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💬❌ Don’t do this during conversations! Try these mindful alternatives instead.

How often do you end up calling out someone’s emotions or actions during a tense conversation? Rather than pointing fingers, take a moment to acknowledge and validate both your own and the other person’s feelings and actions. Approach the conversation openly and focus on understanding why they might be reacting the way they are.

When we truly listen, show empathy, and speak with compassion, we create a safe space that invites real understanding. Instead of escalating into conflict, we foster a supportive environment where both people feel comfortable sharing their perspectives with mutual respect.

Negative emotions can easily dominate a conversation, but a simple shift in how you engage can make a huge difference. Remember, it takes practice to adopt this approach, but over time, it’s a meaningful investment that brings more compassion and awareness to each interaction.

Do you have examples where reacting with mindfulness could have changed the outcome of a conversation? Share your thoughts in the comments below! ⬇️

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Ready to elevate your communication skills? Join our DONATION-BASED mindfulness course, Mindful Communication, with Master Niels! In this course, you’ll learn practical tools to communicate with clarity, kindness, and presence.

📅 Start date: Monday, November 4, 2024
🕗 Session times: From 8 pm CET
💻 Location: Online on Zoom

✅ Comment “COMMUNICATION” to receive a registration link in your DMs.

Save this post as a reminder for mindful communication tips, and sign up now to start your journey toward more meaningful connections! 🌱💬

💬 Let’s talk! We’ve all been there—it’s so easy to get frustrated with one another while having a (serious) conversation.

How do you tell someone they’re not listening, express that now is not the right time to talk, or disagree without causing conflict? Mindful communication is the answer.

The way we express ourselves—both verbally and non-verbally—can create a safe and supportive space for open, compassionate conversations. Mindful communication isn’t just about “saying the right thing.” It’s about bringing presence, compassion, and awareness to each interaction, so we can replace frustration with patience, empathy, and connection.

Responding thoughtfully in everyday interactions helps build stronger, more fulfilling relationships with everyone around us. By practicing these mindful responses, you learn to listen more openly and express yourself more clearly.

What are some situations where you could have responded more mindfully? And what words would have helped? Share your examples in the comments below! ⬇️

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Ready to elevate your communication skills? Join our DONATION-BASED mindfulness course, Mindful Communication, with Master Niels! In this course, you’ll learn practical tools to communicate with clarity, kindness, and presence.

📅 Start date: Monday, November 4, 2024
🕗 Session times: From 8 pm CET
💻 Location: Online on Zoom

✅ Comment “COMMUNICATION” to receive a registration link in your DMs.

Save this post as a reminder for mindful communication tips, and sign up now to start your journey toward more meaningful connections! 🌱💬

✨ Now available on a donation basis ✨

💬 Because I feel Mindful Communication is essential for everyone, I want to reach as many people as possible with my upcoming mindfulness course, starting November 4. Therefore, you can now join Mindful Communication (7 weeks) on a donation basis.

Learn how to engage mindfully in everyday interactions: listen and speak with full awareness, manage conflicts mindfully, and handle your body’s physical reactions during sensitive conversations.

📅 Start date: Monday, November 4, 2024
🕗 Session times: From 8 pm CET
💻 Location: Online on Zoom

✅ Comment “Communication” and receive a link to register in your DMs.

Introducing our NEW 7-week mindfulness course “Mindful Communication,” written and guided by Master Niels.

💬 Mindful communication is like learning a new language—one where silence, presence, and compassion speak louder than words. This course will teach you how to speak and listen with compassion, helping you build deeper connections, avoid reactive communication patterns, and foster conversations that lead to understanding and harmony.

Mindful Communication empowers you to respond rather than react, making it easier to resolve conflicts in everyday situations—whether with family, friends, or at work. With mindfulness energy, compassionate intentions, and deep listening, you’ll cultivate conversations rooted in loving-kindness, where the goal is mutual understanding—not winning.

✅ Comment “Communication” and receive a link to register for the course. We’d love for you to join us on Monday, November 4, for our first online session on Zoom!

