“Race and Trans and Nonbinary Inclusion in Mindfulness” Josetta (they/them), doctoral researcher at University of Aberdeen Email: j.malcolm.22@abdn.ac.uk May 2025 Welcome to an update on my PhD research on the experiences of Black and people of colour (BPOC) and trans and nonbinary (TNB) people in mindfulness spaces. This research aims to explore any barriers…
May is here and this time of year is often associated with change – in nature, in weather, even in mood as we welcome spring and the opportunity inherent within it. To reflect this, our May Mindfulness calendar has the theme of “Spring, Rebirth and Gratitude”. Over 31 days we will provide you with reflections,…
Spring is upon us and now is the time for new beginnings. Our monthly mindfulness calendar for April has 30 prompts to boost your daily mindfulness practice. Each day you get a small nugget of mindful guidance and sometimes a mini-practices to drop into your day too! You can download a PDF of this calendar…
This month the focus of our calendar is Mindful Poetry. Each day we have a little quote for you to reflect on as we use the power of poetry to be mindful and kind to ourselves. Download Calendar Here Free March Mindfulness Calendar Explore our Poetry Courses: 23 March 2025 – Poetry and Presence for Healing…
This month the focus of our calendar is Loving Kindness – a quality that we all need to cultivate to help us as we face the ups and downs of human life. Use this calander as a support with a daily reminder, piece of wisdom or guidance that can help us cultivate and maintain this…
Wisdom and Modernity: Honouring the Past, Present and Future of Mindfulness. This month saw the publication of the article “Mahamudra and Mindfulness Series, Part 1: Mindfulness” in the Springer Mindfulness Journal by Mindfulness Association tutor and Buddhist monk Choden. This is the first of several articles by Choden that will be published in Mindfulness, an…
Wishing you a happy, mindful and compassionate New Year! DOWNLOAD your free CALENDAR – CLICK HERE> January 2025 Compassion Based Living calendar. This month we have taken quotes from our new book Compassion Based Living, which will be published at the end of the month, with availability to pre-order a copy. We are…
Join us to hear from two recent graduates from the MSc Studies in Mindfuless masters program with the University of Aberdeen who will each present their research in a 15-minute presentation on their thesis and followed by a Q&A . The research forum will be hosted by Dr Jane Kellock, herself a graduate of the…
It’s easy to get swept away in December – whether it’s a hectic swirl of activity and preparations for the holidays, or perhaps the converse is true, with the dark and long nights, we might experience feelings of loneliness, or overwhelm. Mindfulness can help us to stay grounded as our minds and bodies experience the…