Mindful Moment, the blog of Vista Clinic: reaching, caring, healing

Mindful Moment, the blog of Vista Clinic: reaching, caring, healing

From the Mindful Moment Blog

Mental health insights and updates from the Vista Clinic team.

Why mornings work better!

April 17, 2016

Exercise, for many, can feel like a drag after a long day at the office. We tend to do better in the motivation department early in the mornings and exercise might be that mental reset…

April 17, 2016

You really care! Your give it your all. You do more than what is necessary Without thinking twice, because you know we need help. You make us feel safe in an unknown place. When we…

Duathlon, 24 May, Germiston Lake

April 17, 2016

5km/20km/2.5km – run/cycle/run I decided to enter the Para Duathlon sprint on Sunday. It’s a category specially for people with disabilities. There were only three of us: One guy who was much younger than me…

Food for thought!!

April 17, 2016

It is a new month and this month we are focused on LEARNING!! The main machine we use when we learn is obviously our brains so before we learn more, let us look at some…

Left or right?

April 17, 2016

During this month of learn we will be looking at some interesting facts about the brain and how we actually learn. We all know some are more artistic and others more analytical. So my next…

Sitting still

April 17, 2016

Two weeks ago, I house sat for one of my friends for thirteen days. They have a full Dstv package, where at home we only have certain channels, so I enjoyed watching all my favourite…

LEARN TO COOK

April 17, 2016

My mom has worked in a pharmacy for eighteen years. She often works long hours. When she comes home it is late, so we eat late in the evening. I have been helping her…

7 day smart phone detox

April 17, 2016

It is no secret that these days we are more active on social media and websites than anything else. However, this is not all bad. I remember when I was younger how I had to…

Learn: Self Motivation, part 1

April 17, 2016

It’s one of the most difficult things to do, because of the world we live in today. Looking around us there are many things that discourage us immediately. And when we have a look at…

Sugar and my brain

April 17, 2016

Since I can remember I have always been intrigued by how things work, so naturally my favorite words throughout my life has been why and how. “HOW does this work?” “WHY does it work like…

Self motivation, part 2

April 17, 2016

Reward What also helps is to put a goal in place and a reward. When I finish a race, I tap myself on the shoulder, and think: Well done, you still got what it takes! …

Too much “dumb time”

April 17, 2016

Good day everyone! Yesterday’s “Smartphone detox” made me consider my pseudo-addictions. At first I thought the whole phone detox thing doesn’t apply to me, because I really don’t spend that much time on it. Then…