The Oxford Mindfulness Podcast Professor Willem Kuyken and 'A Life Well-Lived: Mindfulness for Life in 12 Chapters' - Chapter 11 'Living Well: Taking Care of Ourselves, Our Relationships and the World'
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Aug 13, 2025 Discover the profound connection between self-care, relationships, and our world. Explore the concept of well-being as a learnable skill through engaging practices like the tree metaphor for grounded attention. Reflect on daily choices using a battery-meter approach to determine what nourishes or drains your energy. Delve into the importance of mindfulness in relationships with a focus on wise speech. Finally, embrace a broader perspective, caring for the environment with heartfelt intentions.
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Do An Open Awareness Rooted Practice
- Practice open awareness from an embodied, grounded posture to notice whatever arises without grasping.
- Use the tree imagery to stay rooted, flexible and receptive to experience.
Check Your Internal Battery Meter
- Check your internal "battery meter" by scanning body and mind to assess energy and clarity.
- Use the breathing space as a first step to respond skillfully rather than reactively.
Characters Show Battery Lessons
- Sam, an ICU nurse, ran on fumes from long shifts and poor recovery until he noticed his depletion.
- Sophia with Parkinson's learned to recalibrate expectations after checking her typical energy levels.
