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Resilient Roots

Mindfulness for resilience & wellbeing

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    Emma @ Resilient Roots

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    Qualified (MBSR) Mindfulness Teacher in Lisbon
    ☀️ Online & In-Person Classes
    🌿 Supporting Co-Working & Retreats
    🌳 Stress Reduction & Resilience
    🧐 Curious about what a guided mindfulness walk 🧐 Curious about what a guided mindfulness walk is like? Join us for the next one on Sunday, May 22nd at 11.00-12.15 in Tapada das Necessidades in Lisbon 🌳. (Secure your spot via link in bio!)⁣ ⁣ 🌻 Swipe above for what some recent class participants have to say!
    Need a break to recharge? Join us to increase your Need a break to recharge? Join us to increase your mental well-being through the combined power of nature and mindfulness!🌳😌⁣ ⁣ Phones away, I’ll guide you on a walk infused with mindfulness exercises through an urban jungle, this time at Tapada das Necessidades in Lisbon.⁣ ⁣ My intention is to leave you refreshed and inspired with new ways to easily bring mindful moments into your day!⁣ ⁣ Sunday, May 1st from 11.00-12.15:⁣ 🌳 Guided mindfulness walk in Tapada das Necessidades⁣ 🤗 All levels welcome⁣ ☀ €10 - Spots are limited!⁣ ⁣ Click the link in my bio for more class details and to sign up and secure your spot for May 1st! Looking forward to seeing you there ☺️🌿⁣ ⁣ > Want to make sure you don't miss any info on upcoming classes? Sign up for the newsletter and/or join the meetup.com mindfulness group - just click the link in my bio!⁣
    Why meditate? Why go on retreat?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I re Why meditate? Why go on retreat?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I recently had the honor to do a 5 day silent meditation retreat with the renowned Saki Santorelli. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ What. A. Treat.⁣ (No pun intended!)⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Without fail, every time I do a silent retreat I ask myself at some point, WHY ARE YOU PAYING FOR THIS?? ARE YOU MAD??⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ But also, without fail, these retreats end up being so meaningful, none like the other but all full of insight and wisdom. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ The juice is found in what happens when we slow down, without distraction and in silence, to meet ourselves and our experience as it is in each moment. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ What is it like to be me? ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ And can I cultivate attitudes to that experience that trickle down into how I interface with everyone and everything else in my life? It’s a journey of a life time that benefits both me and the people around me. ⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ What comes up when we meditate and how we react or respond is a microcosm for how we handle our day-to-day life. The patterns, the push and the pull. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ A retreat is in a sense a (gentle) bootcamp or a laboratory where we get to examine this even closer, and cultivate a kinder and more skillful way of relating to all that it means to be human, all that goes on in our experience - our thoughts, emotions, and body sensations. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ So why do I pay to do these retreats? Because it’s a gift to myself, to cultivate a skillset that makes this life a little easier to navigate.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ “Mindfulness is a way of accessing your inner resources,” as Saki would say. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Stay tuned for upcoming classes where you can practice accessing those inner resources too, wherever you are in your mindfulness journey, - and without needing to be quiet for a week if that doesn't feel like something you're drawn to 😉.⁣ ⁣ > Blogpost (links in bio) coming soon where I go a little more into the benefits of a silent meditation retreat for the curious ones. 🌱 (Photo via @unsplash)
    Just a few spots remain! Join @modusfelicitas and Just a few spots remain! Join @modusfelicitas and I for the next meditation class this Thursday, September 2nd at 18.00. Our first class filled up quick and we look forward to running these classes regularly on select Thursdays in different parks in Lisbon. The main points for this Thursday’s class? 🌳 Guided secular meditation in Jardim da Estrela 🤗 All levels welcome ☀ Spots are limited! Click the link in my bio to sign up and secure your spot for September 2nd! Looking forward to seeing you there ☺️🌿 > Want to make sure you don't miss any info on upcoming classes? Sign up for the newsletter and/or join the meetup.com mindfulness group - just click the link in my bio!
    “The sweetness of doing nothing” 🍓 I’m t “The sweetness of doing nothing” 🍓 I’m taking this Italian saying with me as I switch off for vacation. Before starting my mindfulness practice, as an adult, I didn’t use to be someone who was great at doing nothing. As a culture, I think many of us struggle with doing nothing or doing very little nowadays. The constant input from our screens, as useful as they are, can make us feel that we have so much less time than we actually do. With omnipresent tech and filled up schedules, no moment needs to be “boring”, we never need to have an idle moment again. But in that, things get lost. Space in the mind and body to rest, to have greater access to creativity and processing, and just moments to really experience how juicy and pleasant the little things can be.🌻 I love technology and lots of fun plans. But I’m always astounded by how much I gain from having phases or moments where I cut down on all the noise, and mindfulness practice has helped this overactive brain over here find its way back to this way if being with more ease. May you find the sweetness in doing nothing, too.☀️
    Need a moment to recharge? Come join us for a guid Need a moment to recharge? Come join us for a guided meditation in Jardim da Estrela in Lisbon. Francisco @modusfelicitas (Neuroscientist and Mind Coach) and I (qualified Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher) will regularly guide you through secular meditations in the lush green garden, starting August 5th at 18.00. All levels welcome, spots are limited. Click the link in my bio to sign up and secure your spot for August 5th! ☺🌿

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