Kind Club
Last summer I attended a conference at Samye Ling Buddhist Monastary and retreat centre which was run by the Mindfulness Association in...
A Change in Direction
Last month, after 16 years in a job that I was comfortable in, good at and well paid for I moved on to a new and different challenge. To...
A mindful snack
Mindfulness reminds us to do everything with awareness. Our formal practice strengthens our ability to be mindful in everyday life....
Same again?
It's Thursday and I am planning for my next few mindfulness drop-in sessions. I notice that I'm trying to make sure I include new...
Mindfulness Course in North Tyneside
Have you heard of Mindfulness and would like to find out if it could be of benefit to you? Did you take an 8 week course but would like...
Can meditation improve physical health?
We have a lot of evidence now that tells us that meditating is good for us. Many of us though have grown up in a culture that tends to...
The Resilience Tree
I have been working with people who have long term conditions for over ten years. Whether life-limiting or not, the onset of a long term...
A Mindful Response
I teach mindfulness in a pain clinic in North East England as part of my role in the NHS. There is a long history of evidence that it...
When you just have to be mindful
This week, I was guiding a mindful walking and movement on the beach session in Whitley Bay. I was enjoying the bracing feeling of the...
Safe?
When we practise lovingkindness we wish for ourselves and others to be safe. Often in everyday life we would like ourselves and our nearest
