Live The Life You Dream Of…

I recently read an article about ‘the happiness formula’. Martin Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania devised a formula for calculating happiness and found that ‘voluntary control’ had a high value. By voluntary control he meant not genetic capacity to be happy and not circumstance. This proved for him that people can learn to be happier and that wealth & health plays a less important role in happiness than might have been perceived.

He found that factors such as learning to be grateful for what we have and sitting down in the evenings listing all the things which went well with the day led to people achieving greater happiness.

I love articles like this as they provide a scientific base for what I do everyday and what results myself and my students get from meditation.

Yes being grateful can lead to greater happiness. Being grateful proves that you are looking positively at life. You are enjoying the flowers, the smiles, nature. If you can value your day and be grateful for what has gone on and what is around you; this in turn increases the likelihood of more things coming into your life, for which to be grateful for.

A really good way to bring a little gratitude into your life and therefore happiness is to write three things daily for which you were grateful for that day – it can be the simplest thing or a major achievement. This will help you to live in the moment, bring happiness to your everyday and generally live a little lighter and with more fun:)

What are you grateful for today? I am grateful for the wonderful blue of the sea, which I can look out at; my kitchen which I lovingly finished cleaning earlier today and my tea break which I’ll take after this is posted.

I hope you can find your three things to be grateful for too! Please post them and enjoy your moments!

Bindi x

Happiness Formula article was in The Independent on Sunday 20th June 2010

I am sure most of you have seen some coverage of the World Cup – I have definitely been enjoying watching the games

It is interesting seeing the ways the football teams celebrate their goals and I thought I would remind everyone to be sharing their goals and successes too!

It is extremely easy to get caught up in your everyday and not take the time out to:

1. Realise what you have achieved and

2. To celebrate these achievements.

It is important to do both and often. You are achieving more than you realise. Think through your last week and write down everything you have accomplished.

In personal terms, this could be the new recipe you tried which was a success; a new exercise regime you embarked on or quality time you spent with your partner or children.

In business terms, it could be the new blog site you created; the new client you gained or the follow-up calls you managed to make.

You are constantly achieving without necessarily taking the time to appreciate these achievements. Once you do know what your achievements are for the week, then start celebrating them! This could be by celebrating your business achievements on a Friday night with a glass of wine, or celebrating personal success with a family day out.  Remember to celebrate all your smaller steps towards your ultimate vision or dream and see it draw closer into your life.

So take some time out to see what you have achieved and I look forward to your ‘celebration stories’.

Bindi x

Visualisation Workshop

Saturday 17th April 11am – 2pm

Learn to use this meditation art of visualisation to bring some of what you desire into your life.

Our thoughts make up our world – the more we can visualise and use this meditation technique, the more we can obtain what we desire from life.

The workshop involves:

1. Deep breathing and a breath meditation

2. Guided meditation

3. Your own visualisation for what you want to achieve emotionally

4. Yoga Nidra

If the weather permits we have the option of going onto the beach at the end of the workshop.

Please e-mail me directly to book your place: bindi@anamaya.net or call 01273 302 350

I look forward to hearing from you and being a part of your meditation journey,

Bindi x

I read an interesting chapter in one of my meditation books this morning about time and I thought I would summarise it for you.

Sir Isaac Newton set up the view of time as an absolute thing. A second was a second, no longer, no shorter.

Einstein presented the theory of relativity. He said that to measure time you need clocks and all clocks move, so therefore time is dependent on movement.

Newton’s theory is that time is passing by, independent of whatever is happening; whereas Einstein said that time is a measure of our activities.

This can help us all in practical terms. If we take a Newtonian view and see time as rigid, then we become time’s servant and rush around doing as many activities as we possibly can to cram into every minute.

If we take on Einstein’s view and see time as elastic, then speed is going to govern how fast time seems to be moving. If I slow my thoughts down, time will appear to expand. If I speed up my thoughts, time contracts. By simply leaving a space between thoughts, you can be aware of your thoughts and of the free spaces. As soon as you are aware of these peaceful spaces then you feel as though you have time to spare.

Newtonian time is the time which governs the physical world around us, but through Einstein’s view we can experience a timeless expanse.

The information is taken from a chapter in Practical Meditation by Brahma Kumaris and I hope you can also appreciate this notion of time and try to use it a little today to add some extra space and time to your day.

With love,

Bindi

‘Live the Life you Dream of…’ Programme

A 10 week programme designed to guide you through the techniques and processes you need to achieve the goal or aim you have for the 10 weeks.

We will look at values, limiting beliefs, setting goals effectively and any blocks which may be occurring within you to not realise your dream. You will gain insight and assistance to attain the objective you have set yourself.

Week 1: Introduction to the programme

Call no. 1 is 1.5 hours with introductions, what people want to achieve and a look at our present life satisfaction and balance.

Week 2: Values

Call no. 2 is 1 hour long with a look at our values and making sure that they are aligned with the objective we want to achieve.

