Benefits of Mindfulness
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Why do we have more anxiety in menopause, which can lead to sleeplessness, and what can be done about it?

“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…

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.

Seen, Soothed and Safe- dealing with big emotions like sadness

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.