Andy Puddicombe is an English mindfulness and meditation expert, public speaker, and former Buddhist monk. Puddicombe cofounded Headspace.com, an app that guides users through lessons on mindfulness and body scan meditation.
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Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe describes the transformative power of doing just that: Refreshing your mind for 10 minutes a day, simply by being mindful and experiencing the present moment.
Quiet the mind, feel less stressed, less tired, and achieve a new level of calm and fulfillment in just ten minutes a day Andy Puddicombe, a former Buddhist monk, the Voice of Headspace, and the UK’s foremost mindfulness expert, is on a mission: to get people to take 10 minutes out of their day...
In becoming more aware of our own mind, we become more aware of those around us, too, ensuring that harmonious relationships are very much part of our own personal journey to health and happiness.
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When it comes to meditation, though, the goal and the journey are the same thing.
Cultivate feelings of compassion and learn to judge others less harshly.
Consider doing something nice for your poor, flustered brain. Don't know how to meditate? Neither did we! So we asked Andy Puddicombe, the cofounder of Headspace and the voice on its app, to write this basic script. Have a friend read it to you slowly, setting a timer for 10 minutes.
How to recognize frustration, process it and move past it. Learn to meditate in ten minutes a day with the Headspace app.
The kind of happiness that I’m talking about is the ability to feel comfortable no matter what emotion arises.
Try this meditative walk anywhere — strolling in your neighborhood or on a track or nature path — and go at whatever pace you like, following the cues below for about 30 seconds to a minute each.
Exploring Life's Biggest Questions with Andy Puddicombe. In an empty corner of a quiet boat on Lake Powell Andy dives into loneliness. What is it? Why do we feel lonely? How do you deal with it?
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