Week 3: Limiting Beliefs

Call no. 3 is 1 hour long with a look at limiting beliefs and how these could be blocking our progress. We will work through some methods of letting these limiting factors go and gaining more self-confidence in ourselves.

Week 4: Setting Goals

Call no. 4 is 1 hour long with a look at setting our goals effectively.

Week 5: Attaining Goals

Call no. 5 is 1 hour long with methods of attaining the goals we have set.

Week 6: Progress Report

Call no. 6 is 1 hour long with discussion about everyone’s progress so far.

Week 7: Meditation & Healthy Living

Call no. 7 is 1 hour long and looks at how we can improve the mind and body in order to achieve the goals we have set.

Week 8: Motivation Boost

Call no. 8 is 1 hour long and is a question & answer chance for any queries which have come up and a general motivation call.

Week 9: Call to Action

Call no.9 is 1 hour long and looks at any calls to action there are still needed to be done for anyone to still achieve – by this point most people will be on their way to attaining their goal if they have not already done so.

Week 10: Conclusion

Call no.10 is 1.5 hours long and concludes the 10 week programme. Everyone has a chance to give their progress so far and how they intend to move forward in the future.

If you have not completely achieved your aim or goal by the end of the 10 weeks you will definitely be on your way to doing so.

‘To change skins, evolve into new cycles, I feel one has to learn to discard. If one changes internally, one should not continue to live with the same objects. They reflect one’s mind and psyche of yesterday. I throw away what has no dynamic, living use.’ Anais Nin, novelist.

I read this quote and thought this is not something we immediately think of. We change ourselves internally all the time via growth by reading, becoming more aware via meditation and the studies we embark on. But when changing ourselves internally, do we ever think of our external environment and whether there are changes to be made which could benefit us? Or do we just live with the same belongings, eat the same food and wear the same clothes? We are constantly evolving and it is only necessary that our external world as well as our internal world should be evolving too. If we cannot discard and let things go, then our growth internally can also not flourish as well as it could have if we had also looked at our physical environment and made some changes.

I hope this quote has also made you think. I would love to hear some comments.

Bindi x

I hope everyone is having a good start to the week.

Last week was a bit turbulent for me as my aunt passed away and it made me think of life and how we must all make the most of it. We never know how long or how short our life may be, but if we make each moment count and each moment precious it will be the best it can be. So I’d like to highlight a few points on how to make each moment count

1. Love what you do. Whether you are doing your dream job or in the processs of taking steps to do it, love it. If you are a full time mother and housewife, love that you make your home happy for your family and can care for them. If you are the breadwinner, love that you can provide for your family so that they get the best they can.

2.  Don’t think of your value as your job title, but what you are giving to the world. Does your job title really matter? Think of the value you are giving to others and what enjoyment they have from being in your presence. These are the things which people like about others and remember; people rarely remember a job title.

3. Tell your loved ones often that you love them and what they mean to you. Bring more love into your life and into others by being open and generous with your love. This means telling your partner often that you love them and telling your children and family.

These are three short, quick ways of making your moments more precious. Go out and enjoy today, meet a friend or have a relaxing bath. Do something you love.

Please do feel free to add your own ways of making life precious in the comments and I hope to connect with you soon,

Bindi x

Hello Everyone,

I can hardly believe it is nearly November. Today is my husband Jay’s and my 2nd year wedding anniversary; we’ve had a day of half work and half play and a weekend of celebration! The days are really drawing in now and it is getting colder and I have been thinking of goals…as I do when the year is starting to end. I have my life coaching workshop on goal setting this Sat if anyone is interested in attending. It will be 4 hours of information on goals, how to set them effectively and attain them. So if you want to start getting some focus for 2010 and make that difference then give me a call.

I also have my teleworkshop scheduled for tomorrow morning at 10am UK time and 6am Eastern time for my American followers. I know it is early but you get a recording if you cannot make it so please do register. The topic is ‘Balance in Your Life’ and I will be working through techniques of bringing some balance into your life and how you can juggle those balls without feeling overwhelmed.

For either workshop, e-mail bindi@anamaya.net or give me a call on +(44)1273 302 350

Have a lovely evening everyone,

Bindi x

Yay!! I am on the way forward with the teleworkshops and also have all the workshop dates until the end of the year!!

The teleworkshop will be next Tues 27th Oct at 10am… but remember you get a recording… it is on ‘balance in your life’ where I will be going through a balance wheel and how you can juggle the many compartments you have in your life. Please do e-mail me and register, it will be a great call.

The next meditation workshops are on 14th and 21st November and the next life coaching one on goal setting is 31st Oct – these are all Saturdays so should hopefully also be time for you to relax and chill as well as learn a new technique.

My drop-in meditation classes are at 2pm on Thursdays and are all stand alone, so please do just let me know by Thursday morning and come along. The first class costs only £5.

So as you can see from the above schedule getting more organised and busy with everything

I hope you are all well and if you have a favourite quote you would like to let me know…the more inspirational the better then please post it on the facebook page under the discussions heading: http://www.facebook.com/AnamayaLifeCoaching

Have a lovely weekend everyone and see you soon,

Bindi x