Articles and blog posts written by team members, tutors and supervisors of the Mindfulness Association about how they bring mindfulness into their lives.
Some days, hearing about what’s happening in the world just feels too overwhelming to let in – do you get that? On days like that, it feels like my ‘sphere of concern’ is so massive that it dwarfs my ‘sphere of influence’, as Stephen Covey would call that. And not only is that sphere of…
I led a session on this topic at the membership weekend and it went down very well, and the group asked for my notes. Rather than sending my notes, I’ve converted my notes into a blog, which I hope that you find helpful. First of all, we can spend some time reflecting on what are…
You’ve spent time learning to sit quietly, observing your inner experience with gentle curiosity. But now, the next step invites you to venture deeper—not just to observe, but to embrace every part of yourself with tenderness and discover how in doing so we can nourish the heart of compassion in ourselves. This is the essence…
I have been working part time in the NHS as a healthcare chaplain since September 2022, when I was offered a training placement as part of my Post Graduate Diploma course in Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care. After the placement I was able to get a job as a healthcare chaplain in the NHS. My mindfulness…
When it became clear at the start of the pandemic that a lock down was likely and that people would need support, both Kristine and I had the same idea. Some online guided meditation sessions on Zoom. We agreed with the team that we could provide this every evening at 7pm and our first daily…
The American Psychological Association describes anger as an emotion characterised by antagonism toward someone or something you feel has deliberately done you wrong. It can give you a way to express negative feelings or motivate you to find solutions to problems. The Mayo clinic describes anger as a natural response to perceived threats. It causes…
As far as I can tell, feeling stressed at times is a very common feature of the lives of people I encounter. I can’t remember every having talked with someone about stress and the other person not knowing what I was talking about… Luckily, although few of us might be free of it, it’s not…
New Compassion Based Living Course Book LINK TO SEE THE BOOK! The Compassion Based Living Course, is a self-guided compassion course based on Choden and Heather’s fifteen years’ experience of teaching in depth compassion meditation courses to thousands of students. It draws on compassion teachings and practices from Mahayana Buddhism, which have been adapted to…
‘The extraordinary often resides within the ordinary, waiting to be noticed.’ What if the joy, peace and meaning you long for are never far away? We think of the important and precious moments of life as occasions like births, weddings or graduations, but what about when you finally wake up feeling well after a…