The next in the series of research forums hosted by the Mindfulness Association to showcase research from the Masters in Mindfulness Studies programme at the University of Aberdeen is taking place this Thursday 24 October. We hope that you will be interested in attending and invite you to join us on Zoom. Please follow the…
You are warmly invited to join us for our live MSc Studies in Mindfulness research forum hosted by Dr. Jane Kellock at 7pm. PLEASE GO HERE to read about the forum and to find the link to join the session.
Our next Research forum is this Thursday 11 April at 7pm. Join Us! We are excited to announce the launch of our new Mindfulness Research Forum. Each month two of our recent graduates from our MSc Studies in Mindfulness Courses will present their research with us live over zoom. The next presentation will take…
If you are curious about our part-time, online and in person MSc Studies in Mindfulness delivered in collaboration with the University of Aberdeen, then please do join us to meet the staff and to hear about this wonderful, experiential and transformative course. The meeting in online at 7pm on the 9th May. Please email us…
In the wake of the pandemic overall there are lower levels of mental and physical wellbeing. Levels of stress and anxiety are being exacerbated by worries about the cost of living crisis, the war in Ukraine and ongoing environmental degradation. In an aging population with less access to the NHS many are living with chronic…
The Humble Raisin is a portal to Mindfulness and beyond! How can a humble raisin possibly be a portal not only to the world of Mindfulness, but to the subtle thinking and emotional realm that goes on just beneath consciousness and then further down into the root of compassionate energy and a sense of connection…
Mindfulness + Wine = Winefulness? I don’t think so! I like a glass of wine. Or two. And sometimes it’s three. Mindfulness and wine. Hmm, not sure. This week I have decided to focus on wine, or I should say the lack of it, as my mindfulness practice. The Famous Buddhist art of Not-Doing! A…
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…
TRAINING TO TEACH MINDFULNESS – THE MBLC RETREAT I don’t really want to be a teacher, I said, as I applied for the course. Fear was pulling me back, but something stronger was pulling me – compassion to share all this with others. Facing fears in the MBLC Teaching retreat, accepting, meeting and looking deeply…