Posts covering mindfulness and meditation as tools for recovery after cardiac arrest — managing anxiety, stress and trauma through present-moment awareness.
Ed: Surviving a sudden cardiac arrest can be a life-changing event for many, a change that is forced upon us. But perhaps with that change comes an opportunity. An opportunity to reevaluate our lives and embrace a different direction. With this in mind, I consulted my good friend, Mike, mindfulness teacher and coffee fan who … Read more
It’s World Mental Health Day today… so thought I’d share some tips on getting shot of anxiety, plus why they work! When we are in a place of anxiety we are filled with adrenaline, which makes us breathe a bit faster and more shallow. Your brain scans your body and notices you are breathing differently. … Read more
The sky is a beautiful shade of blue. Tiny clouds, wisps of water vapour drift slowly into view, then disperse as the sun’s rays warm them. Bird song rings out, the calls and responses of feeding pairs feasting filling the air. It is 7 a.m. and I am sitting, bleary-eyed, in a camping chair in … Read more