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Why Mindfulness is Important

In the wake of the pandemic overall there are lower levels of mental and physical wellbeing. Levels of stress and anxiety are being exacerbated by worries about the cost of living crisis, the war in Ukraine and ongoing environmental degradation. In an aging population with less access to the NHS many are living with chronic…

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Secular Mindfulness

Secular mindfulness began in the clinical realm with Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), which was developed in the early 1980s by John Kabat-Zinn in the US for people experiencing chronic health conditions. This inspired the development of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in the mid-1990s by Mark Williams and others within the UK as an…

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Free Taster Session: Mindfulness through Movement

FREE TASTER • February 28th at 7pm • I often hear the question – what is Mindfulness, what is mindful movement and what is tai chi or qi gong? This course, Mindfulness through movement -Combines mindfulness practice and movements from the ancient art of qigong and tai chi. Research tells us that Mindfulness has an…

January Blues

January Blues

Recently I have been thinking about the energies we put out into the world and how this affects us and those around us. I think in this post-Christmas period which I always think is a strange time of year for everyone, emotions can be quite high. I find there to be a sense of ‘what…

Mindfulness & Anxiety

Mindfulness & Anxiety

A few years ago I found myself in hospital in a ward on my own, with wires attached to me. Nobody came to see me and the nurses avoided me. It was really strange but I think they knew something I didn’t. There I was – with nothing to do, and nowhere to go. Does…