Graeme Armstrong on Mindfulness Teacher Supervision

Weekly ChallengeBy Mindfulness AssociationJanuary 13, 20161 Comment

  For over 3 years, I’ve been engaging as a supervisee in mindful supervision. Every month, for 30 minutes, I get “supervised”. But what is supervision in the context of mindfulness? The word “supervision” could be problematic, suggesting a model close to a therapeutic one (which it does have similarities to) and a possible hierarchical…

Mindful Ageing

Weekly ChallengeBy Mindfulness AssociationJanuary 4, 2016Leave a comment

  Is it me or do long term Mindfulness practitioners age more slowly than the general population? One thing we all have in common is that we are all getting old, and a set of interesting research is emerging to suggest that lifestyle changes, such as those that come about through Mindfulness practice, can help…

Happy New Year!

Weekly ChallengeBy Mindfulness AssociationDecember 28, 2015Leave a comment

At this time of year many people begin thinking about making New Year’s resolutions. However, it is important to remember Rob Nairn’s wise words that ‘There is nothing wrong with you’.  This feeling can get lost amid all of the media hype of new year, new you! That said, the coming of the New Year…

Resting in the Midst of Christmas

Weekly ChallengeBy Mindfulness AssociationDecember 16, 2015Leave a comment

Resting in The Midst of Christmas For some people, the coming weeks of the holiday season might feel hectic, chaotic even. While others might find that this is the loneliest time of year, or alternatively, that the weeks to come are a time of joyful peace that is welcomed and thoroughly celebrated. For myself, it…

A Message from December’s Feature Tutor, Alan Hughes

Weekly ChallengeBy Mindfulness AssociationDecember 10, 2015Leave a comment

The last few months have been a very busy time for me.  Until this summer, I was living – and working – as a full time volunteer at Kagyu Samye Dzong in London.  I moved out of the centre in August, since when I’ve immersed myself in the world of secular mindfulness. In September, I…

December Darkness: A Time for Stillness

Weekly ChallengeBy Mindfulness AssociationDecember 4, 2015Leave a comment

It’s December: the darkest month of the year. However, rather than a time to be feared or disregarded, this phase of the year has been considered a special time that is part of the Earth’s cycle, since as far back as the Neolithic era. Traditionally, these dark days are often equated and prescribed as a…

Musings from the Msc

Weekly ChallengeBy Mindfulness AssociationNovember 25, 2015Leave a comment

A Message from Heather Regan Addis: I am on the train home from teaching on the second weekend of the University of Aberdeen’s MSc in Mindfulness Studies. Tired and joyful. It was an inspirational weekend with deep sharing and lots of insights arising. We were working with the limiting emotions of anger, desire and jealousy.…

Mindful Travel

Weekly ChallengeBy Mindfulness AssociationNovember 10, 2015Leave a comment

Recently and during one of our Weekly Online Sits, MA member Anna Zannides shared with the group that she was about to head off for a weekend away to Amsterdam. She also shared that she was worried about keeping up her Mindfulness Practice while away. As a group, we brainstormed about ways she could bring…

CPD: Embodiment in Teaching Mindfulness

Weekly ChallengeBy Mindfulness AssociationNovember 2, 2015Leave a comment

Embodiment in Teaching Mindfulness was the title of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) weekend held over two days recently at Samye Ling. This was a CPD to encourage us to embody our own unique qualities as mindfulness teachers, and was created and facilitated by  Fay Adams, Annick Nevejan and Anna Zubrzycki.  Sadly Annick could not be…