Aware living

Bringing awareness to your attitudes and reactions can help you to mould your approach to life, its opportunities and its challenges in ways that are satisfying for you.

Tools for aware living can be found in both ancient and new approaches, from mindfulness (ancient) to cognitive behavioural therapy (new).

Who I am

I am Padraig O’Morain and I teach aware living through courses, books and newsletters. My main themes are mindfulness, acceptance and self-compassion. My books are published in many countries and languages.

At the heart of what I offer is the free Daily Bell which, since 2012, has gone out every day to thousands of readers worldwide. I know everybody wants you to sign up to their newsletter but this one has been around for a long time has proven its value. You can sign up on the Bell page here.

• What is mindfulness? It’s coming back into awareness of this moment more often than you would ordinarily do. This helps greatly to reduce stress and the rumination that exaggerate negative thoughts and feelings.

• What is acceptance? It’s not struggling against realities that you cannot change or that are not worth the effort or that are better left alone.

• What is self compassion? It’s being a good friend to yourself regardless of whether things go well or badly. In this harsh world, it can be a blessing.

  
  

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