Mindfulness can be transformative... if you do it right! Let's explore the key factors for successfully incorporating mindfulness into your life to make a lasting positive change:

✨ Being aware of the present moment
The core of mindfulness is paying attention to the present moment. This involves observing your thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and environment without getting caught up in them. By focusing on the "here and now," you reduce distractions from past worries or future anxieties, leading to a calmer and more centered mind.

✨ Patience, persistence, and routine
Mindfulness is a journey, not a quick fix. Just as "practice makes perfect," developing a mindfulness habit requires patience and consistency. Don't be discouraged when you don't notice immediate results—true change takes time. Maintaining your mind requires continuous work and attention. Establishing a routine is more important than the time you spend on your meditation, even though you start with only 5 minutes per day. Keep practicing, and increase your meditation when you feel you are ready. Over time, the results will come.

✨ Acceptance and letting go
Acceptance involves recognizing and allowing your thoughts, emotions, and sensations to be as they are without trying to change or suppress them. This approach lays the groundwork for inner peace and self-compassion. When done right, mindfulness helps you to let go of attachments, reducing suffering and fostering a sense of freedom and inner calm.

✨ The right techniques and principles
When it comes to mindfulness, it's crucial to find the right techniques and principles that work for you. Not everything out there is authentic, and not everything will work for you. Experiment with different techniques, and when you notice results, you know they are right for you.

On my YouTube channel, I guide you through the mindfulness techniques that I call B1, B2, and B3. These three techniques alone are already very effective and offer a solid starting point for implementing mindfulness into your daily life. For those looking to deepen their practice, there are many more techniques and principles to explore.

My latest 12-week mindfulness course, "MRP Beginner Level," takes you through over 25 mindfulness techniques, following a week-by-week program to help you overcome mental and physical challenges and discover sustainable happiness and inner peace. This course is an ideal next step, especially if you're facing obstacles that hinder your well-being.

Sign up for my online course starting on 5 September, or learn more about the program and find additional start dates through the link below:

https://innermindinstitute.org/mrp-levels/beginner-mrp-12-week-mindfulness-program/

If you are passionate about sharing the techniques of MRP Beginner Level with others, consider enrolling in Mindfulness Teacher Training Program. I'd be pleased to guide you through the 12-week Instructor Level or the 12-month Trainer Level.

For more details, visit the Inner Mind Institute's website:

https://innermindinstitute.org/teacher-training/

Subscribe to my YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/

One of the most challenging things during your meditations is to keep focus. Especially when you are just starting with mindfulness, you easily lose concentration, with your thoughts drifting away repeatedly. But, also when you are experiencing challenges that easily distract you, your concentration easily flows away, and you have to start over and try again.

How do you stay focused and keep the right concentration in order to get the right results?

📹 Watch my new video on YouTube and follow my 10-minute guided meditation to learn how.

https://youtu.be/GK7PAhJgF4E

🧘🏻‍♂️ Do you need more guidance on finding the right concentration?

➡️ Mindfulness Training
In our 12-week mindfulness program, MRP Beginner Level, Master Niels will help you to keep the right focus on your meditation.

Next starting date: Thu, 5 September 2025

➡️ Mindfulness Teacher Training
Have you always wanted to be a mindfulness trainer? In addition to learning how to stay focused during your meditations, you can learn much more about mindfulness—including many powerful techniques—during our Teacher Training Program.

Next class starting from Thursday, 5 September 2025

💬 Are you curious? Comment MINDFULNESS or TEACHER below this post, and we'll DM you with more information and a temporary offer.

A Better Concentration with Meditation | 10-Minute Guided Session How to find the right concentration during our meditation? Follow my 10-minute guided meditation session to find out how. It's essential to stay centered and...

All it takes to transform your life is 7 days. Whether you're trying to escape your hectic everyday life and find more inner peace or looking to overcome any challenge or difficulty...

Master Niels' 7-day mindfulness retreat is life-changing.

Join Master Niels in Portugal next year from 25 January — 1 February and learn mindfulness techniques and principles that will allow you to change and do things differently upon your return home after the retreat.

