Learn how to become ‘mindful’

EVERYONE thinks looking after their body is important — but looking after your mind can be even more so.

Studies show that long-term stress and anxiety can lead to a variety of health issues — from heart problems to digestion problems to sleep disorders and even to cancer.

Everyone’s minds never stop thinking, worrying, planning, remembering â?¦ sometimes so much so that we are not aware of where we are going or what we are doing or even saying.

If difficult things come into our lives we keep even busier, and then we get stressed and finally we may feel exhausted or even get ill.

Once we recover, the cycle can start all over again. Being so busy and constantly thinking means that wonderful events occur every moment but we are often too absorbed to notice them and they pass us by.



Mindfulness can provide tools to break this cycle by helping become aware of the world around you — and the world within you. Of how you are feeling, what you are thinking, and how your body is coping. We can learn how to stop, check in and breathe before we move on and react to whatever is difficult around us.

We can learn to notice the good things that are in our life — often forgotten and unnoticed.

Naomi Jadwat, a Bangor University-trained mindfulness teacher has been running

Introduction to Mindfulness courses in Henley for two years.

“My courses are friendly, accessible and welcome to everyone,” says Naomi. “Having a toolkit to deal with stress and anxiety can change your life and make it more fulfilling and enjoyable.”

The next course starts on Monday, January 4, in Henley for six weeks. Each session is two hours and runs from 1pm to 3pm on Mondays.

Contact Naomi on naomi.jadwat@yahoo.co.uk or via her website www.forevermindful.co.uk or by calling 07979 600515 to secure a place.