Bodylearning

In the last 2 articles we talked about how reading and actively listening to music contribute to creating a calm experience.
Probably, to achieve these experiences easier, it is also important to address another pragmatic aspect: how to take care of the physical space around us. How to take care of our “home”.
As many people are now in home-office, and probably all of us are spending more time at home, it is worth to reflect about how the physical space contributes, or not, to enhance calmness. And how it is possible to transform daily tasks in a positive ritual so to transit from a section of the day to the next. [Read more]

Last time we talked about (re)connecting with some old friends: books.
Reading is an activity nourishing empathy, supporting a change of perspective and enhancing gratitude. Moreover, it is also a way to create a calm experience where we are not overmuch stimulated.
There is another activity that provides a calm space: actively listen to music!  [Read more]

As the pandemic continue to be part of our life also in 2021, I guess that like me, you are looking for strategies to cope with the reduction of social activities and the distancing that we are still supposed to practice. And maybe, just like me, you may be interested in what follows.
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Christmas is approaching! And I would like to continue the reflection about giving attention to our immaterial wealth during this special time of the year.
Even if you may not like this period, it is difficult to ignore this event and the rhetoric that goes with it. Let’s use these “Christmas vibes” for training our attention toward what is really precious to us, because Christmas is happening anyway.
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In my last article, the topic was how to give more attention to what we possess. The idea behind was to get more nourishment from what is already in our life, instead of accumulating more and more stuff. Consuming less helps us – in my opinion – to be more attentive to what is already present in our life. It may move our attention from what we possess – materiality – to something immaterial.
Instead, consuming maintains the sensation that we lack of something. That what we have is not enough. Sometimes we even feel that we are not enough, that we should solve a problem by acquiring the “right stuff”.[Read more]

Have you already noticed that our ability to pay attention, to see something, is related to variations? What we see is easily attracted by what is new – a new restaurant in the neighborhood or the new film with our preferred actor. But our eyes are often blind to what is familiar and taken for granted. Not paying attention can bring us to not see what is already in our life and to push us to constantly research for the excitement of what is new. We keep looking forward to what is not yet in our life.
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