☘️ 7-day Mindfulness Retreat guided by Master Niels
📅 25 January - 1 February 2025
🇵🇹 The Algarve in Portugal

✏️ Book your retreat quickly, as space is limited to only 16 participants:
https://innermindinstitute.org/retreats/mrp-intermediate-retreat/

✨ Watch our video to get inspired, and let us know in the comments what change you need!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=693wzyI9Uws

Transform Your Life With My 7-Day Mindfulness Retreat Join me for an enriching 7-day mindfulness retreat that will help you dive deep into mindfulness and experience profound self-discovery. If you're at a cross...

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🕥Kick-off session starts in just 1 day🕥

We’re excited as we approach the start of our Mindfulness Teacher Training Program! Are you ready to elevate your mindfulness practice?🌟

Join Master Niels on this beautiful journey to acquire mindfulness techniques, deepen your insights, and improve your life. This journey will lead to personal transformation and shape you into a holistic certified MRP mindfulness trainer, sharing wisdom and personal experiences.

🌿Final reminder: your future awaits! Don’t let this unique opportunity slip away!🌿 We invite you to our free kick-off session to explore more about this program. Message us “Trainer“ and we will share the link to join the online session🎊🎊🎊

🍀Starting in just 2 days! Don’t let this unique opportunity pass you by! 🍀

What makes our mindfulness teacher training special? 🧘🏻‍♀️

We offer an extensive study program divided into various levels, allowing you to advance as far as you aspire and deepen your knowledge, even to become a true master!

Join the free kickoff session this Thursday, May 9th to discover more reasons to what makes this training program so special. 

Being a student of Master Niels, you will get the great opportunity to become a certificated MPR mindfulness teacher while experiencing your personal growth and transition.

You will gain an extensive toolbox of effective mindfulness techniques and achieve new and deeper insights, enhancing both your personal and teaching capabilities. As you evolve, you’ll become a holistic teacher, imparting wisdom and experience. You will also have the unique opportunity to lead two comprehensive mindfulness courses, broadening your impact and expertise.

💓Take the first step towards transforming your life and the lives of others! 💓 Comment “TRAINER” here, and we will send you more details and a personal offer for you.🎁

🌸 Starting in just 3 days! 🌸Join Master Niels to become a mindfulness trainer. This is a beautiful chance that you should not miss out on, and we have a personal offer waiting for you! 🎁

Under the guidance of Master Niels, you will embrace a life-changing experience that fosters personal growth. Moreover, you’ll gain the qualifications to immediately begin your career as a certified mindfulness MRP Trainer.

Get ready to:
- Acquire an extensive toolbox of powerful mindfulness techniques.
- Gain new and more profound insights due to the emphasis on your personal practice.
- Become a more complete teacher, capable of teaching others through wisdom and experience, not just knowledge.
- Guide not one, but two mindfulness courses.

🌟Don’t put your potential on hold! 🌟Sign up for our free kick-off session to explore more about the program. Simply comment “TRAINER” here, and we will send you more details and a personal offer! ❤️

🪴Transform Your Future with Master Niels’ Mindfulness Teacher Training🪴

Are you ready to reshape your future? This May, join Master Niels for our Mindfulness Teacher Training  - Trainer Level at the Inner Mind Institute. 

As a student of Master Niels, you’ll start a beautiful journey that will not only certify you as a professional Mindfulness Trainer but also cultivate significant personal transformation.
 
What to expect:
- An extensive toolbox of powerful mindfulness techniques 
- New and more profound insights through emphasis on your personal practice
- Become a more complete teacher who is able to teach through wisdom and experience, alongside knowledge
- Guide not one, but two mindfulness courses 
- Immediately start your professional career as a certified mindfulness MRP Trainer

Interested in joining us? For more details and to enroll, visit our link in bio.

What You Can Offer as a Mindfulness MRP Trainer?

As a certified MRP Trainer, you bring a wealth of mindfulness insights and strategies to both new and experienced practitioners

✨Two Transformative 7-Week Courses✨ Jumpstart your journey with two life-changing introductory mindfulness courses, each taking seven weeks. These courses are designed to introduce the foundations of mindfulness, build a solid practice, and integrate mindfulness in your everyday activities.

🌟Powerful Mindfulness Introduction🌟 Provide a compelling and thorough introduction to mindfulness, helping participants understand its benefits and how to integrate it into their lives.

