MindfulNow Oxford

02/06/2018

Haven’t yet tried this...but worth investigating.

30/05/2018

Great information on the positive impact of meditation on our brains 🧠 and our lifespan. Fun too! Thank you brain on blank’s Odell and

06/03/2018

Such a useful article about how to live with the inner critic, so that it doesn't play havoc with our sense of peace and contentment.

Can the Inner Critic ever be a help? A mindfulness teacher’s perspective Posted on March 5, 2018March 6, 2018 by Halley Cohen – written by Trish Bartley I was driving up the dual carriageway, in the dark, on my way home. I had just finished teaching a mindfulness class at the local hospital and ...

26/02/2018

Some excellent tips on how to maintain our practices. Something we all struggle with from time to time!

Meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein and Dan Harris of 10% Happier discuss how to establish the habit of sitting for daily meditation practice.

26/02/2018

Our feelings of unworthiness get in the way of us living a full and happy life.

From Self-Hate to Compassion   In 1989, at one of the first international Buddhist teacher meetings, we Western teachers brought up the enormous problem of unworthiness and self-criticism, shame and self-hatred, and how frequently they arose in Western students’ practice. The Asian teachers were ...

26/02/2018

9 minutes of beautifully explored settling the mind. Thank you Mindfulness in Schools Project

Have a go at this practice to see for yourself how mindfulness works. Learn how kindness and patience are needed to train the mind. Playing Attention is the ...

10/02/2018

Article outlining the changes to our brains when practicing meditation. Some new material.

Now that the champagne has long gone flat and New Year’s celebrations are a distant memory, it is time to turn your thoughts to the months…

08/01/2018

This is a fascinating article. Even if you don't struggle with the black dog of depression, there is much here to reflect on.

In this extract from his new book, Johann Hari, who took antidepressants for 14 years, calls for a new approach

15/12/2017

https://youtu.be/vzKryaN44ss The Two Wolves. Like it :)

Mindfulness allows us to see our thoughts and feelings as they really are, freeing us from old ways of thinking. Want to give it a try? Download our iPhone o...

03/12/2017

A useful acronym. Take a look.

29/11/2017

This is a lovely story about how mindfulness changed Julie's life, moving her away from anxiety to being able to live a full life. Worth reading.

After a lifetime spent suffering from anxiety, a GP's recommendation of a six-week mindfulness course changed everything – at last I made peace with the workings of my mind, writes Julie Myerson

25/11/2017

And here's a great article on how mindfulness benefits the ageing brain

Researchers at UCLA found that the brains of long-time meditators are almost a decade younger than non-meditators by the time people reach their mid 50s.