The importance of Compassion and Mindfulness as a way to promote inner wellbeing

In recent decades, brain research in two fields, mindfulness and compassion, has shown that our brain activities can change for the better. Mental exercises such as mindfulness training and meditation can strengthen qualities such as focus, awareness, compassion and the ability to manage our emotions. Meditation makes us less stressed, friendlier to ourselves and others, sleep better, experience less worry and anxiety, feel more joy and satisfaction, and become more creative and mentally efficient. Research has also shown that our own well-being is dependent on our developing compassion for ourselves and others.

Our goal at Yeshin Norbu is to make mindfulness and compassion meditation techniques accessible to everyone. Just as we go to the gym to exercise the body physically, we wish to contribute to a revolution where mind training and meditation becomes a natural part of our life as a means to care for our brains and minds.

Recent scientific research shows that meditation and mindfulness are methods that may help increase a sense of well-being and calm in life. By taking care for our minds, we care for ourselves. With a calmer mind, we may more easily develop other positive emotions such as loving kindness that may not only be of greater benefit to ourselves byt also for others. Just as jogging gives you physical strength and stamina, so does meditation give you better mental focus, relaxation and clarity.

Most Welcome to find out whether mindfulness and compassion meditation can be something for you. A way to start is to join our Free drop-in Monday evening meditations. For more information about this and other related courses, please explore our current program.

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