🍀Effective Techniques for Everyday Situations🍀 Teach a series of highly effective mindfulness techniques that practitioners can use to manage everyday stresses and challenges.

🌺Solutions for Anxiety and Stress🌺 Offer strategies to help overcome common difficulties such as anxiety, stress, and an overly busy mind, promoting mental clarity and calm.

🏔️Path to Inner Peace and Happiness🏔️ Guide practitioners on their paths to deeper inner peace and increased happiness, emphasizing mindfulness as a key tool in achieving these states.

🌈Sustainable and Long-Term Approach🌈 Focus on sustainable growth and development, offering solutions that create lasting change rather than quick fixes.

Interested? Join Master Niels for our Mindfulness Teacher Training: Trainer Level this May!

Are you ready to reshape your future? This May, Master Niels will guide another Mindfulness Teacher training program - Mindfulness Teacher Training: Module 2 - Trainer Level.

As one of Master Niels’ students, you will not only become a certified professional Mindfulness Trainer but also experience transformation in your own life.

⛳ Upon completion: You’ll be a certified MRP Trainer and ready to professionally guide two 7-week introductory mindfulness courses to others.

Interested? For more details, visit our website in our bio.

Start your year positively and connected by joining our online live event guided by Master Niels: Wish Meditation 2024.

The "Wish Meditation" event is a ritual that we have been doing for many years already, and we are excited to host the event again this year!

📅 Date - Wednesday, 10 January 2024
🕖 Time - From 19:00 CET
🌍 Location - Online through Zoom

Register for free and join Wish Meditation 2024 online through Zoom! You will receive a link to join the session upon your registration.

https://innermindinstitute.org/sessions/wish-meditation-2024/

✨ What will happen during Wish Meditation 2024?
During the event, Master Niels will delve into the practice of wishing meditation, providing insights into its significance and guiding you through a collective meditation focused on our individual wishes and intentions for the year ahead. This unique experience will connect practitioners from around the globe, fostering a shared energy of positivity and hope.

✨ We hold your wish safely and give it more power
To actively participate, we will share a special page during the session through which you can submit your wish. We will bundle all wishes and place them under the Buddha statue in our institute, where Master Niels meditates daily and will focus on your aspirations. Of course, your wishes won't be read by anyone.

At the end of the year, we will return your wishes to you through email, creating a full circle of positive energy and collective intention. And, hopefully, you will find out that most of your wishes have become true!

✨ Support the IMI with your donation
Your participation in this live session is on a donation basis. As you send us your wishes, we kindly request a donation of any amount that suits you. Your contribution will be used to support the Inner Mind Institute, enabling us to create new content for your enjoyment through our IMI Plus membership and Master Niels' YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/

We hope to see you during Wish Meditation 2024!

Due to high demand, I've got an additional opportunity for you to join me in Portugal for a beautiful and life-changing 7-day Mind Retreat. The retreat will occur from 13 to 20 April in a secluded retreat center in the Algarve in Portugal.

During the retreat, you will perceive the most profound teachings of mindfulness and engage in an experience that will change your life for the better. An experience you will never forget.

Whether navigating life's crossroads, seeking answers to existential questions, or simply craving a revitalizing energy boost, this retreat is tailor-made for you. You get the opportunity to indulge in an enriching retreat that's all about diving deep into mindfulness, extending a warm invitation to experience profound self-discovery.

🛫 Arrival / Start of the retreat - Saturday, 13 April 2024
🛬 End of the retreat / Departure - Saturday, 20 April 2024

✏️ Please visit the Inner Mind Institute's website to learn more about the retreat, request a brochure, and register.

https://innermindinstitute.org/retreats/essential-mind-retreat-program-in-portugal/

To ensure this transformative experience, we need a minimum of 10 participants to secure their spot by January 8. To help you in your decision-making, the Inner Mind Institute is offering you an exclusive Early Bird Discount of 400 euros, reducing the retreat fee to just EUR 1550 instead of the regular EUR 1950.

