Articles and blog posts written by team members, tutors and supervisors of the Mindfulness Association about how they bring mindfulness into their lives.
Self-compassion is not easy for me. I’ve been focusing on the self-compassion break this week for my upcoming MBLC teacher training retreat and I tell you this has been a tough week. Whether or not that is due to my intention this week to focus on any difficulties encountered and to apply self-compassion break ……
A while ago, after listening to an audible book (How Things Exist – which I have to say blew my mind) on a long journey, I set myself a challenge to be as mindful as possible in my daily life and to try to be kind to others no matter what is happening and how…
Today I find myself in a house in Bempton (East Yorkshire coast) with my wonderful MAHQ colleagues. We have all taken our lateral flow tests and are together in person for the first time since February last year. It is strange, but amazing to see everyone manifest in 3D rather than on a screen in…
The latest sticky note on my computer screen reads : ‘remember to be kind in feedback’. Do you ever fire back an email to someone only to read it back and realise you missed the etiquette of a polite ‘hello’ ‘how are you?’ I do. I’m hoping it’s just a symptom of a busy work-focused…
“Let me, O let me bathe my soul in colours; let me swallow the sunset and drink the rainbow.” ― Khalil Gibran There was the most beautiful sunset at the weekend. I became aware that it had triggered something deep inside. Sometimes I am curious as to where my mindful practice takes me. And here I…
In July I will be attending the Mindfulness Based Living Course (MBLC) Level 2 Teacher Training Retreat and I have found out that as part of that training I will be delivering a ten-minute talk on settling the mind. I thought I would share my thoughts here about what I have learned so far from…
“A man’s Self is the sum total of all that he can call his, not only his body and his psychic powers, but his clothes and his house.” William James During one of the daily sits recently, I invited participants to bring to mind something that makes them smile. As I was guiding I…
“Our bodies communicate to us clearly and specifically, if we are willing to listen to them” – Shakti Gawain In our mindfulness courses we have two practices which focus on sensation in the body. One of these is the infamous body scan and the other, mindful movement. As we progress through to the compassion training,…
The word tenderness is the closest translation to the Tibetan word TSEWA. Tsewa addresses self and others. Pema Chodron says it expresses itself as kindness, compassion, vicarious joy, generosity, tolerance, mental clarity, courage, resilience, unshakable cheerfulness and in many other internal ways. Tsewa is about expressing and experiencing our own tender hearts. This week I…