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Mindfulness sketches

Explore sketches, drawings, and illustrations that simplify ideas related to Mindfulness.

Everyone's a geek about something with people geeking out on many different activitiesEveryone's a Geek About Something — Revised and ExpandedWhat is a phone zombie example: pedestrians turned zombies staring into their phones run into danger and bump into each other while crossing a roadPhone zombieAnchors and tugboats illustration: a swimmer thinking negative thoughts is pulled back by an anchor and thinking positive thoughts is pulled forward by a tug. Confused fish look on.Anchors and tugboatsKintsugi: A bowl repaired with kintsugi with bright gold seams visible next to a flowerKintsugiWhen Drinking Tea, Just Drink Tea - Zen proverb illustration: a blue tenshi teapot, often used in Japan, sits beside two cups of steaming hot tea, next to an open window looking out onto a calm natural scene of trees, hills and a river..When drinking tea, just drink teaAn old bonsai tree with just a few green leaves in a bowl together with fallen maple leaves and a short definition of Wabi SabiWabi sabiNotice when you're happy: advice from Kurt Vonnegut's Uncle Alex to stop and say "If this isn't nice, I don't know what is."Notice when you're happy: If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what isWhat are the 5 Ways to Wellbeing poster: in a busy park scene the 5 ways to wellbeing are depicted as families and friends come together to socialise and interact with their surroundings to Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give. 5 Ways to WellbeingContinuous partial attention illustration: A family spill the dinner and miss what's said while a baby paints the floor and another child has to go to yoga for some focus to remain in the presentContinuous partial attentionThe 3 day effect: A hiker sets off up a mountain, as each day goes by, thinking less about the work they were doing before they cameThe 3-day effectLive in the present
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