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Charlotte Thaarup
Hosted by Charlotte Thaarup from The Mindfulness Clinic, Mindfulness Alive shows you how to embrace the art of Mindfulness for a kinder, calmer life. Whether you’re looking to improve your well being, to treat your body kindly and enjoy better health, or to create a productive and stress-free work environment, Charlotte’s podcast and guest interviews will guide you through the science behind Mindfulness, the benefits of living more mindfully, and the latest techniques and strategies for lighter, stress free living.
We are surrounded by little miracles. In Australia right now it is the changing to autumn colours. Every day, the sunrise and sunset create majestic art pieces across the sky. On a smaller scale, in our daily interactions, we trust each other. Daily we experience many acts of kindness, little smiles, little gestures, little acts of love.
Yet sometimes we are unable to notice because we are lost in our own worry worlds. We are lost in what someone has said, what we have not said or said, what is unfair, what is not right, what is not done, and so on. We are lost in ‘me-ing’. Me-ing is a ticket to misery. Me-ing causes delight-blindness.
Experience "Delight Catching" on retreat with Charlotte: https://themindfulnessclinic.com.au/event/delight-catching-mindful-living-nature-art-and-love-october-2024-retreat/
If you need assistance with mindfulness or mindful eating, you can start with our free resources or look into our Dear Body program.
Sometimes when we experience failure or pain, we feel that it is not right, almost as if we expect our lives not to present any difficulties, as if we should just slip through life, all smooth sailing, experiencing only pleasant and wonderful things.
Yet there is a Danish saying: ‘What is outwardly lost must be inwardly gained’. We grow through difficulty.
If you need assistance with mindfulness or mindful eating, you can start with our free resources or look into our Dear Body program.
Find out more about our VAC - Comprehensive Leadership Solutions
As you know, we are increasingly getting larger.
The Defence Force in Denmark has seen fifty times as many overweight men now compared to the sixties.
In Australia, about two-thirds of the population is overweight or obese. And this is increasing.
In the Pacific Islands, the number is 80%. An extra kilo a year adds up.
If you need assistance with mindfulness or mindful eating, you can start with our free resources or look into our Dear Body program.
Find out more about our VAC - Comprehensive Leadership Solutions
Let us hope this year brings more wisdom and kindness, particularly to those in power and those with influence.
Something that has been on my mind is how much focus there is on individual success versus community or societal success. And along with that our very poor use of the word ‘success’.
If you need assistance with mindfulness, start with the free resources on our website, or get in touch to talk about personal coaching options.
Enjoy the ABCD and Taking in the Good meditations, recorded in beautiful Arnemland.
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A gentle meditation recorded in beautiful Arnemland.
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“At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit, or further away from it.” Thich Naht Hahn
Oh, what a satisfied feeling there is when a retreat is complete! New friendships have been made, new ways of experiencing played with, deep discussions had, and more mindfulness practice engaged in.
It is always interesting to see what ‘catches’ during a retreat. One of the quotes referred to many times was from Ram Dass: “I can do nothing for you but work on myself…you can do nothing for me but work on yourself!”
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In two recent leadership sessions, the same theme has come up. In one someone asked, ‘Why do we have to get better? Why can’t we just be good at our work and be left alone? We do the job well and that is that.’ The other comment was from someone saying that within their organisation many people just want the job to pay the bills; they don’t want career promotion. Both comments reflect the idea of ‘enough’.
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Dreams are a mystery, don’t you think?
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What is humility? Humility has been described as the solid foundation of all virtues. Hmmm, so if we get humility right the rest will flow?
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We inherit our language and with that our understanding of the world.
Language and words connect us; they also reveal us. Words map and represent our inner lives and provide an opportunity for that to be shared.
Ideally, throughout our lives we grow, become wiser and more inclusive, and deepen our understanding of the world...
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Welcome to Day 5 of Mindful Mornings, a complimentary series of guided Mindfulness sessions hosted by Charlotte Thaarup, running from September 5- 9, 2022.
Enjoy the recordings here on Spotify, or join Charlotte for the live sessions on Zoom by signing up here: https://themindfulnessclinic.com.au/mindful-mornings/
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Welcome to Day 4 of Mindful Mornings, a complimentary series of guided Mindfulness sessions hosted by Charlotte Thaarup, running from September 5- 9, 2022.
Enjoy the recordings here on Spotify, or join Charlotte for the live sessions on Zoom by signing up here: https://themindfulnessclinic.com.au/mindful-mornings/
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Welcome to Day 3 of Mindful Mornings, a complimentary series of guided Mindfulness sessions hosted by Charlotte Thaarup, running from September 5- 9, 2022.
