Mindful In May 2020 | Day 29 - Mind Life Project

DAY 29: Dr Elise Bialylew interviews VIdyamala Burch

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Video Objectives About Vidmayala Burch

Video Objectives

In this video you’ll learn:

A personal inspiring story that illuminates how mindfulness can transform chronic pain
The difference between primary pain and secondary suffering
How mindfulness can help us manage pain
How we can manage resistance when it arises in our practice or in life in general
How mindfulness can build greater courage in your life

About Vidmayala Burch

Vidyamala sustained spinal injuries as a young woman which required multiple surgeries and left her with partial paraplegia and severe chronic pain.
She began to explore mindfulness and meditation in her twenties to manage her pain and found them profoundly life-changing and transformative.
She founded Breathworks with Sona Fricker and Gary Hennessey in 2004, to share these tools to help others cope with pain and suffering. Breathworks has grown into a flourishing international organisation with 500+ accredited teachers in over 35 countries.

Filling the body with light - 20 minutes

By Vidyamala Burch

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WrIte your own obituary To wake up to what matters most

We're so close to the end!

What an incredible effort you have made. You should be so proud. Are you feeling the benefits and effect of a regular practice?

AN END OF MIM REFLECTION GUIDE:

As we move to the end of the program, it's so worthwhile to take time to reflect on the process. Pour a cup of tea and find some time to integrate the learnings from the past month by downloading this end of the program reflection guide. Download it here.

Today, as a way of reflecting on the vision you have for yourself, take time to imagine that you’ve reached the end of your life, and write your own obituary as you would like it to be. How do you want to be remembered?

Although reflecting on our own mortality may seem morbid, taking a moment to consider our own death can wake us up to the preciousness of our life and to how we want to live it. As the poet Mary Oliver asked, ‘Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?’

In this obituary, you can paint a picture of the life you have lived, reflecting upon all its different aspects:

• Family.

• Career.

• Your biggest accomplishments.

• Your greatest contributions.

• What you stood for as a person.

• What most mattered to you.

This retrospective reflection on your life may give you a clearer perspective on what really matters.