The Yogalastics Blog — Mindfulness

    As the mornings become cooler and the days become shorter, it’s time to welcome an autumn season that will surely be like none any of us have experienced before. However, regardless of the news stories, health advisories, and new rules to live by, we can find peacefulness by living mindfully and with intention.   When setting an intention, it’s important to think in terms of present-times. After all, an intention set in the future is more of a goal. By setting a positive, present-tense intention, we are not telling our brains how we want to be, but telling...

  Setting an intention when you get up in the morning can be one of the most mindful ways to wake up. Discover these 5 peaceful intentions to start your day, and see how your mindset shift will enable peace in the world around you. It's a great start to any daily routine and can center your mind before the world's chaos sets in. But what happens about 30 minutes later? Yep, you got it. That beautiful and inspirational intention you set when you stepped on your yoga mat becomes a faint memory. It gets pushed aside and replaced with...

Mindfulness at Work By Wenny Lin I work for a pharmaceutical company that is dedicated to improving people’s health through innovative medicines and health technologies. However, the company realizes that we will only succeed in that mission if we commit to the wellbeing of our own community. My employer, one of the Fortune Best Companies, has promoted meditation and mindfulness as part of its goal to support the wellbeing of employees. A holistic approach to wellbeing at work Starting in 2014, the company adopted a holistic approach to wellbeing that leveraged research from Gallup. The research suggested that five essential...