Mindful Sophrology
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
International Stress Day: Overcome Overwhelm
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this International Stress Awareness Day, I talk about a very specific manifestation of stress, namely overwhelm, often due to low doses of constant...
Stop your mind chatter
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wouldn't it be nice to give your mind a break and put it on pause? Forcing yourself not to think is almost impossible. According to research by Dr...
How to boost your Energy for the upcoming week!
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you dreading the new work week? Having dealt with the Sunday scaries, have you fallen straight into the Monday blues? Here's what you need to ...
Protective Bubble: Creating your Safe Space
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are not made to be "on" 24/7. Tight deadlines at work, commuting home in heavy traffic, screaming children... wouldn't it be great if...
Need some help with your Performance Anxiety? Get tips and a guided anxiety meditation!
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Performance anxiety can be absolutely crippling. It has nothing to do with how smart or well-prepared we are, it is all about feeling vulnerable and s...
Let go of the old and meet your new future self (release & intention setting guided meditation)
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Knowing that 60% of resolutions don't even make it through the first month and only 9 % of people successfully keep their resolutions, why not do thin...
Why would I want to regulate my emotions and how do I start?
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emotions shape our lives in powerful ways, they give us the ability to feel and experience the world around us. They influence us on many different l...
How to get in touch with your Authentic True Self
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Studies show a direct correlation between authenticity and mental health. Authenticity is linked to lower levels of anxiety, depression, and loss of b...
Rhyming Body Scan for Young Children
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Going back to school after the holidays is not always easy, especially when the whole world is still in turmoil. Children face numerous daily stressor...
Observing your Thoughts: A Calming your Mind Meditation Tool
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When I first started meditating over 15 years ago, I had the hardest time not having all kinds of thoughts running through my mind. The harder I tried...
Demystifying Breathwork: Beneficial Diaphragmatic Breathing ain't difficult
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When we breathe normally, we don't use our lungs to their full capacity. With Breathwork having become so popular, let's discuss one of the most impor...
Springtime Energetic Resource Meditation after Daylight Saving Time shift
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our bodies are very aware of seasonal changes, even if we don't realize it. Our head, our hair, our hormones all respond to spring's return. Another c...
"Body of Water" a guided 5-senses meditation and visualization to profoundly relax
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are going to profoundly relax our bodies and our minds. Our physical health and our emotional health are intimately intertwined in what is kn...
Setting a Positive Intention for the New Year
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a fresh start of a new year. Let me begin by wishing you all a happy, healthy and lovely lighthearted 2022. I do not know what kind of ritu...
What are the components that make up our Resilience?
13 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆: Lifesaving Trait number 2. A...
"Just Like Me" Compassion Practice for World Kindness Day
13 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
{ "𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐...
Why train your Adaptability Skills and How?
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚...
What are Life-saving traits and Capabilities in times of Adversity?
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With over a year of Covid, there are lots of reasons to take some time to look back and reflect. Life is never boring, filled with curveb...
Healing Affirmations
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Like with positive visualization affirmations can be used to reprogram the subconscious mind. The word affirmation comes from the Latin affirmare, ori...
Mental Imagery Exercice: let's practice Visualization together!
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this audio, you'll be guided through a simple Multisensory Imagery practice from #Mindfulness to practice #visualization. Visualization is incredib...
Positive Visualisation or Mental Imagery, does it work?
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why try Positive Visualization or Mental Imagery to improve our Mental Health? Positive visualization is one of the tools we use in Sophrology and Min...
How to tackle Impatience and Irritability
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Patience is not my strong suit, my forte. And it often leads to irritability which can make me snappy. What can I say, I am not perfect. I use a Soph...
How to Relax in under 10 minutes: a Guided Relaxation
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It is important to relax our body and our mind, even for a short while during a busy day. If this is your day off, put on comfy clothes, remove yourse...
Feeling trapped? Do some cloud floating!
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel trapped at the moment, because of this pandemic ? Recently a lot of people have told me that they feel limited and kind of trapped, either...
A complete outdoors Sophrology Session (birdsounds included)
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Week of Wellness Day 7: As my lockdown gift to you, on the last day of a Week of Wellness, a 15-minute Sophrology practice to activate and reinforce v...
Week of Wellness Day 6: Lung Capacity Improving Exercises
07 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Day 6 of our Week of Wellness is special. I have family and friends who are ill with Covid-19 and I promised we would do specific exercises to help th...
Week of Wellness Day 5: 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒉𝒊𝒏 - 𝑾𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏
07 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On day 5 of your Week of Wellness, we are going to do the Walking Meditation also known as Kin Hin. This practice is meant to train us to integrate me...
Week of Wellness Day 4: 𝑳𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝑬𝒙𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What can we do to keep our lungs as healthy as possible? Now more than ever it is important to know how to breathe correctly and train our lung functi...
Wellness Week Day 3: 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑯𝒂𝒎𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒌𝒆𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒇𝒊𝒔𝒉
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On day 3 of your Week of Wellness, we calm our minds. It is National Stress Awareness Day which I find very appropriate with many of us in lockdown an...
Week of Wellness Day 2: Sophrology Breathwork
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On day 2 of our Week of Wellness, we are going to discover our natural breathing pattern, how and where we breathe and make a start on learning how to...
Your Week of free Wellness exercises starts here!
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am offering you a Week of Wellness exercises. It is my opinion that we have a responsibility towards ourselves but right this moment towar...
Stress-releasing Soothing Touch Practice
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Social distancing is very unnatural for humans, this is why we see so much resistance against the restrictions worldwide. We crave human connection. H...
Guided "Attention and Accepting" Mindfulness Practice
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Who has not heard of the expression: what we resist persists? This is an abbreviation of psychologist Carl Jung's viewpoint that “what you resist no...
Stressreleasing Mindfulness Meditation
20 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello lovely listener! In this episode, I guide you through a Mindfulness Meditation to release whatever kind of unnecessary tensions are present in y...
Sophrology and Pain Management
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sophrology is a method that is not only helpful for stress. It is also extremely beneficial for people suffering from chronic pain, fibromyalgia, disc...
Our Confidence Capability
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒐...
Mindfulness Meditation "Affectionate Breathing"
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode I will guide you through a 15-minute Mindfulness Meditation called "Affectionate Breathing". With everything that is going on, we c...
Courage, Confidence & Comparisonitis
06 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓’𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒚? 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖 𝒂...
Sophrology time! Stress-reducing breathwork.
16 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we practice the Sophrology exercise we usually start with. Sophrology uses synchronized breathing and although breathing comes to us n...
Breathing through our Feet
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I like practical hands-on techniques that I can pull out of my hat the moment I need them. Because we never know when we might become triggered and ou...
What is Sophrology?
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a podcast that uniquely combines "mindset medicine" from both Mindfulness and Sophrology. My name is Carin van Buuren and I am a Sophrologi...