Your decision to register not only secures your spot but also ensures the success of this retreat. If we reach the minimum of 10 confirmed participants by January 8, the retreat is on! In the unlikely event that we don't meet the required number, don't worry. We'll promptly refund your payment in full. Act now to make sure the retreat proceeds as planned—register today for a journey of self-discovery and renewal!

I hope to see you in Portugal!

With Love and Kindness,
Master Niels

Wonderful news! Master Niels has a few additional spots left available in his class for those ready to enroll in our Mindfulness Teacher Training. You can start your studies with peers from around the globe already this Thursday, 14 December, at 7:00 PM CET when Master Niels hosts the first of ten guided online sessions.

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We recognize that this is a spontaneous opportunity, but if you're passionate about becoming a mindfulness trainer, this could be the ideal moment for you.

The Inner Mind Institute is extending a special offer to sweeten the deal for you: a generous EUR 250 discount and an exclusive bonus session with Master Niels!

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Start your Teacher Training with a €250 discount:
https://innermindinstitute.org/mindfulness-teacher-training/

Simply follow the link above to the Inner Mind Institute's website, complete the registration form, and apply the code "TT250" during checkout to enjoy a reduced fee of EUR 1600, down from the standard EUR 1850 for the entire 12-month training program.

Master Niels is excited to welcome you to the first live session this Thursday evening!

ℹ️ Want to know more about the program or the possibilities to get started? Visit our website or schedule a free call with one of our representatives: https://calendly.com/innermindinstitute/teacher-training-free-intake

ℹ️ Not ready to get started yet? Next year there will be several new opportunities to start the training.

Hi Everyone! Master Niels here with a personal message for you...

To me, the joy of being a mindfulness master lies in the profound privilege of aiding others on their spiritual journey. Initially, my aspiration was to attain enlightenment—the ultimate state of happiness, devoid of suffering, while always being present.

But I soon noticed there was more to it. I discovered the beauty of sharing my knowledge with others so that they too had the opportunity to make a positive change within. To help others, I bundled everything I had learned over the past 12 years from my master, tailoring this wisdom to suit modern Western society.

This resulted in a comprehensive step-by-step study program that is now helping tens of thousands of practitioners from all corners of the globe, over on my YouTube channel and the Inner Mind Institute's Online Platform for Mindfulness. This educational platform offers an array of (donation-based) mindfulness courses and access to my Teacher Training program.

If, like me, you want to help and inspire others or share the profound healing potential of mindfulness that you possibly have experienced yourself, the mindfulness Teacher Training is for you.

From December 1st, I will guide a new cohort of students through their training program. I am offering you the unique opportunity to try the first module of the Teacher Training program for free for the first 4 weeks!

You will start your studies together with your peers, have access to all of the study materials, join my guided live sessions, and work on your assignments.

After the 4-week trial period, you will decide whether you want to continue your journey to become a certified mindfulness trainer.

You will find more information in the attached images, or you can also watch the following video on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuCG-geogsU

Are you ready to get started?

I am looking for at least 10 dedicated students for the program to start in December. If you are interested, then make sure to swiftly register through the Inner Mind Institute's website:

https://innermindinstitute.org/mindfulness-teacher-training-free-trial/

I look forward to welcome you in my class!

With Love and Kindness,
Master Niels

Have you always wanted to participate in a mindfulness retreat with Master Niels, but did the long journey to Thailand prevent you from registering? Then we have good news for you!

Next year, from Saturday January 27 to Saturday February 3, Master Niels will guide a 7-day mind retreat in the Algarve region in Portugal. We cordially invite you to become part of this transformative experience!

https://innermindinstitute.org/retreats/essential-mind-retreat-program-in-portugal/

Situated in a serene retreat center embraced by nature, you will indulge in an enriching and profound program designed to discover the depths of mindfulness. You will immerse yourself in the most powerful mindfulness techniques while undergoing a life-changing experience. It will be an experience you will never forget.

Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or a curious newcomer, this retreat warmly welcomes you.

Visit our website to learn more, request our digital brochure, and register for this special retreat!

https://innermindinstitute.org/retreats/essential-mind-retreat-program-in-portugal/

* There's a limited capacity of 14 participants, so we recommend securing your spot swiftly if this opportunity has sparked your interest.