Benefits of Mindfulness
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If you're the parent of a teenager, you'll know the feeling well. One moment everything is fine, and the next you're navigating a slammed door, a three-word answer to a question you spent ten minutes carefully phrasing, or a 2am worry spiral about whether they're okay. Parenting teenagers is genuinely one of life's most demanding emotional challenges. And yet, it's one of the least talked about in wellness circles.

If you've been feeling more anxious, unsettled or overwhelmed lately, you're not imagining it — and you're not alone. Whether it's political uncertainty, economic instability, climate anxiety or the relentless churn of news and social media, many people are carrying a background hum of dread that's hard to shake. The world can feel like a lot right now. Mindfulness won't fix what's happening out there. But it can fundamentally change how you relate to it — and that differenc

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder affects millions of adults worldwide. While medication remains a common treatment, there's growing interest in complementary approaches that address the daily challenges of ADHD without side effects. Mindfulness is increasingly one of them. But does the evidence actually support it? Understanding ADHD through a brain lens ADHD is characterised by difficulties with sustained attention, impulse control and emotional regulation.

If you've never heard of Access Bars, you're not alone. Despite being practised worldwide for over 30 years, it remains one of the lesser-known complementary wellbeing approaches — yet those who experience it often describe it as one of the most unexpectedly profound forms of relaxation they've ever had. So what exactly is it, and what happens during a session?

Mindfulness in the workplace can sound like a soft option — a nice-to-have wellness perk rather than a serious business investment. The data tells a different story. The cost of stress at work Stress, anxiety and burnout are among the leading causes of employee absence and reduced productivity across the world. In the UK alone, the Health and Safety Executive estimates that work-related stress, depression and anxiety account for over half of all working days lost to ill h

If you've been curious about mindfulness but aren't sure whether you're ready to commit to a full 8-week course, a private one-to-one session is a gentle and flexible way to begin. But what actually happens in one? Here's what to expect.

It's one of the first questions people ask before starting a mindfulness practice: how long before I actually notice a difference? It's a fair question — and the science has some surprisingly specific answers. The brain starts changing sooner than you think Research from Harvard Medical School found that participants who completed an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programme showed measurable changes in brain structure.

Most of us eat on autopilot. Lunch at the desk, dinner in front of the TV, a handful of something from the cupboard without quite knowing why. We consume food constantly, but we rarely actually experience it. Mindful eating changes that — and the effects go far deeper than what's on the plate. What is mindful eating? Mindful eating is the practice of bringing full, non-judgmental attention to the experience of eating — the taste, texture, smell and appearance of food.

Many people think mindfulness is complicated or that you need to meditate for hours each day. In reality, starting a mindfulness practice can be simple, practical, and highly effective. This beginner-friendly guide will show you how to start, what to practice, and how to make it a habit, with the option to deepen your learning through the 8-Week MBSR course. Mindfulness practice doesn’t need to be complicated. By starting small, practicing consistently, you can cultivate cal

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With mindfulness you're practicing learning to not react to the "stressor". That stressor can be a concrete thing (like someone just crashed into my car), or it can be a thought. So, worrying about the thought "I don't want more anxiety" creates anxiety. A future fear is now a present moment experience. Mindfulness offers an alternative to this response: "Can I sit with anxiety and just watch it?"

The party of our mind has many, many voices though and we can choose to move away and re-focus. Our negativity bias makes us hard-wired to listen to all the bad stuff so we can plan for the worst-case scenarios. But a calmer, happier way is to seek out what makes us feel calm and content. And that could just be one slow conscious breath.

I was asked to come in and talk about Mindfulness and Meditation at English Radio, Barcelona. Why do we get so anxious...? Tune in and find out...

Having just completed another workshop on mindfulness for school teachers, I thought I'd share some tips and tools for any teachers out there interested in trying out some easy practices.... Why do mindfulness practices with students? You are teaching them to be aware of themselves- their emotions, their thoughts, which allows them to self-regulate. You are giving them practical tools to help with stressful experiences such as tests and exams.

It's 5am, you're had no sleep and now you're anxious you'll never sleep again. You're frustrated that even though you feel exhausted, the body and mind just won't give in. You're stressing already about how tired you will be in the morning and you're frustrated your mind just won't SHUT UP!!! Sound familiar?

To be honest being a parent can be very stressful. The combination of tiredness, time constraints and not receiving a parenting manual (!) can leave you frazzled. I became interested in Mindfulness after having my first child 4 years ago and it was a revelation. Over the years I've gone from being a practitioner to becoming a teacher and I'm now an accredited Mindfulness teacher (MBSR) and Mindfulness teacher for children (MiSP UK).

I became interested in Meditation when I basically had a life crash. I was 41 years old, had just given birth to my first child, was running my own business and I was mentally and physically exhausted. I saw someone mention an App Facebook which helped you to meditate and that meditation could help you relax.

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