Mindful Makers and Doers Club
Mindful Makers and Doers Club
Mindful Activity Library
Have a "Mindful Happy Hour" drink
Swap happy hour drinks at the pub with an exercise in mindfully preparing a non-alcoholic drink at home.
As you make your drink, talk yourself through the steps of making it as if you were teaching someone else. Really focus in on what you can see, hear and smell as you make your drink.
Get some inspiration from...
The reflections of The Mindful Cup on Instagram. She shares lots of tips about enjoying tea in a simple way that doesn't require a lot of fancy stuff! Image courtesy of The Mindful Cup.
Get lost in a creative flow
Try doodling with a pen on paper, moving or making music with your body without the intention to make a "masterpiece". Simply experience the process of making without an end goal.
Alternatively, immerse yourself in the experience of listening to music or a story, observing a visual type of art or holding/using beautiful objects. Really focus in on what you can see, hear, feel.
Get some inspiration from...
The "Making Sense" audio course on Creative First Aid from the team at MakeShift.
Have some time out in nature
Forest Bathing, known as Shinrin-yoku in Japan, is the wonderful practice of spending time in a forest. It is a form of ecotherapy that Japanese scientists have been researching, and doctors have been prescribing, since the 1990s.
No forest near you where you live or work? Go for a walk anywhere there are trees and focus on observing the constant movement and transition of nature.
Get some inspiration from...
A guided forest bathing walk through Lane Cove National Park in Sydney with Mayu Kataoka. Book a walk on her website www.forestminds.com
Other resources
Who updates this page?
I'm Trish - founder of Mindful Makers and Doers Club.
Mindfulness is a valuable skill for navigating the ups and downs of life. Meditation is just one of the many ways to practice mindfulness.
As a meditation teacher, I'm on a mission to show that meditation - the practice of focusing your attention in a particular way - doesn't have to be about sitting still with eyes closed. I help people look beyond traditional meditation methods and discover hands-on ways to practice mindfulness minus the “woo-woo stuff”.
I'm also passionate about making mindfulness more accessible to more people. I advocate the concept of "equitable mindfulness" by teaching secular techniques that cater to different needs and preferences, as well as budgets and schedules.