Mindful Monday Newsletter. 28th October 2024.

Mindful Monday Newsletter from Mindfulness Matters. Today . A hand-picked selection of stories from the past week.

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I’d be keen to talk anything to do with mindfulness and wellbeing. Areas of delivery include – introductory sessions, stress management, resilience through mindfulness, mindfulness and creativity, and mindful leadership. [email protected]

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Charles Schulz on Being a Good Citizen?(1-minute read) In 1970 as part of a class project, 10-year-old Joel Linton wrote to Peanuts creator Charles Schulz to ask him, “What do you think makes a good citizen?” Schulz replied with this letter.

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The benefits of silence. For @Small Charity Week, Breathworks provided the challenge of 7-days of verbal and digital silence to enable young adults in hardship to access mindfulness. What did people gain from taking part, and will silence be a new part of their daily routine? Find out in their latest blog

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A Hostage Exchange on a Bridge Goes Horribly Wrong In an Amusingly Dark Animation

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?Mailman Pets Dog Through the Mail Slot Every Morning (video)

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?Nice. Beer brand Heineken has hacked music events across the globe to deliver a hidden message to fans, encouraging them to be more present on the dance floor.

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You’ll need a bit of time (20 mins) but this is very engaging. A fascinating?3D animation?comparing?the speed of the world’s fastest human-made objects. The slowest vehicle was the?Mars Rover at 0.18 km/hour (11/mph) and the fastest of them all was the?Parker Solar Probe?at?Mach?514.2.?

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From Atmos Earth. Can Nature’s Own Sounds Help Heal the Earth?

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I have just bought this book by the author Nina Grunfeld . Picture This, is a 21st-century concept that draws on the ancient practices of bibliomancy, Tarot and the I Ching. The book includes 41 images, each accompanied by seven simple questions. As you look at each picture, you use the questions as prompts to help you identify what you want - or don't want; to solve a problem, or find a new perspective on something.?

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Age UK ask why we value antiquities over older people, unveiling “Let’s Change How We Age,” a bold campaign aiming to spark national dialogue on ageing. Age UK

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Is working online causing a rise in rudeness? 2025 will mark five whole years since the pandemic saw us adapt to hybrid working, but there’s one aspect of WFH life many are yet to learn: manners. The ‘digital meeting’ has established a grey area when it comes to politeness. The barrier of a screen creates a strange distance, one that often encourages behaviour we’d never engage in during in-person interactions.

A Brilliant Organ Donation Ad?(1-minute read). So simple. So good!

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Retailer prints Madame Bovary on packs of biscotti to fight reading decline transforming groceries into a literary platform. The hypermarket's Good To Read Packs feature excerpts from novels, aimed at rekindling the joy of reading.

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Wonderful piece - My Journey to Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness Practices, by friend of MMT, Bethan Roberts. Bethan is a @Mindfulness Network Trainer and Associate Teacher at Bangor University’s?Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice (CMRP).

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Finally, I spent a couple of days at the Manchester Festival last weekend. Here is the website with a selection of photos from the event. Thank you to organiser Christoph Spiessens and all involved in organising. Looking forward to next year already!

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#mindfulness #meditation #manchester #citizenship #democracy #silence #bibliomancy #literature #trauma ?

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Hope you enjoy reading.

Nick