Enjoy the recordings here on Spotify, or join Charlotte for the live sessions on Zoom by signing up here: https://themindfulnessclinic.com.au/mindful-mornings/
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Welcome to Day 2 of Mindful Mornings, a complimentary series of guided Mindfulness sessions hosted by Charlotte Thaarup, running from September 5- 9, 2022.
Enjoy the recordings here on Spotify, or join Charlotte for the live sessions on Zoom by signing up here: https://themindfulnessclinic.com.au/mindful-mornings/
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Welcome to Day 1 of Mindful Mornings, a complimentary series of guided Mindfulness sessions hosted by Charlotte Thaarup, running from September 5- 9, 2022.
Enjoy the recordings here on Spotify, or join Charlotte for the live sessions on Zoom by signing up here: https://themindfulnessclinic.com.au/mindful-mornings/
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When things get tough, we are left with what we have grown inside ourselves.
We are resilient when we can manage the day-to-day stresses in our lives and still stay focused on our day-to-day goals as well as the larger ones, and when we can recover from the worst day in our life.
Not being resilient means that we are in the grips of our childhood input and whatever might be going on around us. Of course, there are huge things like the death of a loved one that swoop us up and keep us suspended for years and when we finally land, we find that the new version of life we have includes a burning wound in the heart.
There are some key principles though when it comes to resilience. We can start to build resilience at any time, and there is nothing like when the sh.. hits the fan and we realise that we have the goodies in the backpack to not fall apart.
Mentioned in this episode: Taking In The Good meditation
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When I first came across mindfulness, I didn’t really get it. I had the Jon Kabat-Zinn definition of mindfulness: “awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgementally”. (Later he added: “… in the service of self-understanding and wisdom.”)
Hmm …. big mouthful! That describes mindfulness in action but still leaves it wide open to misunderstanding.
When I encountered the article “9 Things Mindfulness is Not” by Dimple Dhabalia, I found it helped dispel the many misunderstandings about what mindfulness is. So here is my version.
Mentioned in this episode:
“9 Things Mindfulness is Not” by Dimple Dhabalia
A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological interventions to improve mental wellbeing
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I just turned 60. When I was 18 I used to reflect on those who were thirty and wonder what on earth they could possibly live for. The same partner, children, responsibilities, work etc? How utterly boring! Then I turned 30 and saw life in a different way.
Mentioned in this episode: Actuary tables
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This year 2022 is about the quality of how we travel, how we live our day-to-day lives, the quality of our experience - and that is all to do with being present. Join Charlotte to Kickstart 2022: https://themindfulnessclinic.com.au/articles/kickstart-2022/
Many of you would have known Jill Emberson, an award winning journalist.
I had such a lovely time with her doing this interview which was just before her diagnosis, you will enjoy her candour and honest sharing.
Before her untimely death to ovarian cancer Jill cofounded Pink Meets Teal https://pinkmeetsteal.com/contact/ to raise awareness and funds for research into ovarian cancer.
One of the challenges of this time of the year is all of the images of the perfect Christmas that we walk around with in our head. As a consequence, we run around stressing about making it all perfect. Yet because we compare our experience with an impossible ideal, it never lives up to how it 'should' be. We feel disappointment, even a sense of failure. Naturally, however, the ideal Christmas is a curated ideal, and an external view, whereas our reality is an internal perspective full of all our 'to do's', commentaries and self-doubt.
It feels like very hard times for us adults at the moment, and imagine how it is feeling for our children! Charlotte talks with Tracy Mac on Newcastle Live Radio about how to help children build resilience and feel more secure and calm in a world that feels out of control right now.
Can you sense your state of connectedness? Sign up for your free mindfulness resources at www.themindfulnessclinic.com.au
The third in Charlotte's Dear Body audio series with Michael Bunting. Charlotte talks about the internal parent and child voice, our emotional connection to eating and the cycle we get caught in as a result.
The second in Charlotte's Dear Body audio series with Michael Bunting. Charlotte talks about how the body stores past experiences and how this affects you in the present.
Charlotte talks with Michael Bunting about Dear Body, including her personal experience, its history, and and introduction to Mindful Eating.
A brief, calming mindful moment for you.
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These little mindfulness practices are designed to be used to interrupt autopilot, overwhelm and anxiety and in the process gain calm, clarity and kindness. It is essential that we interrupt our reactive patterns for our own wellbeing and our relationships.
