Mindfulness - Reflection by Holly

‘‘Mindfulness refers to the ability to be aware of and accept the present moment.  The ability for us to bring ourselves back into the present moment before we react or respond makes us much more conscious about what we are doing and saying.  It makes us more conscious of who we are being, why we do what we do and make the choices that we make.  As an attendee in one of my presentations said, the mind is a little bit like a toddler that keeps crawling away and you have to keep dragging it back to the centre! 

The purpose of a key note presentation, like this one I did for Adamantem,  is to heighten peoples awareness to the impact mindfulness -based techniques have on not only wellbeing but performance.   It is common for many people to have a good intention to practice mindfulness based techniques and to even have downloaded various apps to do so but often the intention is lost with the busy-ness of work and life. 

I believe that the best outcomes are created by firstly making people aware of these techniques but also offering a regular time for people to come together and practice so that a habit is created which is why I was moved to create my wellbeing series. ‘‘