According to my mother, the reason I should make my bed every morning is not for aesthetic purposes, or even to meet any kind of standard, but for a sense of achievement early in the day. I’m sure she’s not the initiator of this theory, but she’s certainly onto something. Ticking a very attainable task off your list in the first few minutes after getting out of bed sets the tone for a day of achieving. It builds momentum and powers up the army of cheerleaders in your mind. The same, I think, can be said for mindfulness.
Perhaps by dint of reading this magazine, you already have an established mindfulness practice. But if it has fallen by the wayside recently or you’ve never managed to make anything stick, a more attainable style of mindfulness might be for you.
I’ve been writing for this magazine for several years now and did a stint as the editor of ’s sister magazine , so you can imagine I’ve spoken to lots of mindfulness experts, researched many a technique and edited countless articles on breathwork, meditation and enlightenment. And yet I have struggled to find a mindfulness practice that works for me, rather than finding myself a slave to a 30-minute guided meditation that leaves me more stressed out than
