RE: Start the New Year Strong and Join me for Red January | Exercise Every Day this Month in Support of Mental Health
I totally agree, the more we talk honestly about mental health, the more we can really get to the root of the cause.
It's amazing you got into Buddhism as a teen, meditation/mindfulness is such a powerful tool, that can be so helpful with understanding yourself and your thoughts, and overcoming mental health issues. It's what's helped me most personally.
I really hope to see more families and schools incorporate meditation/mindfulness sessions with their children/students. As you said, there are enough unrealistic demands in our society, so why not finally give us and especially the younger generation, tools that could help us navigate life in a healthier and more mindful way. It can only lead to the greater good of society.
Glad to hear you're joining in, feel free to post in #redjanuary to give it more exposure, maybe others will be inspired to join us too! Happy New Year :)
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I have the doll to thank for finding Buddhism... two years unemployed between A levels and uni... very educational!
I'm sort of back there again now but with wealth this time!
Having seen it in schools I am very concerned about 'mindfulness', which is stripped of all its deeper philosophy.
Having an education system which induces stress and then patching it up with mindfulness lessons is painful to watch.
There is one group who definitely benefits... the pyschs who manipulate their way into designing the mindfulness programmes... they're really on the gravy train, it's a trend that's going nowhere!
I have a real problem with amateurs teaching mindfulness. It's like Gandhi not giving up sugar before advising that woman to stop giving her son sugar (I'm sure you know the story).
So mindfulness is excellent, but I have real concerns over the way it's being rolled out/ watered down.
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