September is upon us and this month’s free mindfulness calendar focuses on a lesser spoken of part of mindfulness – altruism.
Mindfulness is often seen purely as the act of formal meditation, sitting on a cushion and focusing on the present moment. Whilst this is a big part of mindfulness, it is also about cultivating certain attitudes, things like acceptance, non-judgement, compassion and – of course – altruism.
Altruism recognises our common humanity, that we all rely on each other, and that simple acts of altruistic behaviour change not only the recipient, but also ourselves.
This month is an opportunity to bring some altruistic behaviour into the world!