Articles on Mindfulness

Let’s face it: life can often feel like a mad dash through a never-ending obstacle course, complete with unexpected hurdles, the odd puddle of mud, and the occasional surprise pie to the face. Amidst all this chaos, there’s one relationship that often gets neglected—the one you have with yourself. Yes, you, the person who sees you at your best, worst, and all the awkward bits in between. But here’s the thing: you’re stuck with yourself, so why not make it the best relationshi

Written originally for Macmillan Education 2020 Here Introduction “Mindfulness” seems to be everywhere these days and unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve most likely heard of it. Every year more and more schools, universities and corporate groups are engaging in Mindfulness programmes to help people become less stressed, more focused, more accepting and perhaps just a little happier… But how does it work? What is stress anyway and why do we have it? Imagine this… Y

Imagine you’re going to a party. Just as you step through the door you are grabbed by Mary. She wants to tell you all about it, all the problems, all the things to worry about. She gets on to politics or the latest thing to concern oneself about in the news and she’s having a field day, bending your ear. Moving on, she drops a critical comment about the clothes you’re wearing, or perhaps tells you who to talk to, who not to. Finally you politely extricate yourself from Mary,

Someone during a recent session Maria (not her real name) explained how sad she was feeling about the break-up of a friendship. “Oh well, I keep telling myself- there is nothing I can do.” This seemed to be mindful in some way- not getting into the story. She reflected that another friend was also feeling sad about lack of work and wasn’t going to go to a birthday party they'd both been invited to. Instead she was going for a walk with her sadness on the beach. Maria meanwhil

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...

So many people find it hard to get to sleep. If you're one of them, why not try this short meditation, suitable for children and adults.

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?

Meet the Therapist Profile What attracted you to become a therapist? I’ve always been interested in the human condition which drew me first into the acting world. However a few years ago I became interested in Mindful Meditation as a way to deal with my own stress levels. This quickly grew into a real desire to understand the mind and what we can do on a practical level to change how we view ourselves and our world. Whilst training to be an MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Red

I'm happy to say the meditations are going online, making it easier to download and practice. Please subscribe to get the latest posts. Here is the Body Scan - 20 minutes. This comes from the 8 week meditation course to help lower stress and anxiety. For more information on the course click here.

By becoming more aware of our thoughts, feelings, and body sensations, from moment to moment, we give ourselves the possibility of greater freedom and choice; we do not have to go down the same old “mental ruts” that may have caused problems in the past.