There is a saying in Zen Buddhism. Or I was told there was by a tai chi teacher. Chop wood, carry water. Do the basic things no matter what.

I’d add to that my own sense of grounding at the moment. Bake bread, plant trees. I try to do something simple and nurturing and that will leave a positive change.

Today I am baking my twice weekly sourdough loaf, I tended my trees and watered my garden.

I am fortunate and grateful.

please be gentle to yourself. maybe your fists are clenched real tight. maybe you have never learned how to to be kind to yourself. maybe you lose yourself inside that fortress you have built around yourself. it's painful to let go, but not the letting go is painful.

i see so many of us keeping ourselves from being a force of nature by retreating into small dark holes. let's take a breath

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Stuck scrolling? Try this:
Look away from the screen you are reading this on. Look around your environment and locate the farthest point away from you, look at that space and breathe, inhale and exhale three times.
Look back to the screen, did you miss anything while looking away? Look again to the farthest point away from you. Breathe for 3 breaths again.
Is there anything else you want to do NOW?
#trythis #1minutemeditation #oneminute #meditation #mindfulness #breathe #look #stuckscrolling

Instead of streaming, give this a try once in a while. Harmen Hoek on YouTube. He hikes around the world and his videos are just amazing. They take you out of your head for a bit as he explores parts of the world some of us may never see. Attached is one of his videos. If you can watch it on your tv, all the better #television #hiking #nature #Relaxation #mindfulness

https://youtu.be/wBHPENTFNvA?si=6rJsoRvUcOMDF7as

Giornate Calde

Ci sono giornate strane in cui il giorno prima si pensa a mille cose da fare e poi arrivano e le cose da fare diminuiscono. E di colpo inutile perché mi sembra di diventare inutile, adempiuto ai doveri cosa mi resta?

https://bloghim3.wordpress.com/2025/06/09/giornate-calde/
#corsa #run #running #runnerpigro #ultrarunner #mastorunning #bike #blog #change #pintarest #wordpress #mindfulness #sport #banana #wcft

Cut short due to calf cramp but stil happy enough with this fasted effort #Running #runnersofmastodon #runner #athlete #Health #fitness #Sport #cramp #Friday #Weekend #june #Summer #Music #mentalhealth #mindfulness #retirement #cutting

#Sati, often translated as #mindfulness, is a central concept in #Buddhism rooted in recollection and ethical attentiveness. Unlike secular mindfulness, sati is embedded in the #EightfoldPath, guiding toward insight and liberation by integrating memory, ethical conduct & meditative clarity. This post explores the historical and doctrinal significance of sati, contrasting it with modern interpretations that often overlook its deeper philosophical roots:

https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-04-sati/

It's a non-secret that I fall in love with my Thinkydoers podcast guests over the course of recording and producing their episodes -- and y'all.

I just recorded with @chaunabryant -- creator of the Breathwork Liberation Society -- and I already love this episode.

Week 1 cutting and half a stone or 7 pounds down (1st week always a big drop) gym workout back - core - chest followed by TM 30 (my beautiful wife received her 25 years NHS service award today ) #Running #runner #athlete #runnersofmastodon #workout #gym #Music #Health #fitness #wednesday #june #Summer #Sport #mentalhealth #mindfulness #nhs #Wife

a fresh new morning. unexpected steps, unexpected moves. endless shades of the same colour

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”

– Viktor E. Frankl
#quote #mindfulness #selfcare #wellbeing #freedom

We're delighted to see "Walden, a game" on this list of The Best Open-World Games That Promote Mindfulness!

"The game subtly encourages choices that feed the soul: reading, writing, walking slowly beneath the trees, or listening to birdsongs and distant trains."

Learn more about our free lesson plans to help you use this educational game in the classroom! 1/2

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/shopping/best-open-world-games-that-promote-mindfulness-ranked/ar-AA1FvfmJ

@edutooters @education @edtechoutlaws @gaming #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling #EdTech #Gaming #Mindfulness #MentalHealth

"We have experienced a deep woundedness from forgetting that we are already free."

Lama Rod Owens. The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors

Once, when I was right and the other person was wrong, I shut my mouth and followed some advice I’d heard where you ask them to tell you more about how they came to their conclusion.

They did, and I learned that I had been operating on a false assumption. They were right after all, and I was wrong!

I must remember to ask that question more often.

Not all meditation apps and podcasts have the same goal to cultivate mindfulness.

Here, two scholars of #Buddhism – who examined the many hundreds of apps associated with Buddhism – share tips to choose a good one, not the money-grab products that don’t show respect to #mindfulness.
https://theconversation.com/meditation-apps-might-calm-you-but-miss-the-point-of-buddhist-mindfulness-124859

Really enjoyed this Friday 4 wif sum stretch outs built in so happy wif them splits (just as I start my cutting phase my daughter brings these bad boys home - I hav not touched them - I must be a saint ) #Running #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #runner #athlete #Health #fitness #workout #Sport #exercise #Music #cakes #cutting #mentalhealth #mindfulness #Friday #Weekend