Eighteen months into this new Masters degree course I thought I would add some of my own reflections to those of our students on this course, after our second year retreat at Samye Ling. If you want a life changing course – go for this course. It’s been amazing – the sense of growth from…
Join us for a relaxed open evening online with staff from the University of West of Scotland and the Mindfulness Association. Read more about this unique part time post graduate course HERE The open evening will be delivered over Zoom, and you will have the opportunity to talk to staff and ask any questions you…
MONDAY OCTOBER 11th @7pm Join us for an informal open evening session for our MSc Teaching Mindfulness & Compassion Course with the University of the West of Scotland. The course is recruiting now, for a January start. If you’d like to join us then you can go to this page : HERE : for more…
I have been asked to write my blog this week on the topic of how meditation works. To begin with it is important to bear in mind that this whole field of research is in its early stages, much of the research methodology has weaknesses, and there is much more work to do before we…
I am currently working with my friend Michaela (Ki) James, an experienced NHS dietitian, on a new Mindfulness Based Healthy Living (MBHL) course to help us to change unhealthy habit patterns. For this course we will be drawing on teachings from our Level 3: Seeing Deeply or insight meditation training on how to work with…
Join Us at 7-8pm TONIGHT to find out more about our London Based Part time Master’s course, which will train you to teach Mindfulness and Compassion 8-week courses. This is a Psychology Degree with the University of the West of Scotland based at the London Campus, starting in February 2022. Use this link to register…
In this new blog we will be looking at some of the science in psychology, biology and neuroscience around training the mind in mindfulness, compassion and insight. If you want to investigate further, links are provided at the end of the blogs to the cited literature. This blog is partly inspired by our work with…
If you are considering that career change, and a London-Based course would suit you, our new Masters course MSc Mindfulness & Compassion (with teaching Qualification) is open for applications until the end of January. (The First module will be held online due to current government restrictions) Key Highlights: Course provides the unique opportunity to train…
The consequences of the current pandemic have been devastating for many people, with much death and serious illness, leading to many being bereaved or having more caring responsibilities, but also with much economic hardship, with many losing their jobs and businesses and finding an inadequate safety net. These consequences should not be under-estimated and we…