acceptance, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
achievement, preoccupation with
addiction, and healthy eating
adrenaline
aging
alcohol
anaesthetics
anger
anterior cingulate cortex
antibodies
anxiety, 2nd
and mindfulness
appreciation
attention, 2nd, 3rd
focusing
and mindfulness
paying
automatic impulses
autopilot mode, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th
awareness, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
abundant
of busy habits
coffee break exercise
cultivation
dropping into, 2nd
exercise
bathing exercise
beginner’s mind
benefits of mindfulness
bodily tension
body kindness
body posture
body scanning exercise
body watching exercise
boredom, 2nd
exercise
Brach, Tara
brain, mindfulness practice and
Branson, Richard
breathing, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
and emotions
exercise, 2nd
brokenness
Buddha, Gautama
BUSY acronym
busy behaviours
busy delusion
busy story, 2nd, 3rd
telling mind
Busy Superhero facade
busyness, 2nd, 3rd
avoiding
awareness of busy habits
causes
exercise, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
to-do lists
types of busy people
caffeine
Captain Do-Good
‘catastrophic’ eventualities
cave-dwelling ancestors
challenge
cheers
children, brain functioning in
child’s play
Chögyam Trungpa
chronic pain
clock, mindfulness of
Coelho, Paulo
coffee breaks
exercise – awareness and acceptance
cognitive development
communication skills
compassion, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
exercise
compassionate self
engaging your
compassionate walk
concentration
conflict, managing
constant demands
contentment
cortisol levels
counter-argument
criticism
crying
Davidson, Richard
daydreaming
see also fantasies
decision making
deep impact exercise
depression
and mindfulness
disappointment
discomfort, 2nd
dissatisfaction
distraction, 2nd, 3rd
of thoughts
Dr Cure-All
dreaming
EASE acronym
eating, healthy
Einstein, Albert
embracement
emotional pain, 2nd
emotional stability
emotional storm
emotional tears
emotions, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
acceptance of
not a problem
see also anger; feelings; grief; sadness
exercises, and improving diet
exercises, I haven’t got time for practice
bathing
biscuit bountiful
body scanning
body watching
breathing awareness
cheers, nice one
compassion for you
getting acquainted with phone
goldilocks principle
growing older
loosening the grip
loving yourself
managing conflict
mind the gap
mindful meal-time
mindful movement
mindful washing-up
physical discomfort
random acts of kindness
reflective mindfulness
self-appreciation
sense-sational
sleepiness
SLOW down
smartphones
social connection
soothing rhythm breathing
sound advice
sound of music
spending time for yourself
taking self-compassionate perspective
thoughts – distancing from
wake up and smell the coffee
walking
watching time
you at your best
exercises, mindfulness right now
awareness
being human
bigger than thoughts
boring
busyness, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
changing old habits
compassionate self
connection to real life
constant demands
do what works for long term
feeling
following your heart
hamster wheel back into reality
kind words
mindful intentions
mindful silence
multitasking farce
own worst enemy
playfulness
self-criticism
settling in comfortably
showing up
think tank
thoughts and awareness (10 seconds)
to-do lists, 2nd
turning towards emotions
tying yourself in (k)nots
uncovering values
willing and able
yin-yang
exhalation
expectations
experiences
eye contact
facial expression
failure
fear of, 2nd
fantasies
exercise
Fantastic Mr Fox
fear response, managing
feelings, 2nd
fidgeting
frustration
generosity see kindness
Gerhardt, Sue
gift of giving
goals
goldilocks principle
good thing, too much of
gratitude
exercise
grief
exercise
good
and loss
habits, 2nd
hamster mind
happiness
everlasting
striving for complete
healthy eating
and addiction
and exercise, 2nd
hearing, sense of
Homo sapiens sapiens
human being
defined
exercise
rather human doing
imagery
exercise
immune system
imperfections
inner compass
insincerity
intelligence
intrusive thoughts
judgment by others, fear of
Jung, Carl
Kabat-Zinn, Jon
kind words exercise
kindness, 2nd, 3rd
exercise
Kings, Sandra
Kornfield, Jack, 2nd
Lazar, Sara
laziness
letting go, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
leucine encephalin
lists, to-do
exercise
long-term pain or illness
loss see grief, and loss
Lotus Sutra
loving yourself exercise
managing conflict
Marmite
meditation, compared with mindfulness
memory, and mindfulness
Mills & Boon novels
mindful attitude
mindful intentions
mindful politics, summit on
mindful silence
mindful warrior
mindful washing-up
Mindfulness All-Party Parliamentary Group (MAPPG)
mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT)
motivation
multitasking, 2nd
multitasking farce exercise
Mumford, George
myelin
myths, about mindfulness
National Institute for Clinical Health and Excellence (NICE)
natural instincts
Neff, Kirstin
negative emotions
negative thinking, 2nd
neuroplasticity
neuroscience
non-judgment
awareness
non-striving
nourishing food
numbness
observing mind, 2nd
openness
over-thinking
overview effect
exercise
pain, 2nd
chronic
management
see also physical discomfort
painful emotions
Patanjali, Yoga sutras
patience
perfection, striving for complete
perfectionist pursuits
physical discomfort
exercise
long-term pain or illness
short-term pain or discomfort
physical health
playfulness
exercise
pleasure
positive emotions
positive thinking, 2nd
practicing mindfulness
present moment
problem-solving, 2nd
mode of mind
Professor Squeeze
quick fix, mindfulness as
ranting, 2nd
real life, connection to, exercise
reality, escaping
rebound effect
reflective mindfulness exercise
rejection
relational frame theory, 2nd
relaxation, 2nd
striving for complete
resilience
resting in awareness
Rogers, Carl
running exercise
Saccharinnia/Saccharissimo
sadness, 2nd
safety mechanism
Sagan, Carl
sarcasm
scientific support for mindfulness
addiction and healthy eating
effect on brain
managing our fear response
memory, attention and self-control
physical health, pain and aging
stress, depression and anxiety
self-appreciation
exercise
self-awareness
self-care, 2nd, 3rd
self-compassion, 2nd
all in the same boat
barriers to
exercise, 2nd, 3rd
self-control
and mindfulness
self-critical thoughts
self-criticism, 2nd, 3rd
self-indulgence
selfishness
sensation
sense-sational
short-term pain or discomfort
simplification
sleep problems
sleepiness
exercise
SLOW down mechanism, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
smartphones exercise
smoking, stopping
social connection
exercise
society
stop thinking, 2nd
stress
avoiding
awareness of breathing
free existence, chasing
and mindfulness
reduction
stressful thoughts, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
techniques to reduce
unhooking from
stretching
struggle
suffering
superhero fantasies, 2nd
surroundings
survival mechanism
tears
of laughter
Teasdale, John
‘thank you’, saying
thinking mind, 2nd, 3rd
hamster mind
problem-solving habit
thoughts
being pushed around by
clearing and mindfulness
distancing from – exercise
emotional impact
hamster mind
labelling
metaphors
paying attention to
stressful, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
techniques to reducing
watching come and go
threats, 2nd, 3rd
time
constraints of mindfulness, non-existence of
exercises, 2nd
mindfulness of watch/clock
slowing down
wasting by worrying about lack of
for yourself
to-do lists
exercise
Tollee, Eckhart
tracking of mindfulness practice, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
tried-and-tested problem-solving approach
trust
unpleasant emotions
unrealistic expectations
untruths, about mindfulness
values
exercise
no time for
vulnerability, 2nd
walking exercise, 2nd
warmer sensations
watch, mindfulness of
weight management
Wharton, Edith
willingness
Work-O-Holic
worry
unhooking from
worthlessness