Coaching Chronicle by Gerard O’Donovan

Here’s How Mindfulness Can Help

Have you ever sat down to watch TV with a bowl of popcorn on your lap, then suddenly realized twenty minutes later the bowl was empty? Have you ever driven somewhere and arrived safely, only to realize you didn’t really remember the trip?

These kinds of experiences happen to everyone. Today, many of us refer to this mindless activity as “being on autopilot”. Many daily habits can be completed without our full attention. It seems our minds are constantly running ahead to the next activity to be completed, the next phone call, or meeting, or place we need to be.

All of this multi-tasking, however, is taking its toll on our lives. A bit of inattention now and then is not necessarily a bad thing. But sleepwalking through life, always rushing off to the next thing and never truly living “in the moment”, can come at a high cost. Relationships with family, friends, and coworkers eventually suffer. We miss out on the special moments that happen every day. We ignore important messages about our health, our well-being and our life. Our bodies and minds remain in a perpetual state of stress and self-criticism for not being “better, doing “more” and being “more successful.”If multi-tasking is the disease, then mindfulness is the cure. Mindfulness is the practice of paying more attention to ourselves and the world around us; achieving an awareness of what is going on inside our minds and bodies, and outside, at the very moment. We all have the ability to practice mindfulness. It is a simple matter of establishing a new habit of paying attention, not to what you have to do tomorrow or ten minutes from now, but right now, in this minute. Or, as some describe it, to simply be “here” as life unfolds before us.

Once you are able to understand and grasp the spirit of mindfulness, it is the “doing” that helps one to become more informed, responsive and healthier in body, mind and soul. Every minute of every day takes on new meaning, and your ability to embrace life and find much-needed emotional and physical balance becomes effortless. While mindfulness can force us to face painful issues long buried, most people are happy to remove old burdens and embrace the future with a renewed zeal for life after learning how to apply mindfulness in their everyday life.

Of course, achieving this state of relaxed, aware mindfulness takes some practice. And that is exactly what will occur when you accept this special invitation from the U.K’s leading professional coaching company, Noble-Manhattan, LLC. Join founder Gerard O’Donovan and Scott Milway, a highly-respected trainer from the Deepak Chopra organization, on the two-week mindfulness expedition known as Noble Quest. This spiritual journey visits the exotic destinations of Vietnam and Cambodia during October 19th -31, 2009, where a select group of only twenty-five men and women will experience the adventure of a lifetime; a unique, life-transforming expedition incorporating adventure, fitness, and a special kind of spirituality that will reveal the true benefits of living a life of mindfulness.

During your mindfulness adventure, you will learn the full Primordial Sound Meditation Course and join in daily meditations as you spend time with the locals and come to know and understand the peoples and cultures of Vietnam and Cambodia. You will climb the highest mountain in Vietnam and in IndoChina, Mount Fan Si Pan. The group will visit famous destinations, such as Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and the truly impressive monastic complex, Preah Khan, as well as Neak Pean, a Himalayan-style lake and sanctuary, and East Mebon, a temple-mountain. Simply put, Noble Quest will take you on a journey that will soon become a revelation, and a new reason to celebrate life.

When you’ve completed your journey, you’ll receive full certification and a qualification from the Deepak Chopra Centre. The quest raises money for a charitable business, The Noble Foundation, dedicated to helping men and women become self-sufficient through micro-financing.

If you are ready to stop sleepwalking through your own life and make the kind of commitment that benefits yourself, your loved ones and the entire planet, please visit http://www.noble-quest.com to learn more and reserve your special reservation.

Gerard

Gerard O’ Donovan is the founder of Noble Manhattan coaching Ltd, one of Europe’s longest established coach training companies. He is also CEO of the European Coaching Institute, one of the world wide governing bodies from the profession of coaching. Gerard is one of the most highly sought-after executive coaches in Europe.

Contact Gerard at gerard@noble-manhattan.com. To know more about Gerard coaching expertise, visit http://gerardodonovan.com. Gerard shares his rich coaching experience freely with you, which can be accessed at http://www.coaching-reports.com.

Hi everyone

Would you like to spend two weeks with me, in October 2009 going on the journey of a lifetime.  If you would then read on.

We are very limited in the amount of people we can take on this.  Probably no more than 25.

It will be great to spend that quality time with you

Warmest

Gerard

Gerard O’Donovan

An adventure

     A  Journey

           An Exotic  location

                  An Element of physicality

                        A Large dollop of spirituality

                                An Opportunity to do good in the world

                                      A Quest both inside yourself and without

This Is the Quest

A two-week expedition that will literally change your life for ever.

Come and join our small select band of men and women on the adventure of a lifetime in October 2009 (16^th to 31^st)

The Noble Quest is a unique life transforming two-week expedition to an exotic part of the world with a little bit of physicality thrown in and a lot of adventure.

We will be going to Vietnam and Cambodia in October 2009. The numbers will be limited (  maximum 25)

We will be accompanied by Scott Milway, one of a small number of trainers from the Deepak Chopra organisation who will be teaching all members the full  Primordial Sound Medication Course and leading a daily  meditation.

This incredible journey will be linked to a charity so that all of you who come can use the opportunity to gain sponsorship and raise money to do good in the world.

The quest will take you on a journey both inside yourself.  A journey of revelation

The quest is the brainchild of Gerard O’Donovan and Noble Manhattan Coaching.

Noble Manhattan coaching is the longest established coach training company in Europe and has been helping thousands of people worldwide to completely transform their lives and achieve their goals.

The quest will also raise money for a charitable business one. The Noble Foundation. www.noble-foundation.com  A business dedicated to helping men and women become self-sufficient  through micro-financing.

For full details go to      www.noble-quest.com

Had a long meeting today with Leisa and Philip who run Pioneer Expeditions, they are helping to organise The Noble Quest that we will be running in the last two weeks of October later this year.  They really have put together the most incredible and inspiring itinerary, the first week climbing one of the highest mountains in Indochina which happens to be in Vietnam and the second week exploring Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

Full details can be found at www.noble-quest.com the only unfortunate thing is that numbers are going to be limited maximum 20 to 25 people  we will be taking with us Scott Milway who was one of only a small handful of people who have been personally trained by Deepak Chopra to deliver the ” Primordial Sound Meditation” course.   Everyone will get taught this wonderful programme, and then Scott will do a led meditation every day. This is truly going to be a journey of a lifetime