Well being in the City: Mindfulness and Calmfulness

Your mentally flick through your hypothetical things do list. Flicking from how drunk you were last night to what you should have for lunch. Who you need to call. Birthdays you've forgotten. STOP AND LOOK AROUND YOU. I must email so in so. You've just elbowed a small child.  Did I leave the oven on. As a old lady stands above you seatless. What am I going to wear. Ummm excuse me....I said STOP! So often we walk around in our own head space oblivious to the world around us. Bring yourself back. Ok you might not discover the most sense stimulating smell and sounds on the London underground. But you don't need to be Eckhart Tolle to know that you might be missing something here. It is all about NOW.  Don't make the mistake of missing the delights of the present moment. Even if you find yourself under the armpit of a slightly odorous banker. It's better to be in the here and now than worry yourself sick with what hasn't happened yet. 

There are no miracle cures for the terminally unconscious. However, for those who waver on the edge, there is a man out there who can give you some guidance. 

Dimitri Gavriloff: Master of Mindfulness

Whilst the rest of were smoking behind bike sheds and testing the boundaries of the in school judiciary. Dimitri Gavriloff could be found cross legged and holding tea ceremonies on the local golf course. His unconventional teen interest in the conscious mind led him to a less conventional vocation in his early 20's. After completing his studies at kyoto university Dem (as he's fondly known by his friends) was ordained as a Buddhist monk. It was at his monastery in Thailand where he developed his skills in mindful meditation as a daily practice.

Drawn back to London and after qualifying as a Secondary School teacher he eventually decided that he should start doing what he had always done and do mindfulness, meditation and counselling professionally.

Curious and most certainly unconscious. I found myself sitting opposite my old friend. Examining a raisin and listening to the city around me. Dem has many techniques and practices to bring you back to the present moment. You won't be sitting cross legged under a tree. However you will be tasting your food, brushing your teeth with awareness, feeling the air on your skin and learning to love that sound of drilling first thing on a saturday morning. His structured course and private sessions have left me calm, aware and 100% happier in the City. It's a remedy not a cure. The rest is up to you but it's certainly a step in the right direction. Now what was it I need to do...

For more information and to book a session with Dimitri visit: www.calmfulness.com or give him a call 07595292827