One of the founders of Positive Psychology is Martin Seligman who is famous for his experiments and theory of learned helplessness. If you’ve taken Psychology 101, you’ll remember this slightly disturbing but fascinating study he conducted on dogs: In Part 1 of this study, three groups of dogs were placed in … [Read more...] about Choosing Happiness: Positive Psychology
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Esther’s Recommended Reading: Outwitting Your Inner Critic
I recently read a fabulous book I wanted to share with you called, Make Peace With Your Mind: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You from Your Inner Critic by Mark Coleman, a meditation teacher and therapist. It is easy and fast to read, and gives some wonderful, straightforward tools and practises that … [Read more...] about Esther’s Recommended Reading: Outwitting Your Inner Critic
In Memory of Granny Ruth on Mother’s Day
The photo above: My mother Marion, my grandmother Ruth, and me in London, England April 2014 Roughly four years ago, I wrote a Mother’s Day article dedicated to my mother which spanned three generations: My granny, my mum, me and my sister Ruth: My Mum and her mum I followed that up with an article about … [Read more...] about In Memory of Granny Ruth on Mother’s Day
Yoga Nidra: Meditation Lying Down
I practise a transformational and life-changing meditation 2-3 times a week that I feel guilty keeping to myself. It’s called “Yoga Nidra”; and to me, the best part is that you do it lying down, all cozied up with blankets, cushions, and an eye pillow. I call it “Diva Sleep” because it makes me feel like a … [Read more...] about Yoga Nidra: Meditation Lying Down
Highly Sensitive People In Love
To celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, I thought I would share with you a wonderful resource on Highly Sensitive People and love relationships. If you’ve been following my work for any length of time, you’ll know that I, for the most part, specialize in working with Highly Sensitive People (or HSP’s for … [Read more...] about Highly Sensitive People In Love
Esther Recommends: A Mindful Path Through Anxiety
If you’ve been reading my articles lately, you’ll know by now that I’m really into the concept of mindfulness (especially when it applies to our rampant use of technology). As I continue on in my study and practise of mindfulness, I was delighted to learn that mindfulness is incredibly helpful when applied … [Read more...] about Esther Recommends: A Mindful Path Through Anxiety
How to Cultivate Gratitude
If you’ve been reading my blogs of late, you’ll know I’m on a quest to apply mindfulness techniques to our use of technology — and yes, that includes cellphones! I’m guessing a lot of you reading this can relate to using Siri to dictate notes regarding important things you need to remember to do on your … [Read more...] about How to Cultivate Gratitude
Being Mindful with Technology
I thought this topic would be a good way to acknowledge World Mental Health Day-October 10- because I feel that our increasing reliance on technology is affecting our mental health in multiple but disturbing ways. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been in the middle of a yoga class doing my best to balance … [Read more...] about Being Mindful with Technology