Top Tip #2: Noisy Head – Emergency Rescue
I found this tip really helpful when I first practiced mindfulness. I’d developed enough mindfulness to be conscious of my thoughts and I was generally feeling pretty damn good. But when something triggered my emotional pain, I’d lose it. My peace would be gone and I would often slip back into depression for a little […]
First Mindfulness Retreat of 2016
“A massive huge and heartfelt thanks to you and all the team at the Now Project for an amazing retreat last weekend! What a fabulous experience, I thoroughly enjoyed every single second of it and really got a lot out of it.” Susan We kicked off 2016 with another amazing retreat. With a full house […]
Sophie
Hello, I’m Sophie – I guess you could call me the Editor of The Portal. It’s quite a journey creating something like this and watching my own inner turmoil created by a self defeating ego that will never give me any credit for anything! Mindfulness transformed my life about 3 years ago and continues to every […]
Paul
Paul draws from his Mindfulness and Yoga practices to give us some wonderful writing, sharing his experiences and observations in beautifully simple, no-nonsense manner. If you ever get to meet Paul at our classes or retreats you’ll appreciate his wonderful presence – and you would find it unbelievable that he was once a very angry man […]
Adrian
Adrian is the founder of The Now Project and has been sharing his writings, observations and lessons via the blog for a number of years. He also provides us with downloadable meditations and some great video content. Personally I have found his work an invaluable source of help when struggling with life’s ups and downs. …”In 1999 […]
