Add These 6 Easy Habits to Your Day to Master Mindfulness

Dancing is not only fun but has been proven time and again to boost us physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Choose a time in your day that suits you and a tune that gets your groove on, and lose yourself to the music. On your own or with others, it is guaranteed to help you wake up! 

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This is one of my favorite ways to help prime our selective attention to see more positivity. We all need meaningful human connection in our lives for our wellbeing. It is what makes us human. Find one person a day and share what it is that you love about them, however small that may be. Big things often have small beginnings.

Our obsession with consumption is slowly destroying not only our planet but our individual and collective happiness. It is a key indicator that we are living on autopilot. We buy things to avoid connecting into what really counts in our lives. Over a period of four days, experiment by allowing yourself to only buy food and water (excluding travel and essential medical supplies). See if this helps you wake up to the world around you.

A century ago, only 10 per cent of us had sedentary jobs. Now, that number is closer to 90 percent. Sitting down all day has become the "new smoking"; it's causing health issues worldwide. Think of ways you can get your body moving regularly within your day, whether it's a brisk walk round the block or a makeshift standing desk to use intermittently. Even small amounts of regular movement help us engage our conscious mind.

We now check our phones on average 1,500 times a week and with this addiction comes disconnection from the people we love. Write a letter to somebody special and explain to them why you are grateful that they are in your life. It's a simple but forgotten form of communication that has a powerful impact! Make it a regular part of your life and see how it impacts your wellbeing.

Time does not have to rule us. Online calenders and notifications make it super easy for us to switch off and live on autopilot. We rush from one appointment to the next, not really enjoying the journey, just ticking off our achievements. Each day this week, steal back some time from your schedule. That might mean canceling a meeting or social event or asking a friend to help you out with a chore. The secret to making this work is to fill the space with stuff that is truly for you. This helps us give more attention to what counts, not what shouts loudest.