Everyday Mindfulness in Singapore
These are personal notes, not lessons. Rennie writes about the places where practice actually happens in a Singapore day: a packed train carriage, a hawker centre at lunch, a cup of kopi before work, a sudden downpour. If you want step-by-step how-tos, head to Guides.
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Personal notes from Rennie on practising in everyday Singapore life: the MRT, the hawker centre, kopi, rain and a noisy home.
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Everyday mindfulness in Singapore
Personal notes from Rennie on finding small moments of practice in daily Singapore life: the MRT commute, the hawker centre, the morning kopi, afternoon rain, a noisy home and the pressure to keep up.
- Mindfulness on the MRT
Mindfulness on the MRT: Turning a Singapore Commute into Practice
How a crowded train carriage became my most reliable practice spot.
Read the note → - Mindful eating at the hawker centre
Mindful Eating at the Hawker Centre: Slowing Down in a Busy Place
Why the loudest place in my week became one of my favourite places to practise.
Read the note → - Rain, parks and quiet corners
Rain, Parks and Quiet Corners: Finding Stillness in a Garden City
What getting caught in the rain without an umbrella taught me about pausing.
Read the note → - My morning kopi ritual
My Morning Kopi: A Five-Minute Mindfulness Ritual
How one cup of coffee became the calmest five minutes of my morning.
Read the note → - Practising at home, noise and all
Practising at Home in a Singapore Apartment, Noise and All
What a neighbour’s renovation drill taught me about meditating at home.
Read the note → - Letting go of keeping up
Letting Go of Keeping Up: Mindfulness and the Pressure to Do More
A personal reflection on comparison, busyness and being enough.
Read the note → - A mindful walk on the Southern Ridges
A Mindful Walk on the Southern Ridges: Slowing Down Above the City
A walking meditation on a real route, high above the traffic.
Read the note → - A 15-minute lunch break in the CBD
Finding Calm in the CBD: A 15-Minute Lunch Break Practice
For anyone who eats lunch at their desk and wonders why the afternoon drags.
Read the note → - Small moments in HDB life
The Void Deck, the Corridor, the Lift: Small Moments of Mindfulness in HDB Life
Looking back on the estate where I grew up, and the small moments of practice it taught me.
Read the note → - For parents during exam season
Mindfulness for Parents During PSLE and Exam Season
Gentle practices for a household under exam pressure, parents included.
Read the note → - Staying steady in haze season
Staying Steady During Haze Season: Mindfulness When You’re Stuck Indoors
For the grey weeks when the windows stay shut and everyone feels restless.
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