Meditation and mindfulness, with Shamash Alidina

Mindfulness and meditation can feel fluffy, or like something which is "good for you", but you don't have time for in your busy schedule.  In this episode, I chat with Shamash Alidina about what mindfulness actually is, how you can practise it in a way which suits you, and how starting small with everyday simple activities is a great way to create a new habit of everyday mindful moments.   Shamash Alidina is the author of 10 books including mindfulness for dummies. He’s a mindfulness teacher trainer and ACT coach and loves the combination of mindfulness, kindfulness and playfulness. We talk about 10:04 What is mindfulness? 13:04 Four attitudes of mindfulness 14:08 What is meditation and what is the benefit? 21:33 How to fit meditation into a busy life 22:44 Starting with one mindful breath 24:30 Why we find it hard to maintain practice 26:35 Returning to practice with kindness 28:45 Working mindfulness into your daily life 31:20 Mindfulness and perfectionism 32:58 Doing 80% of a task 35:11 Apps to help 38:48 Purpose, meaning and values 41:25 Play using mindfulness Check out Shamash's book Mindfulness for Dummies and his mindfulness courses on his website, www.shamashalidina.com Apps mentioned: Self control app, Forest Order my book, The Lasting Connection, here Find me at www.thethomasconnection.co.uk Instagram: @the_thomas_connection Facebook: www.facebook.com/thethomasconnection Pause Purpose Play Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/pausepurposeplay    This episode was edited by Emily Crosby Media