In The Mindful People Series, we interview people from different walks of life and get them to share their mindfulness experience, as well as how learning and practicing mindfulness have made a difference to their personal and professional lives. MiMo: How did you get into learning and practicing mindfulness? Grace: I was practicing meditation through online content and apps. I knew meditation is helpful and was in search for more meaning and to dive deeper. That led me to mindfulness. My initial intention was to learn more about mindfulness and infused it into my work a ..read more

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This article was originally published on LinkedIn on 5 May 2020. “Not a single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupery ------ Have you ever really paid attention to yourself? I mean really, really paid attention.   It was in my late twenties, when I was living in Beijing and had just taken on the role of a Public Relations Consultant. I was standing in the middle of a grand ballroom overseeing a product launch event for a luxury brand, decked out in an all-black power suit, sporting bold, red ..read more

Happy Earth Day 2020! What is our relationship with Mother Earth? What could we be more conscious of, in protecting this very planet that keeps us alive? Even as we stay home, it is possible to stay connected with the Earth, by way of our body. If we look closely inside ourselves, we will know that our body is not separate from the Earth, and instead is a part of it. In a way, we are this Earth, and this Earth is us. Please join me in a short and simple practice of grounding to the Earth. It is best to do this barefoot. 1. Adopt a stable standing posture, with your feet hip-distance a ..read more

If you're staying home a lot now and thinking about meditating more consistently, here are three things that have worked for me: 1. SPACE Find the most conducive spot at home for meditating in, set it up, and stick with it. Overtime you'll gradually settle into that space, and before long you'll find yourself looking forward to returning to "your spot". 2. POSTURE It takes time to figure out a posture that works for you, so don't fret if you feel fidgety or keep falling asleep at the start. Keep your posture as upright and wakeful as you can without straining the body. Don't worry ab ..read more

This article was originally published on LinkedIn on 2 March 2020. They say “curiosity killed the cat.” Being too inquisitive could lead to danger. So don't ask too many questions. But one of the best advice I have ever received was from my very wise mentor Char Wilkins, who constantly reminded me when I was training to be a mindfulness teacher - “Curiosity will always get you out of trouble, Erin.” That’s right, I have learned that there is no such thing as being too curious, as long as it was grounded in the practice of mindful awareness.  I used to feel really nervous about facil ..read more

This article was originally published on LinkedIn on 12 February 2020. To all who have taught me love - family, friends, lovers, and strangers, I wanna thank you. Thank you, for coming into my life, for staying, for leaving, for returning. Thank you, for making me laugh like I have never laughed before. Thank you, for making me shed tears I never knew I had. Thank you, for choosing to put aside your phone just to be present with me. Thank you, for awarding me a genuine smile each time I see you. Thank you, for wondering if I needed something while you were getting one for yours ..read more

First published via LinkedIn Pulse. Read Linkedin Article. There can be freedom in each moment of pain, and in every breath we take. (Image copyright: Light On Life) Growing up in a relatively conservative culture, whereby almost every decision I made or every action I took had to be approved or answerable to an authoritative figure or a social ideology, I remember how much I used to crave freedom. I loathed unnecessary criticisms, baseless judgments, and unfair expectations. My own personal time and space became sacred, and I indulged myself in an inner world of fantasy every chance I ..read more

"A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts." ~ Alan Watts Hence the power of mindfulness and its ability to bring you back to the present. But did you know that mindfulness can also help you reduce your level of stress? In this episode of #ekhoacademy , @Erin Lee, founder of Mindful Moments Singapore, shares with us a technique called Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Work can be stressful. And for some, it is constantly stressful. So as you prepare for the new year, why not arm yourself with a simple, yet effective way to de-stress? Episod ..read more

In The Mindful People Series, we interview people from different walks of life and get them to share their mindfulness experience, as well as how learning and practicing mindfulness have made a difference to their personal and professional lives. MiMo: How did you get into learning and practicing mindfulness? Gwen: Through a couple of articles that I read online about Mindfulness, I am always curious about how it works and to experience the effect personally rather than through the readings online.  As I was reaching a state of stagnation and was searching for courses to enrich my li ..read more