Mindfulness Movement
Mindfulness and Government in Wales
Mindfulness & Government in Wales A unique collaboration between the Welsh Government and mindfulness teachers and reseachers is supporting the...
What is the connection between mindfulness and ethics, and how does mindfulness fit into the Buddhist Path? In this talk, Vishvapani places mindfulness in an ethical context and explains what ethics means within Buddhism.
Mindful Eating
We're eating more and putting on weight. Why is it so hard to change our habits, and how can simplicity and paying mindful attention help? I am sure...
Mindful Eating: Review
Why do you feel like eating right now? Jan Choden Bays guides you in bringing a subtle and detailed awareness to a natural activity that can become very fraught
Mindfulness & Sleep Problems
Most approaches to sleep problems involve drugs and various techniques, but sleep is a natural process. The danger in trying really hard to get to...
The Sleep Book: Review
It’s true that Buddhism is about waking up, but this book using mindfulness approaches to address sleeping problems is a clear, thoughtful and practical application of sound principles
Mindfulness and Mental Health
This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week focuses on mindfulness. What’s the connection between an ancient Buddhist practice and modern mental health needs?
The Mindfulness Initiative & the Mindfulness All Party Parliamentary Group
The Mindfulness Initiative & the Mindfulness All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG). How mindfulness can benefit British society, and how public policy can support its development
When We Suffer We Need Calm, Perspective and Kind Words
In the wake of Robin Williams’ suicide, we’re talking more about mental illness and distress. Here’s how mindfulness can help in working with difficult mental states.
Discussing Mindfulness in Parliament
The Wellbeing Economics All Party Parliamentary Group in the UK’s Westminster parliament had a meeting discussing mindfulness on 9th April 2014. Here’s a report
Mindfulness is more Relevant Than Ever
The mindfulness movement show that, in our speedy, stressed out society ancient wisdom traditions are more relevant than ever. Thought for the Day.
Mindfulness in Westminster on PM (BBC Radio 4 News)
Here is a clip of a news programme on PM, the BBC Radio 4 afternoon news programme describing the mindfulness courses that have been running in...
Mindfulness is Political
Mindfulness practice is sometimes presented as a way of coping better with what society throws at us. But the implicit message is more radical and more political. What does mindfulness tell us about our society and how we might change it?
The Basis of Mindfulness and Meditation Practice
Mindfulness and meditation are powerful practices. Right from the start we sense we’re engaging with something very profound – and also very simple. In this post and the linked talk I suggest how these experiences can become a path to liberation
The Problem with 8-Week Mindfulness Courses
Mindfulness courses are powerful and transformative. But the fact that they only last for eight weeks is a limitation we need to acknowledge and address
What Mindfulness Isn’t … And What It Is
As mindfulness becomes more popular there are many views about it and some misunderstandings … so what is it, really?
UK Parliament Debates Mindfulness
Chris Ruane, the MP for the Vale of Clwyd in North Wales initiated a debate in the UK House of Commons on mindfulness, especially focusing on how it can help the unemployed.
Secular Mindfulness & Buddhism (1) Mining Buddhism
Buddhist mindfulness practices are being used in settings from healthcare to corporate stress management and military training. This is the secular Mindfulness Movement. But can what else can mainstream society learn from Buddhism, and what does a Buddhist context add to the view of mindfulness itself?
Mindfulness vs Drugs in Managing Depression
The $3 billion fine against GlaxoSmithKline for mis-selling antidepressants and other medication reveals the commercialisation of mental healthcare. But an alternative to medication is learning to manage your states of mind. Mindfulness-based approaches that draw on Buddhist practice are making that a realistic alternative to Big Pharma
Responding to Suffering: Learning from Mindfulness Based Approaches Pt 2
Mindfulness based approaches use Buddhist methods to address psychological difficulties. But they adapt them to the needs modern society by emphasising acceptance or moving towards the difficult; being nonjudgmental; and being kind to yourself
Learning From Mindfulness Based Approaches: the State We’re In
Buddhists are often wary of secular mindfulness training. But Buddhists can also learn from Mindfulness Based Approaches which are a meeting ground between meditation and modern psychology. (1 of two posts)
Buddhism & the Mindfulness Movement: Friends or Foes?
We’re in the middle of the Mindfulness Boom as Buddhist-derived meditation practices enter the cultural mainstream. But is this the Dharma touching and transforming western society, or is Buddhism being turned into a self-help technique and a consumer product?
Beyond the Grasping Mind
How does beauty happen? A glimpse of an old woman sitting in a cafe is an extraordinary moment on an ordinary day.
Breathe in … and see impermanence
We can see the greatest truths of existence in the smallest details. Take the breath …
Mindfulness in Action – new website
I’ve made a new website for my mindfulness training work at www.mindfulnessinaction.co.uk. It includes details of my courses, workshops and distance learning, as well as background material on MBSR and how it helps. There are media pieces and videos. Check it out and let me know what you think.
Take a Breathing Space
A breathing space is a way to regain calm and poise in the midst of a hectic day, reconnecting with yourself and broadening out your experience. Try it now!
Research on Mindfulness & Meditation: Latest Findings
Around the world scientists are avidly researching the effects of mindfulness and meditation practice. The results are coming in and the are showing that they help you sleep better, avoid depression, make more rational decisions … and they change the shape of your brain. Here’s a roundup of important studies.
Wise Decisions
How can we make wise decisions? Here’s the Buddha’s advice on how to ditch all the false authorities and doubtful reasoning that usually guide us and find a more authentic basis for deciding
Review of ‘Available Truth’ by Nyanasobhano
A collection of beautifully written reflections on Buddhism, nature and meditation by an American Buddhist monk