Posts tagged mindfulness

Softening The Mind - How Yoga and Mindfulness Help

In our mindfulness class this week we explored the ways in which we can notice and ease our hard habits of thinking such as perfectionism, judgement, control and comparison that keep us locked in patterns of tension and reactivity.

When we practice softening the mind, we begin to notice when we’ve slipped into autopilot - when our minds and thought begin to loop into over-analysis and we resist and tighten against life.

Here are some of the ways the mind becomes hard - the patterns, defences, and habits that create mental rigidity and inner tension……

Tanya Cameron8 November 2025tanyacameron, seedyogapullenvale, templeretreat, blog, softening the mind, yoga, mindfulnessComment

Consistent Self Care versus Emergency Self Care

I see it time and time again , women that have pushed themselves to the brink. Most of these women's lives have come to a screeching halt because they are exhausted, sick and disconnected from themselves and their own needs.

I liken it to an energetic pendulum that swings from one extreme to another, kind of like feast or famine - one month full of energy and productivity and the next month heading towards exhaustion, overwhelm and burn-out. It is usually dramatic and unexpected.

Body image, Meditation, Mindfulness, Self esteem, Yoga, Self CareTanya Cameron23 April 2019Seed Yogayoga, self care, burn out, self worth, consistency, rest and restore, supportive, mindfulness, meditationComment

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