
Hi, I'm Orlaith (pronounced 'Orla') and welcome to The Calm Café!
I've been teaching mindfulness for over 20 years. I LOVE finding creative and practical ways to take great care of our minds and hearts. I hope this is a kind and nourishing space for you.
In this session we learn to come home to our body and establish our solid, open presence.
In this session we practice cultivating kindness towards ourselves.
In this session we learn to notice our thoughts and feelings.
In this session we explore ways to release tension in our body.
In this session we are going to practice monotasking.
Here we will continue our exploration of monotasking.
Continuation of monotasking.
In this session we practice how to unhook ourselves from a bad or difficult experience.
Our practice of unhooking ourselves.
In this session we practice to establish a deep, stable presence so we can be less hooked by anxiety and anticipation.
In this session we practice trusting in our own goodness; generating a feeling of appreciation for ourselves.
In this session we practice widening our perspective to be aware of the many conditions of support in our life.
Where do we go from here?
Welcome to The Calm Café! Your Place to Relax and Refresh Every Day!
How to relax and refresh yourself in a busy world, full of overwhelm?
This is a space to take good care of yourself and refresh your energy.
Too often, we take a break and continue depleting our energy, hooked in an endless scrolling online or caught up in our future To Do list.
It doesn't have to be this way. Even a small break can be a haven of deep ease: nourishing, restful, supportive.
Relaxation and refreshing yourself is the key.
The Calm Café supports you in making the most of your short breaks, so that you can leave feeling more nourished, at ease and refreshed. You'll find a selection of ten practices to help you to
re-set your mood
nourish a sense of deep ease
let go of a difficult conversation
nourish a sense of joy
take care of anxiety or anger
take great care of your precious self
If you've got ten minutes, you have time for this.
So get yourself a cuppa, pull up a chair and create a space of deep ease for yourself.
How this works:
(1) In The Calm Café, we do our best to be truly here, honest, patient and super-kind with ourselves.
(2) All you need to do is show up. That is perfection in itself.
(3) And that's it!
The mind is like an untrained puppy, needing lots of guidance and encouragement.
How we refocus back is key: if we give ourselves a hard time then we'll zap our willpower; we need to bring ourselves back with genuine kindness.
The second you notice that you're distracted, mindfulness has already kicked back in.
Nice job!! Now all you need to do is lead yourself back and settle back into your practice again.
This course will be a vital resource on how to relax in your 'Every Day'.
Your Guide and Instructor
This course is taught by Orlaith O'Sullivan, an internationally known coach who for over 20 years has studied mindful living with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village Community.
Orlaith teaches mindfulness and strengthening happiness internationally, has founded two mindfulness groups in Dublin and is International Coordinator of Wake Up Schools.
Enroll in the course today, and join Orlaith and her students in this wonderful course on How to Relax!