Tips for when to do a little MMM:
•When you first wake up •Before you leave the bedroom •Before a meeting •Before leaving your car •Before entering another conversation •At any time when you notice the body is tense •Check in while in the bathroom, or when you have a tea/coffee •After a difficult conversation •At any time when you feel down, low mood, anxious, frustrated, angry, charged
Recalibration is for regaining clarity when feeling confused, overwhelmed or it is all too much. (3.00 min)
These little mindfulness practices are designed to be used to interrupt autopilot, overwhelm and anxiety and in the process gain calm, clarity and kindness. It is essential that we interrupt our reactive patterns for our own wellbeing and our relationships.
Tips for when to do a little MMM:
•When you first wake up •Before you leave the bedroom •Before a meeting •Before leaving your car •Before entering another conversation •At any time when you notice the body is tense •Check in while in the bathroom, or when you have a tea/coffee •After a difficult conversation •At any time when you feel down, low mood, anxious, frustrated, angry, charged
For an anxious moment is for stepping out of anxiety and into soothing and connection. (3.38 min)
These little mindfulness practices are designed to be used to interrupt autopilot, overwhelm and anxiety and in the process gain calm, clarity and kindness. It is essential that we interrupt our reactive patterns for our own wellbeing and our relationships.
Tips for when to do a little MMM:
•When you first wake up •Before you leave the bedroom •Before a meeting •Before leaving your car •Before entering another conversation •At any time when you notice the body is tense •Check in while in the bathroom, or when you have a tea/coffee •After a difficult conversation •At any time when you feel down, low mood, anxious, frustrated, angry, charged
Coming to your senses is for becoming Present, interrupting overwhelm and frustration. (2.56 min)
These little mindfulness practices are designed to be used to interrupt autopilot, overwhelm and anxiety and in the process gain calm, clarity and kindness. It is essential that we interrupt our reactive patterns for our own wellbeing and our relationships.
Tips for when to do a little MMM:
•When you first wake up •Before you leave the bedroom •Before a meeting •Before leaving your car •Before entering another conversation •At any time when you notice the body is tense •Check in while in the bathroom, or when you have a tea/coffee •After a difficult conversation •At any time when you feel down, low mood, anxious, frustrated, angry, charged
Five Magic Breaths is for bringing the body from the Sympathetic to the Parasympathetic, from activated/charged to Calm. (2.52 min)
These little mindfulness practices are designed to be used to interrupt autopilot, overwhelm and anxiety and in the process gain calm, clarity and kindness. It is essential that we interrupt our reactive patterns for our own wellbeing and our relationships.
Tips for when to do a little MMM:
•When you first wake up •Before you leave the bedroom •Before a meeting •Before leaving your car •Before entering another conversation •At any time when you notice the body is tense •Check in while in the bathroom, or when you have a tea/coffee •After a difficult conversation •At any time when you feel down, low mood, anxious, frustrated, angry, charged
Dear Body is for finding refuge, calm and wisdom through connecting with the body. (3.59 min)
In this episode I do a deep dive on a client's situation with Dr Dorte Bladt from Family Chiropractic Centre and how chiropractic treatment had a life changing impact on this young boy's life.
You can learn more about Dr Dorte Bladt from Family Chiropractic Centre at www.familychiropracticcharlestown.com.au
If you would like to learn more about the work I do, please visit www.themindfulnessclinic.com.au
Today I am talking to Melinda Overall from Overall Nutrition, who is a nutritionist and counsellor. Mel will be discussing her work in both nutrition and counselling spaces, and about how those two modalities are linked.
To learn more about Mel please visit www.overallnutrition.com.au
You can connect with Mel on Facebook and Instagram by searching Overall Nutrition.
To learn more about The Mindfulness Clinic please visit www.themindfulnessclinic.com.au
This last in the trilogy on Mindful Eating and Dear Body, we focus on the diet binge cycle within and how to break it once and for all.
This second part in the three part series on Mindful Eating and Dear Body, we explore our relationship with the body even further. You will learn that your relationship with the body is a mirror for your relationship to life. It also has lots of informal practices for you to integrate into your life.
This Podcast is the first of three on Dear Body and Mindful Eating. If you are ready to make some changes, to be curious about your relationship with your body, eating and dieting. We go into depth, it offers a new fresh and yet deep perspective.
I recently have the wonderful opportunity to sit down with Loretta Breuning from The Inner Mammal Institute to talk about hormones - and some of the things she shared were RADICALLY different to what I had heard before.
You can find out more Loretta at https://innermammalinstitute.org/