“Be the silent watcher of your thoughts and behaviour. You are beneath the thinker. You are the stillness beneath the mental noise. You are the love and joy beneath the pain”. (Eckhart Tolle) I absolutely love this quote and find […]
What are the thoughts that come to your mind as soon as you see, read or hear the word ‘vulnerability’? Weakness, fear, anxiety, shame, not good enough, harmful, broken, needs to be fixed, exposed, open? Growing research is in fact […]
“At the still point, where the calm is, in the eye of the storm, amidst the chaos of reality … There – I found myself” (Tulasi Menon) The beauty, strength and yet serenity in this quote is so powerful, inspiring […]
I am delighted to introduce my brand new Mindfulness for Pregnancy and Birth Preparation Online Programme! Available to purchase now @ https://leonamcdonnell.com/courses/mindfulness-for-pregnancy-and-birth-preparation-online-course/ Currently pregnant with my third baby and while recording this programme, I have thoroughly enjoyed designing, writing and […]
When you are experiencing fertility challenges, you can feel so isolated, so lonely, so stuck, so consumed by the lack of progression in your life, like you are drowning in your own pool of trauma, grief, hurt, upset and fear. […]
My article this week, one very close to my heart ❤ ‘Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Fertility Challenges’ Link to the article on my website is:https://leonamcdonnell.com/mindfulness-and-self-compassion-for-fertility-challenges/ Having experienced Fertility Challenges personally over the past 13 years, I hope this article will […]
Autumn is by far my favourite season! It is so rejuvenating, and I love to refer to it as ‘the cooling off season’. The beautiful vibrant colours of the leaves on the trees, plants and shrubs and the gorgeous array […]
A beautiful concept about how viewing all the things we ‘GET’ to do today as opposed to viewing them as all the things we ‘HAVE’ to do today can change our perception on our lives and enhances the Gratitude we […]
Using Mindfulness to cultivate calm and focus during Pregnancy and for Birth Preparation is becoming increasingly popular. I feel that it is absolutely critical at the moment, while living through a Pandemic. Currently expecting my third baby, I can safely […]
Without doubt, I would say that my teenage years up to early adulthood were the most difficult of my life to date. Adolescence is a time of immense internal, external, emotional and hormonal change and again, there is no ‘rule […]
